It's raining , it's pouring...

Sunday after church we packed up and headed out to Fish Lake to stay in some "rustic" cabins. Ma & Pa Bassett , Our family, Lizzie ( baby Reid), and Phil spent Sunday relaxing and eating Claudia's Delicious dutch oven chicken and cake, and then Monday out on the lake fishing. It started out with clear skies as you can see.....







Then the clouds quickly rolled in to ruin our fun.....

The kids bundled up.

....and we are sure glad they did because not even 3 minutes later the rain started and when I say rain, what I really mean is Monsoon:)

Poor Matt and Phil were in charge of unloading while the kids and I ran for shelter. We were all pretty much soaked through and we decided we need to eat a "hearty" lunch at the lodge.
Thank you so much Scott and Claudia for a weekend we will never forget!!! Thank you Mother Nature for the craziest rain ever....it sure made the day exciting.

Have your cake....... and wear it too!

Our beautiful little boy,

is officially a ONE YEAR OLD!

We celebrated Isaac's 1st birthday this last weekend with a small gathering of family and friends. Thanks to everyone who came to help us celebrate and those who sent their birthday wishes from afar. You all made the day special. He may not remember it, but it really meant a lot to Matt and I. Here are a few photos from the big day.....

snuggling Aunt Liz before the party begins

The cupcakes

Isaac didn't even hesitate. He couldn't get that cake into his mouth fast enough!

So many helpers!!

The big cupcake was made by grandma and it turned out so adorable.

Dear Isaac,

Today you turned 1 year old! You have done so much in one year. You are giving kisses, waving bye bye , crawling up onto the couch and then onto the window sill to watch your brother and sister playing out front, giggling contagiously when being tickled, pulling each and every wipe out of the container and then laughing when mommy see's what your doing, snuggling into your blankies and into daddy's shoulder when you are tired, banging pots and pans together, eating anything put in front of you, splashing and playing in water, helping unload the dishwasher by throwing all the silverware on the floor, giving us the best hugs and the best smiles, and making us the happiest parents in the world. We are so proud of all your accomplishments and we love you to pieces. Happy birthday little I-"zeke"-y!!!

Love, Mom and Dad

Best part of Summer!!!

Ever since I married Matt, the 4th of July has been one of my favorite holidays! Matt is from Delta and if you've never experienced a Delta 4th of July celebration then you are truly missing out! Max and Ava love it more and more each year. This year they each collected 2 bags each of candy from the parade and they each had a blast riding the horses in the park after the parade. Isaac is still a little too young to care much about the holiday but he sure had fun playing with Grandma and Grandpa. We had such a great weekend and were sad when it came to an end!



Ava and Grandma making Pancakes...( I also made Ava's dress...which will have to be another post in the future)

Isaac enjoying the weather. It is so much cooler at Grandma and grandpa's house!

Matt, Ava and Max at the parade

Max loving his Grandpa

Isaac :)

All three kids after the parade enjoying the candy

hand over hearts

Ava collecting some candy

at the park after the parade

Ava riding a horse all by herself. She was fearless!

Max on his horse!

catch up time

I thought I'd post some pictures of the past month because I haven't blogged for awhile.

Ava before church

We went camping up in Pine Valley and the kids had so much fun. We hiked around on trails and Max brought his slingshot and tried to hit squirrels. ( don't worry he's way too slow at loading to ever be a threat) We built a fire and made dinner and s'mores. and Isaac had a blast playing in the dirt. It was such a fun camping trip!

a shot of me and the kids cuddling on the couch after church