July 4th and more

Nicole and the kids came back for the weekend after Newport to 

my mom's so we did some fireworks, Smores, and swam!

then Mia decided to hitch a ride with Nicole to Logan for the 

week. I think it was the best week of her life! She would not stop talking about

it and cried for days after. She loves it there and loves her cousins even more and Felix

the cat of course! Hailey and her are so cute together and are already planning their EFY church 

trips ;)

fun hair for the day and a parade! 

lots of swimming and ditches and farm/ small town life 

 lots of braids 

 slurpies 

Aunt Nicole even made her up a room and she texted me the night

she got there how happy she was and excited to be there and she just feels right at home

It was so cute. Then she came home and told me how much her and Aunt Nicole are alike.

She loved every minute! 

while Mia was away it was hard for me! This kid

didn't want her gone but that's life and he's going to have to 

get use to it. We went to a parade and just hung out on the 4th of July.

Rick had to work so it was just the two of us. 

we went to Wet n wild while Mia was gone 

and chilled by the pool! 

Mia was super lucky to get to go to her other cousins 

on the way home and Rick picked her up. She got to swim and play with Addie and 

got spoiled there too! She had a blast :) 

Rick and I took a quick trip to San Diego 

in the middle of all of this and this was the only pic 

I got. We were too busy eating and just walking around :)

the night Mia was suppose to be home, Kellan parked himself outside her

door ( first time ever) He missed her a ton! We didn't even tell him where she was

he would have been crushed if he knew she was with his cousins so she was at a "church" camp 

and she even had to change all the names while she told me stories. 

we are all VERY excited about Trader Joes opening!! 

and Oak got his summer haircut!

Kellan's getting ready for Shark Week

 I took the kids to a cute outdoor concert. It was sooo hot but fun

Kellan made a bunch of new friends like he always does! 

and just lots of time with Oak

and we got to to go the lake with Grandpa B and Grandma! 

it was just me and the kids and we had a blast. Kids got on my dad's wakeboard

and I got to wakeboard and surf...

Kellan has been obsessing over pretending to be a police officer

so I found him this cute outfit. 

Aunt Brooke came up for a few days and we went to Cowabunga Bay. 

Kira and Maddie met us too 

and Oak has a new brother. Uncle Greg and Aunt Suzana got one of his parents' litters
They are sooo much alike and so cute!