8.02.2011

{ 9 months }

i just couldn't resist...

don't judge me.

7.27.2011

{ first }

today was the first day of first grade for my first born!

she was SO excited!

7.26.2011

crappy news...

elli had her annual V.C.U.G. test done today; and unfortunately things have not improved. her kidney's haven't grown the way that they should be and the reflux is still present, so it looks like surgery is in the future.

i feel so bad for the poor thing every time she has to do this!

first up was the ultrasound.



getting ready for the catheter



obviously not a happy camper... she had to sit on a little potty while the dye moved through her bladder and kidneys.



we're crossing our fingers that the surgery will fix all of these problems and we'll never have to do another V.C.U.G ever again!

7.21.2011

summer! { so far }

we've been having great fun this summer!

highlights include:

tom cruising the hitler car around the neighborhood on the 4th of july!



FAVORITE picture of the summer so far! i could honestly eat this kid alive!



okay, so this one really isn't a highlight. this monster house has stolen our view of the whole valley and tom and i curse it every time we look out the window!



moving on...

we took a quick over-night camping trip with three out of the four kiddos (thanks, nana & papa for taking baby jake!)

i got to take TWO pictures before the battery died in my camera!





best part of the trip? getting to watch the major drama between two camps. our campsite was right in between them! we all know what a huge people-watcher/nosy person i am! seriously, good times!

okay, i lied... THIS is my favorite picture of the summer so far!



how's your summer been???

7.05.2011

skating party!

for elli's birthday party, there were going to be boys & girls invited so i tried to think of something they would all enjoy. we found some sweet old school fisher price roller skates at the d.i. in arizona and since we have a huge cement patio in the back, i thought it would be fun for the kids to skate and scoot back there!

i think the kids had fun, even though it was crazy hot!

sorry for the lame-o pictures. i had about 0.3 seconds to take these before the kids started showing up and then during the party it was too crazy to take any!