Hangin' Out

 

Ellie hangin' out on the front porch watching all of Will's birthday presents put to good use!

Pals!

 

Cody and Kate hangin' out together...so adorable!

He is 4!!!

Will turned 4 and we celebrated with a skeleton pary! Here is this years masterpiece made by wonderful Grandma Kath! Will LOVED his party and it was fun to spoil him!

Stringing skeleton necklaces

Pin the heart on the skeleton.

Cake time!!

LOTS of presents...favorites included an airplane/glider, Tony Hawk light up shoes, skeleton shirts, diving rings, and 

 

Some of his favorite presents inluded light up skater shoes and scary skeleton T-shirts.

Exploding knuckles with Everett

 

Uncle Tom and Aunt Angie gave Will a tool set complete with a toolbelt, his own Threshold Homes shirt, and real tools....so awesome!

 

Taking a swing at the skeleton pinata!

 

The best neighbors EVER....John and Shann across the street.

Kate, the party girl. A fun night it was!!!!

 

Zach and Anne's Wedding

Our friends Anne and Zach got married at the beautiful Red Butte Garden. The kids enjoyed the party and were a darling pair!

Grandpa and Kate at the reception

This dad dancing the night away with his little girl....she loved it and proved to be quite the party girl!

Our Ellie-pup

 

Our Ellie pup is one amazing family dog. The kids climb on her, pull her ears and tail, Will drags her around by her leash, and she just seems to enjoy MOST of it. She is a sweet, quiet soul with smart, sensitive, and knowing eyes. She is almost 10 as was just diagnosed with cancer. She is getting thin, has accidents in the house, and seems to lay around a lot these days. We are soaking up our Ellie time and can hardly think of what life is going to be like without her.

Labor Day Weekend at the Cabin

We headed up to the cabin for Labor Day to spend time with our family and we brought two sets of friends up...the Keller's and the Agresta's. Highlights included beach time, catching grasshoppers, making smores, hiking, and enjoying the adorable kids. Cody, Kara,Carlee, and myself ran in the Bear Lake Monster run...Kara won the half marathon!!

Leah helping me feed Kate

Kara and Aiden

Emily up in the loft

Will and Everett goofing around together

Night time stories with all 7 kids...so fun!

 

Kate playing at the beach. She LOVES water just like Will!

My two little bath partners have a ball together in the bath! It was a great weekend and I wish I took more pictures but we were we a busy crew! In total there were 18 people at the "Party Palace"!