Our EMMY is the BEST!

The MOST vibrant six year old in the world turned seven!

There are no words that would express our Emmy.

She sees life in color, I hope as she grows she keeps her spunk, not very

many people have her kind of confidence and zest for life.

I know this girl will do great things because she came to this earth with some 

serious strengths.

Love you Emmy gal!

Yep, Emmy still loves bubble gum.

Also, she is a little  more into barbie dolls this year and we also got her an electric scooter

so she could join Sydney and Tate for a cruise around the hood.

GO SAVAGE  KIDDIES!

School~io

First day of school has arrived!

Can hardly believe that our summer came and went so quick.

I hope with all of my heart that these littles will have a great school year,

never easy to be the new kid. These guys do it with grace and style!

 Fifth

Third

First

Tate had bad stomach pains for a week so we took him to the Dr. to make

sure all was well. They did some blood work...his face was killing me.

Way to take it like a man Tater!

He ended up being totally fine, so glad.

 Finny wanted blood work too!

When the kids went back to school me and

Finley jumped into getting this house organized. 

One day at a time :) She took a little tub in the sink while

I organized the pantry. 

Finley, had to get stitches Boo Hoo!

Poor baby bonked her eyebrow on the couch down stairs.

It was pretty sad. The nurses were darling, they brought 

her a slurpee and lots of princesses to keep her occupied.

And one of my

Taco BELLA!

In honor of National Dog Day. 

We love this pup.

Our LOVE~ Finley

So pretty. 

Our little Finley turned the big two August 13th.

Everything about this little cookie is just terrific.

We are all goo goo over this girl.

And yes, the terrible twos have definitely hit

but this girl makes it hard to stay mad for very long.

Our little Honey had a birthday with 

the family. She was a little shy when it came to so much attention.

Finley loves treats, yogurt, her Daddy, binkie, minky (blanket),babies, bubbles, cell phones,but mostly

she loves SHOES!

The boys sharing some ice-cream out on the deck

Finley loves Grandma Gaye!

I love to see how everyone takes care of the Finny.

She was heart broken this Fall when the kids went back to 

school. She cried every morning the first week.

She is so happy when they get home!

Even with her two year old melt downs, we love this girl and we are so 

grateful that we have her as our little caboose. 

Happy birthday Fin!

Little Bit of August Love

August was pretty much a month of settling into things with

a few family shin digs here and there. 

We should just title the past few months Our Summer of Transition.

We did get to go to our cute cousin Sadie's baptism.

We also had Trent's family over for one heck of a Family Home Evening.

I love that we have a place big enough to host.

So this post is just some bits of our August~

 Sunday dinner with some of the Fam bam. 

And Beth's cute friend Brandon.

 End of some Summer fun in Grandma Susan's pool.

Finley and Baby Lucy sharing Aunt Cari's Love.

Alpine Days~

Trent spent part of his growing up years here in Alpine so it has 

a special place in his heart. I love its small town feel. The parade was

pretty cute and the kids loved the little carnival.

Trent had a work party at Boondocks, I captured a shot of Syd

that sums it all up!

The kids have thought up some pretty rad sleeping places in this home

of ours. I wish they were always so cute with each other.

~Bed Buddies.

 Emmy girl sleeping with her eye mask on. 

She kills me.

Lagoon Day with Savages

Aunt Cari kept Tate and Emmy until the park closed (she is a real party animal).

They got home around midnight, Emmy must have felt like she was

still riding on the teacups because when she came in she threw-up and then fell right asleep.

The most EXCITING news of August is that 

Wally George Smart was born.

My sister Mindy had her sixth baby, 5th son. 

Proud Aunt!

Some of my favorite Washington staters came for a visit.

Warms the heart.

We got Cassie's high school classroom all prepped

and ready for her to teach class. Lucky kids, they have no idea

how cool this lady is. She really will be the best teacher.

Christmas in August...hee hee.

Tate got his list already to go.

My personal favorite is the snow cone machine and the

Chick filet Oreo Smoothie Maker. What a cool dude.