Asher's Ice Cream Birthday Party

Tammy hosted an ice cream picnic for Asher's birthday party. It was super fun and one of the few warm days we had at the beginning of summer. 

Pierce was rocking his outfit and nibbling off plates as he prowled around.

Jayden was rocking her shades and sipping on some pear juice.

Anna demolished her ice cream cone. I have never seen a child enjoy ice cream quite that much. 

Anna & Ethan

Melinda was lucky enough to be smeared with Anna's ice cream face. 

Ethan played in the mini pool until he tipped over and dove in face first.

Happy Birthday Asher!

Spencer had a blast building a sand castle. Super fun.

A Blessed Event

May 8th Jayden was dedicated at Nampa First. My family and Steen's parents came up to be there in support. It was an awesome time to be together and to continue a faith based tradition. 

The BBJs outside of Applebee's

The Pettersons outside of Applebee's

Pastor Carol asking for the blessing.

Tammy was there to support this milestone in Jayden's life. 

The little blessing herself. 

Our family.

House Sitting in Hidden Springs

We did some house sitting for the Truesdales again this summer. This time we split the time with the Gismondi's which made it a super fun time. 

Pierce & Anna at the beginning of our garage sale adventure.

After a couple hours of shopping.

Jayden had fun rocking her hat at the sale.

Ok, Anna is so darn adorable but she eats more than any toddler I have ever encountered. Seriously, if she sees you eating, she's like a cute little puppy begging for a bite. In this picture she's begging Steen for his burger after finishing her own dinner. 

My little monkey loves sweet potatoes.

Pierce is a sweet little guy that easily charms everyone he meets.

Spencer adores Tuffy. He thinks Jayden's pretty great too.

Jayden pulled herself into a stand. It was so awesome. She also started crawling, al-bight it's backward crawling, while we were house sitting. 

She didn't have a great grip on the rocking horse. Am I a bad mother because I snapped the photo before rushing to her aid? 

Asher and Bandit enjoying Singing Time.

After the Meridian Dairyman's Parade Spencer blew bubbles for Asher and Tammy with his new bubble kit.

He had a blast watching Asher giggle.

Meal time with all those little ones was a hectic experience but the fish tacos were yummy.

The dogs so wanted to come out and chow on the kiddos scraps. Unfortunately they had to wait. When the kiddos are eating it make the temptation to give the dogs their dinner too great. 

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Meridian Dairyman's Parade

We joined Tammy and Asher at the Meridian Dairyman's Parade. It was a scorcher but we had a ton of fun together. The highlight may have been the bunny that bit the dog on the butt and chased it away but that is another story for another post. 

Tammy & Asher

My young man, Spencer.

We had to have a talk about parade etiquette when he plowed his way through a bunch of little girls to get some suckers. Yikes. Chivalry revival is coming soon.

Hehehe. This is fun.

Yes, I gave my baby a sucker to keep her contented at the parade. She loved it. I stand by my decision. :) 

Dance to the music Asher Man.

Father's Day 2011

We were up at Hidden Springs for Father's Day this year. I made Biscuits & Gravy for Steen before we headed out to Nyssa to celebrate with the Petterson crew. Unfortunately we got an undesired present. When we were almost to Nyssa, the Subaru suddenly jerked and stopped. We were literally less than a mile from Steen's childhood home when something fell out of our engine, resulting in the sudden death of our "dependable" family car. Happy Father's Day Steen! We cried a few tears, chatted with insurance and my folks, and then decided to make the most of the day. 

Happy Father's Day!

A purrfect surprise!

Meow

Awe, he is such a cutie.

Spence drew Steen an awesome comic in the Father's Day card that he picked out. He was so proud of his hard work. 

Water Babies

There is something magical about hanging out by the pool in the summer time. It seems to take away all of the stresses of being a grown up and makes the magical imagination and joy of youth seem so much closer. Jayden and Spence both had a blast swimming up at Hidden Springs. 

Lovely lady lounging by the pool.

Wow, look at that lean, mean, swimming machine.

Getting warm and cozy after you finish swimming is half the fun.

Walking back to the house after swimming was only fun for the first five minutes. Had I taken another picture a bit later his face would have told a different story. 

This diva loves to swim.