Connor is just a little doll! We are having so much fun watching him grow up, which is happening way too fast!!!!!!!! He is 7 months old today and he absolutely loves being able to move all over the place. He has been waking up a lot at night, and seems to fall asleep everywhere but in his bed. He is a wonderful baby and we love him to pieces!

Our baby boy

It has literally been forever since I last posted and I'm sorry for that. We have been very busy in the last 6 weeks. We have had Briana visiting from Utah, Uncle Jared and Tristen and families visiting from Utah, Aubrey and baby Kyle visiting from Idaho, baby showers, birthdays and a new baby, 1st day of school, and getting used to a new and very difficult schedule. All in all, things have been crazy and days full of chaos. Now that Connor is army crawling all over the place, things have become even more fun! Trying to keep him occupied and watching Ariana so she doesn't kiss him to the point of tears, and making sure everything is off the floor and out of his mouth has become a full time job. Ariana just loves her baby brother and is really enjoying running in circles around the room with a toy while he tries to catch up. She loves school and can't wait to get on the bus (except @ 6:30 am while I am trying to drag her out of bed) Now that summer is over and things are starting to get back to normal, I am hoping to keep up on blogging. I have a lot to post, so I will try to get it done today.

Ariana enjoying the summer

Ariana eating ice cream and having fun taking swimming lessons. She got into some clowning makeup and got it everywhere! She also got her hair cut and now looks like a little pixie. We just love her!

Here are a few pics of the kiddies. Aren't they darling? Ashley put Ariana's hair in braids and it was so cute! She looked like pippy long stocking! Ariana loves her brother and he just adores her. He smiles everytime she comes around. Even if she is being mean to him, he is just happy to be getting attention from her. They are doing great!

These are some more of my favorite pictures that we got taken at Walmart. If you look closely at Ariana, she is carrying a grape that she plucked from the picnic basket in her first photo. She held on to that grape for I don't know how long. It was so funny! The last one of Connor is another one of him in his blessing outfit.

More Walmart pics

These are just a few of the pictures we got taken at Walmart for Father's Day. There are so many to choose from that I will probably post more later.

Our beautiful kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I decided that it was just about time to do something (anything) to my hair. I have had the same look for so long, and I could not stand it anymore! Lucky for me, I have a dear friend who is willing to do anything to make someone look and feel better. Ashley highlighted my hair, and we sat and chatted until about 2:00 in the morning. But it was sure worth it! Then, Ashley and her sister Janae did my hair and makeup, and this is the result! The world has not seen me with my hair done up and this much makeup since my wedding! It was hard for me to get used to, but I absolutely love it! Thanks so much guys! You rock!

Mommy's new look!

Our baby boy is growing up! He is 4 and a half months old, and is rolling over, trying to scoot and is about as cute as anything. He started eating rice cereal about a week ago, and he loves it! He laughs the whole time he's eating. He loves holding on to blankies and his little giraffe. He was holding it while we were shopping in Bashas and fell asleep, and I thought it was so cute I snapped about 20 pictures. He was blessed on June 1st, the same day as his cousin Kyle! The blessing was so special, and here is a picture of him in his outfit (made by Grandma Ward)Thanks mom! He loves his big sister and smiles at her all the time, even if she's throwing a fit. Maybe he's laughing at her, I don't know. He is so fun and we love him so much!

Our sweet baby boy

Here is Ariana, who seems to be growing before our very eyes! She is getting so big, and has such a personality, it is amazing! Her new thing is asking "what's that?" And I mean like 20 times about the same thing. I will tell her what it is and then she says "oh." And yet, she still asks "What's that?" again! It's pretty funny (when I'm in the mood for 20 questions:) She also will say "mommy, I want that NOW!" It cracks me up. She loves to play with her friends, her cousins and her uncle Jeremiah. Here he is helping her with a craft. He is so great with her! She has tried to get away with not taking naps lately, but as you can see she then just passes out on the floor around 5:00. Man, she's a busy little thing! We sure love her.