August in Review

She's getting use to the constant crazy around here.

Did my first major shopping trip to Costco with all three kiddos in preparation for the FamLee coming.

All the FamLee (minus Grandma & Papa) arrived. We had a fun crazy weekend spent at the pool, eating great food, painting nails, celebrating Birthdays, going on walks and enjoying each others company.

And the big reason everyone came was to bless Baby Girl. The zipper in Baby Girl's dress broke while getting her ready moments before it was time to leave. We had to pin it shut which we didn't have time for so we where late to church. Then she screamed through the entire blessing. It was blistering hot outside &  everyone complained about doing pictures.... It was a disaster! Luckily the rest of the day went much better. 

The next day was spent hiding out at our favorite parks avoiding the messy house after all our company left.

Chores...even in the summer. She's an awesome helper.

The Little Man helped Jeromie fix our window when it decided not to roll up anymore by getting the need tools for Jeromie when he asked. "Hand me the green screwdriver" They made a great team.

We checked out the Sound Exploration exhibit at the CREHST museum. 

We enjoyed Sunday walks along the river with good company.

Randy spent another week on travel for work. Found his dinner fortune humorous especially after a server crashed caused him to work late into the night every night that week. It was horrible. He needs a relaxing vacation for sure!

The Daughter had soccer camp for a week and rode her bike to and from each day. When did she become so independent? 

Randy met his BFF, Ryan in Portland to see Jack White in concert. They talked now stop for days about it so I'm assuming it was well worth the craziness to get there. BTW, do guys use the term BFF? Probably not. Oh well.

Robbie & Sienna often came over to play. The kids love them so much!

We loved the summer weather & getting to play outside all day. This is the train they made. They took turns being the engine & yelling "choo choo" I'm sure the neighbors loved it. :)

While getting ready for the day I overhead a conversation between sisters that went something like this: "Please don't grow up while I'm gone at school. I have so much to teach you!"

The Daughter was ecstatic when she found out who her teacher was going to be. Love that she's so excited for school.

Baby Girl is still crabby and crying most of the day. Still vomiting & having coughing issues. They're thinking it's severe re-flux now and have put her on Zantex. Hoping it helps her feel better ASAP. You'll notice she's wrapped up in The Little Man's blankie. He comes running with it every time she starts getting super upset. 

I challenged myself to read all of the conference talks from April's General Conference. I spent my time at the pool reading (& enjoying Red Vines) while the kids swam & baby napped. It's been a really uplifting experience. 

We spent our last day of Summer at the pool getting in the last few rounds of Marco Polo with friends. 

The kids had their first day of school. The Little Man started Kindergarten & The Daughter third grade. They were both super excited. 

At the end of the month Baby Girl celebrated 2 months. She's starting to smile and coo at us. It melts my heart.

And we finished off August with a car accident & an Anniversary all on the same day. The Baby Girl & I were on our way to pick up kiddos from school when a lady ran a stop sign & T-boned us. No one was hurt. Total blessing! Randy & I spend our 11th wedding anniversary working with the insurance companies & trying to get a rental car on a holiday weekend. We still haven't gone out to celebrate our Anniversary. We need to do that!