July 8-14

July 8

An experimentation in shutter speed. 

July 9 

Another experiment in shutter speed (long exposure)

July 10

Working with manual mode. 

July 11

 One of our strawberries.  An un-eaten one.

July 12 

J. outside and having lots of fun.  I love the smile behind the binky. 

July 13 

All of J's crib bedding.  Thanks Grandma!

July 14 

Brooklyn emptied the dishwasher

July 1-7

July 1st

J.  Trying so hard to crawl and reach that butterfly

July 2 

It was sooo hot!  So we went swimming in the back yard.

July 3 

Cute sisters in the sunset

July 4th 

What would a 4th of July picnic be without some watermelon?

July 5 

We couldn't find the dolls for naptime, so she decided on these toys and was clutching them to her chest.

July 6th 

Going swimming with my cousin and her husband when they came out to visit.

July 7 

A day at the beach.  The wave overtook Miss E. but she had help getting out.

June 22-30

June 22

 I let the kids play with the hose.  They had a blast and they needed a bath anyway.

June 23

Toast!

June 24 

Girls asleep in the tent

June 25 

Dad and J on our hike.  We went camping up near Sonoma.  It was beautiful!

June 26 

Good Morning B!

June 27 

Getting dried off

June 28 

E.  Getting into yet another thing.

June 29 

Mushing the blackberries to make jam.

June 30 

J's bump on his head.  I took a picture of it to make sure it was okay. 

June 15-21

June 15

Gpa and J. lunching at the park

June 16 

Hard at work in the yard

June 17 

 Nephew while the kids were playing on the playground

June 18

Our family on the Salt Flats on the way back home

June 19 

J's first tooth!

June 20 

My little green-eyed girl...pondering on whether or not she wants to eat her dinner

June 21 

Little boy in the backyard

June 8-14

June 8

Grandmary came to visit.  They had fun making faces together.

June 3 

Everyone with Grandmary and Grandpa.  Emma's clothes were in the wash, she had a terrible morning for messiness.

June 10 

Fixing the tractor with Grandpa before a fun day in the dirt.

June 11 

J. and my sister at Wymount.  Ah...the memories!

June 12 

My nephew.  Seriously, look at those eyelashes!

June 13 

E.  learning how to drive.  Ha!

June 14 

An old tool in Clear Creek Utah

June 1-7

June 1st

E at a photo shoot.  What a cute girl, but she is so difficult to catch a picture of.  She doesn't stop moving.

June 2nd

J. first rice cereal.  He was not a fan at all!

June 3

Senior picture of my sister

June 4

Senior picture of sister

June 5 

Another sister.  We had a fantastic mini family reunion when all of us were home together.  We got to picture taking and being silly!

June 6 

Brooklyn hiking on the desert.

June 7th 

B.  Princess crown and all!

May 19th-31st

May 19th

B's Preschool Graduation.  She'll be in Kindergarten this fall! 

May 20th

Jake fell asleep nursing in bed.  He was so sweet.

May 21st

Right after the big race.  The babies (Em) "ran" about 100 meters and the big kids (B) ran 1 lap.  She finished 2nd behind an almost 7 year-old.  She ran the whole thing without stopping.  Way to go!

May 22nd

 B loves to line up things in rows.  I thought this one was funny.

May 23

Just look at this beautiful boy!

May 24th

I'm loving my book "Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day" and "Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a Day".  Yummy, homemade french dip rolls.

May 25th

Our yummy dessert that I made up.  Nilla wafers, chocolate and vanilla pudding layers, whipped cream and bananas.  YUM!

May 26th

The girls read together.  So cute.  B actually "read" (told the story as well as she could) to E.  Awesome!

May 27th

Me with my b-day presents.  B actually took this picture. 

May 28th

My newly planted Mother's Day calla lillies.

May 29th

No wonder this child falls out of bed!  Don't worry, we moved her after the photo.

May 30th

J enjoying the great outdoors...and some wind.

May 31st

Off to Grandma's!