Things I am Loving....

This Girl...

This Girl....
This boy....
And this girl and boy....

AND

• loving that I got to go on a date w/cute hubby on saturday :)
• loving that fall is JUST AROUND THE CORNER
• loving the sound of laughter
• loving my 2 girls playing the piano
• loving that I'm getting closer to my goal of running a full marathon...only 10 weeks left!
• loving how the babe plays with my shirt and necklace while nursing
• loving how much my "boys" love anything to do with vroom-vrooms
• loving that its a NEW week! and HOPING that it will be one with more sleep!! :)
  
  

Fun Stuff!

Just some random fun pictures from the last week!!!! Doesn't Rylie looked thrilled??!!!

I looked at Walker the other day and he just looked SO BIG!!! I can't believe he is going to be turning 3 in December!!! He is seriously looking more and more grownup!!! (And looking more and more like his Daddy!!!)

Rebekkah and Abby's first day back to school! Goofy kids!

Isn't she the sweetest??

Last week, the kids and I went for a bike ride. And we got rained on!!! Little Rylie slept through it all!! hahahaha....by the way...this is how me and the girl roll. We even made dinner together this way last night. Hmmmm...yes, she is a wee bit spoiled and LOVES to be with her mother!!!

Have a happy, fun-filled week!!!

Ahhh...feels so good....

As most know, I am an outdoor girl. I have a hard time being inside for too long. It had been WAY too long since I had been out hiking. I was ready for some good times on the trail. (And yes, I'm ready to go back)

Of course, the babe had to join in. She loves being out just as much as I do! (This is after the hike, she slept most the way back!)

My brother Corey was in town from Moab

My dad and nephew Clancey

View from Usery Pass (thanks be to CHRIS for all the pics!!!)
Corey telling us a very GOOD story.
(He just got back from a Grand Canyon trip, so he has LOTS of good ones!)

Me and my girl!

This whole picture is just funny. Rylie's face and Chris's lack of a head....hahahahaha

Sometimes I feel like I am disconnected with life, my family, my hubby, my inner self. The last few weeks have been difficult ones. And I have felt this disconnection greatly. But just being out on the trail, being somewhere I love and being with great people has steered me back. Summertime is difficult living here in AZ...because it's so BLASTED hot that you can't go do a lot of things you'd like to do. Like take the kids for a walk at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

I have figured out that Fall is my most favorite time of the year. The weather starts to change...the days and nights get cooler...and I can be outside all the time. I went to dinner last week w/my cute sister in law Jenny and my mom. Jenny got a drink and I can't for the life of me remember what its called, (I will have to ask her)I know it was a tea...anyway...it was so tasty! And it just totally reminded me of Christmas time. I am already getting impatient for the cooler weather to roll around. And it's only August!!!! I love the smells of fall...the feeling of being a little chilly...spending our time after dinner playing out front and looking at the stars and moon....the cool wind on my face...snuggling w/my hubby...bike rides and park trips....oh summer...why must you be so, so, so hot??!!!!

I'm thinking a night hike sounds fun....