Happy 1st Emilie!!!

My good friend Jessica's daughter, Emilie, turned 1 yesterday!! We went to her house to celebrate with her at her farm party!

The birthday girl getting her very own cake!!!

She had really cute decorations at the party...

2 is So Fun!!
I think that 2 is my favorite age! Colby is so fun right now, and I remember Jack being the same way (4 1/2--NOT my favorite age! lol). No, they are both really fun right now...I just love watching Colby's language continue to develop...He understands & says so much now, it is fun. I feel like he is a real little boy now, and moving away from babyhood...Sad in some respects, but overall, I am excited to watch him grow & develop. Today in the car Kaleb sneezed & Colby says "bless you." Totally unexpected! He does that to us all the time; just says something we didn't know he could say! He shows us over & over again what a smart, happy little man he is!!

While Jack & Daddy were playing "pitch" baseball, Colby set up the T and was hitting the ball..He was all excited :)
This afternoon he came running out of Jack's room with this sombrero on, and hopped right on his bike!! So cute...He's been trying to figure out how to ride it lately.

The 3 boys were running around our kitchen/living room...Here Daddy scared Colbers!!

"Fo Fo" (flowers)... "Appooooo" (apple)...then we told him it was a Lemon, so he said "yemon"!!!

Toddler Big Boy Bed!!
We decided to take the front off of Colby's crib this week. We did this for Jack at about 2, so we thought we'd try it. He has done really well! He only gets up about 2 times, and he just stays in his room & announces, "I'm dooonnne!!!" We tell him to get back into bed, and he does it!! Who would have thought??!!
Showing Mommy his new big boy bed!! We bought this Cars bedding for Jack when he was younger, but then we ended up getting him his real big boy bed, so Colby could have his crib...So it was brand new for Colbers!

The boys posing next to the big boy bed...

Asleep in his first night in his big boy bed...

Beginnings & Endings...
Today has been a weird day. I started my new school year, my 6th year of teaching already. But sadly, Princeton died this weekend. He went missing on the 4th, and we searched all weekend for him. Our neighbor found him in his yard & brought over his collar last night. It has been a sad time for Kaleb & I. He was our first baby, and we loved him so much! We will miss you Prinney...
A new beginning for Jackson. He passed his first swim level, the Frogs, and will now be going onto the Goby class. We are so proud of him!!

Happy 4th of July!!
We had a very mellow 4th this year...I usually anticipate the day, as this is one of my favorite holidays. This year it just snuck up on me! The Herticas came over to join us. We were all really tired...and the kids were too :) Jack & little Kaleb have been sick with fevers this week, so everyone just hung out & relaxed.
All four of the munchkins...

The kids played in the backyard in the small pool & the water slide...They had moments where they got along :)

Everyone hanging out on the swing set...

We got out the big water/bouncey slide. All the kids had a great time with it!

My fun jello dessert I made!

4th of July Parade
We went to the parade again on the 4th...It actually wasn't as hot as usual this year. We took our easy-up, blanket, and snacks and had a great time!

I have a picture of Kaleb & Jack just like this from 2006....Jack was wearing this same shirt & I was pregnant with Colbers!

Baby came to the parade too, and was holding Colby's flag for him :)

We met up with John, Kai, and Kristin at the parade!

My three boys watching the parade...

New Car For Daddy!!!
With the gas prices they way they are, we couldn't afford the gas on Kaleb's 4Runner anymore, since he commutes so far to work. So we got Kaleb a new Corolla that will get 35MPG! He is really excited!
Daddy in his new ride...

The boys hopped into their seats & are ready to go to the parade!