She's On The Move!

Our little Gwennie is crawling and sitting up all on her own now. Adam and Tessa are thrilled with all of her new tricks and are constantly cheering her on. I am glad she is growing and developing, but sad that my baby is getting so big so fast! She has been very clingy since our trip and constantly wants to be held (only by Mommy) and freaks out if I leave a room without her. Otherwise, she continues to be a wonderful baby who is having fun exploring with her new found freedom. She loves to sit right in from of the entertainment center and play with her reflection in the glass. We just can't get enough of her!

More Cougar Fun!

Tonight we had fun hanging out at LaVell Edwards Stadium for another Cougar Kick-Off party! Adam is literally counting down the hours until the first football game on Thursday night.

 We played with the soccer team. Both kids scored goals!

Someday we are going to love this picture of those boots. She has worn them since she was two and wears them everywhere, no matter the weather!

 Hanging out in the bleachers and getting a good view of the field.

 Adam and Tessa got to play with the volleyball team for a few minutes. Adam was actually pretty good-guess all the hours watching beach volleyball during the Olympics paid off.

 Daddy helped Tessa get the ball over the net.

 Gwen and Aunt Katy talking with a cheerleader. 

 A future Cougarette!

 We were able to tour the locker room, but had to wait in a fairly long line to get in. Luckily we had a nice view while we waited.

 Gwen hanging out in Bronco's locker

 The kids got to try on some of the players gear. Adam loved it!

 Tessa wanted to see if she would fit too.

 The gear was so big on Tess! Eric and Adam had to hold it up, otherwise it fell right down to the floor.

 We had fun hanging out with Cosmo!

 Adam cheered as they played highlights from previous seasons on the new jumbo screens.

 There was a small dance party going on and my kids saw it and jumped right in. We didn't get any shots of Tess, but she was there. Both kids had a circle of students and cheerleaders around them cheering their dancing on as the busted some sweet moves to LMFAO! Uncle Mattman would have been proud!

 Adam was happy to find a hoop and made two shots in a row! The guy was pretty impressed:)

 We ended the evening with some Cougar coloring. We are so glad we live so close to BYU and that we are able to enjoy all these fun parties. We will be having a party of our own on Thursday. If you hear screaming coming from our house, it will be Adam cheering for his Cougars!

Summer Finale

The last couple of weeks for us have been busy, busy, busy! Thanks to Uncle Mattman and Aunt Gillian, we had a grand summer finale and took a trip to Portland, Oregon. Sadly, Eric couldn't come with us due to school. We missed him like crazy, but we made the best of it and had a good trip.

 We stopped in Idaho to see the Snake River. Tessa was convinced the river was full of snakes. 

 The sun was so bright, we couldn't open our eyes for pictures!

 We stopped in Twin Falls, Idaho to see the new new temple there. 

 Tessa loves to find flowers

 Lunch break!!

 We stopped at Shoshone Falls in Idaho. Adam loved these cause they kinda look like Niagara Falls. They were quite the site!

 We are blessed to have good little travelers! I got Adam 3 chapter books to read on the trip, thinking he might not even get through one of them. He finished the first one in about an hour and a half! Uncle Ben took his naps on Adam's lap.

 We were so thankful that Tessa didn't get car sick once while we were gone! A true blessing! She is a princess everywhere she goes...she had to bring her crown with us. 

 A yummy dinner at Golden Corral. The kids were excited about the cotton candy!

 Gwennie the buffalo.

 We saw some cool things in Oregon. We stopped at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center and checked some things out there. The cousins had fun playing with their tops from Ma.

 On the Oregon trail! You can still see the wagon tracks. Pretty cool!

 The only complaint I have about my kids when we travel is that they don't sleep in the car. Why, I have no idea, but they don't. When Tessa fell asleep one afternoon, I was shocked and had to document the moment!

 We stopped outside of Portland to see another cool waterfall. Adam is afraid of heights, so the fact that he was up on that bridge made me proud of him! That's him in the red hat with Katy and Ben.

 Aunt Dee and Gwen

Gillian is from the Portland area, so she and Matt were sealed in the Portland temple. It was hotter than heck, but the temple was beautiful and it was fun to see another temple.

 Adam and Tessa loved seeing their Uncle's in their uniforms. Here they are with Uncle Danny.

 Matt and Gillian

 Matt and Vincent

 Tessa was thrilled that Gillian had a candy bar at the reception and declared herself, "The Queen of Candy!!"

 I can't believe my little Mattman is all grown up and married. 

Tessa's favorite table!

 Gwen and Pa

 Matt and Danny-(Matt is Air force and Danny is Army)

 Tessa wanted to catch Gillian's bouquet so badly. One of the bridesmaids helped her out a bit!

 She caught it and was so happy!!!

 Everyone was so happy to swim in the hotel pools. My kids are fish and would live in water if I let them. Especially Gwen!

Tessa & Ares

 Tessa would swim around yelling at the top of her lungs, "Go Missy Franklin! Go Missy Franklin! Missy Franklin wins the gold!!!"

 Adam trying to float.

At one of our stops for lunch, Tessa insisted she sit alone with Pa!

 We stopped and saw the Boise Capitol.

 We saw the Boise temple

We came home this week and got ready for the Utah reception. I spent 2 days making over 450 cake balls! 

 We had fun visiting with so many family and friends. It was a fun party!

 Adam and Tessa did a good job of taking care of the kids table.

Our summer adventures are over for this year. It was fun to go out with a bang! We are glad Matt and Gillian are so happy. Now it's time to get back into the groove of normal life and figure out what "normal life" is. We are so grateful to live close to our family and create new memories with them!