Playing Catch Up

This post is long with a bunch of pictures, so I won't say much. These pictures are all pretty random but show our recent fun doings:

We were excited to plant our first garden

Christopher loves putting on puppet shows

One night when Brooklyn was on our bed, we came up to find she had eaten this entire pack of gum!

One evening as we were walking through a sporting goods store, she kept running to items that were pink and purple, saying "This mine favorite!" She is such a girly girl.

We went to a kid's museum called "Pretend City" and the kids had a blast exploring everything

 I sure love these boys!

We have loved watching our garden grow

And of course this kid keeps us entertained with his funny little sayings:

After I finished exercising- "You smell like a pig in the mud! But you don't look like a pig in the mud, just smell like it."

"Keep your eyes fixed on me the entire time."

At the park- "You know how I climb up the slide? It's such a thrill!"

 These kids love Uncle Bryce!

Last week we got to see cute cousin Rebecca who was so sweet to share her princess dresses with Brooklyn. She loved it!

 We always love having Becky and Jessie come visit!

 We're sure loving our summer so far.  Life is good!

Cruise!

 

Last month Chris and I were able to go on a cruise with my family. We started planning a long time ago and saved up and were so glad it came together and my whole family (MINUS KIDS) was able to go! It was amazing. We loved the beautiful Bahamas, but mainly enjoyed being able to relax and spend time with each other, and with my family. A HUGE thank you to Waldrons and Kelsey for watching the kids! There were seriously over 1,000 pictures taken and shared by all of us on the cruise, so picking my favorites was no small task!

 Formal Night

Freeport on Sunday (after church)

Exploring Nassau

 Half Moon Cay

Fun on the ship!

 Chris was SO excited someone signed him up for Karaoke...not! But he was a good sport anyway. :)

  I loved our daily dining- great food with the awesome melting chocolate cake I had every night.

Without planning, 5 of us had pretty much the exact same swimsuit! (Jessie was the outcast)

 Overall, it was an amazing trip and we had a great time!

Utah in March

Last month Chris went on a business trip to Europe. He gave a presentation at a conference in Denmark and also made some stops in Norway, England and Germany. He works really hard so I'm glad he gets to do interesting things like this every now and then! He enjoyed his time there, and the kids and I went to Utah while he was gone. We saw some good friends and family and had a great time! As usual, there were some visits/fun things I didn't take pictures of, but I did get a good amount. There are a lot, so I won't explain each picture.

We were excited to meet new cousin Christian

      Matthew loved watching Jessie at her ballroom dance competition

I love when the kids get a little project they are excited about

      Now I'll try to not let 2 months go by before my next post.... :)