WARNING: PICTURE OVERLOAD

Just a general update. With way too many pictures. But that's what makes my blog book worth reading! =)

Yesterday was my 27th birthday. Unfortunately, yesterday was also the day my Uncle Richard passed away. He is my mom's brother and even though I didn't talk to him much (something I regret) I will miss him dearly.  Thankfully I got a chance to tell him goodbye - something I didn't think would happen. Whenever you were with him he made you feel like you were the most important thing in the world to him. He always made you feel special and loved. He will be greatly missed. Love you Uncle Rich.

I did have a great birthday though. I spent the morning with my sister, Miss, and the kids played at the park. Then Mark and I took the kids to Applebee's since we had a gift card and wouldn't you know it, Tuesday is 99 cent kid's meal day! Holla! After that I headed off to mutual and had SO much fun with the Young Women. And I came home to a clean house, a mowed lawn, flowers, and the kindle cover I have been wanting for months! Love my hubby.

Moving along...Saydi fell asleep this way on Sunday. She doesn't get a nap on Sunday because we have 11:00 church (my least favorite) so she usually crashes close to bed time. Cute girl.

 I found them sitting like this one night. So precious.

 If Jonas is messy, or making a mess, he is happy!

 I wish my camera on my phone was a better quality because I LOVE this picture of Westy. The shirt he is wearing used to be Chase's (Jeni's youngest) and now Weston fits it so we took a picture to send to Grammy.

 Weston loves climbing this star at the greenbelt. He figured out how to get up there all by himself. Big boy!

 Ok this picture cracks me up. Saydi is a clothing Houdini. One day she wore some of Maylee's 18 month jeggings and they looked adorable on her. Well, a while ago we went to Miss' house and I forgot swimming suits. We took a chance that Saydi might fit into Channing's 24 month swimming suit and although it was a little snug, it sure did fit! So crazy. She wears a 3T/4T for crying out loud! Blows my mind.

 Love these three.

 Weston's friend, Olivia, moved away recently. Her mom had a get together at the park so they could say goodbye and the kids had fun. We will miss you Livvy!

 Olivia's mom, Carrie, is my best friend. I am so sad she is gone but we are still in touch and she will always be a part of my life. Love her!

 Our yearly trip to the splash park in Rexburg was a success. Saydi is cheesing it up.

 Jonas pretty much just ran around the whole place. He is so fun to watch.

 Weston wasn't as into the slides this year as he was last year but he did get going and had lots of fun!

 Seriously...he is adorable. And I don't think I'm biased.

 Much to my embarrassment, Saydi spent a good portion of her time doing this. Oi.

 Working up the courage to touch the water!

 And last but not least, daddy took a turn reading books to the kids the other night when I had a headache. We did the summer reading program and my kids committed to reading 10 books a day and they did it for 10 weeks! It has been a great routine for all of us even though some nights it took FOREVER to get through all our reading. =)

Other updates: I don't think I mentioned but I got a new calling as the Young Women's President. I am LOVING Young Women's. It is so fun to work with the girls and get to share my testimony and experiences with them. My niece, Hannah, is a Beehive so it is such a special experience to be in there with her too. Mark has been busy with his calling also (2nd counselor in the Elder's Quorum) and we have had a lot of missionary experiences lately too. We are loving the blessings and added measure of the Spirit that are filling our home! Even though every day is a struggle for me to be more patient with my kids and be a better person we are happy with where we are in life and are loving where are kids are at in their lives also. So blessed.