our 10th anniversary!

sweet michael surprized me with roses that look like my wedding bouquet 

and sees chocolates and a card

all waiting for me when i woke up

 we met him for lunch at burger king by his work

 family picture in the car

 i love him

 i was nervous to leave a sitter with all 6 kids, especially a teenager

i haven't really left jude before and six kids is a lot!

so my sweet friend crystal came and watched them for us

bless her

it was fun to get dressed up for the evening, too 

 my handsome guy

we decided to try barbacoa because everyone raves about it

and we don't go out to fancy places very often

 trying to take our own picture 

 best guacamole ever!

 cotton candy with a tiny little piece of cake and a candle inside 

that they gave us for our anniversary

 it was such a good date

and so fun to reflect on the last 10 years

we have a pretty amazing marraige and we are so happy together

i am so grateful for michael

he is everything i could ever hope to have in a husband

and more

the start of summer

the kids had a lot of fun playing soccer

eleanor tried so hard i was so proud of her

she would skip breaks and really go for it

i loved that these two were on the same time

the perk of being 5 and 6 for the season

poor henry got a big gouge on his head and a concussion just as michael was leaving

the father/son campout with him and noah

noah was holding him and dropped him on the concrete

he threw up a few times on the way home

poor boy

i love the new living room

cute brothers sharing a popcicle waiting just before we sold henry's crib

wild saturday night

i had the best time taking hazel to the idaho falls temple open house broadcast on sunday

it was so special and we felt the spirit so strong

i loved sharing it with her

michael and noah went to the next session

so handsome

olive lost her first front tooth

hey girls

backyard swim party

everyone loves a fresh out of the bath baby

i came up with a simple plan for getting some structure into our summer

the kids have loved it

doing bonus chores before swimming to earn extra money

first day of swimming lessons!

the kids did so well

fun in the backyard

fhe at the temple

breakfast and study time

afternoon movie

my laundry helper

cute boys playing the piano

summer morning dance party

the kids were so sweet and made me a dairy free picnic

ironically i started eating dairy again that evening

and luckily jude did fine with it! hooray!!

cute kids

i love eleanor's swimsuit/dress combo

cute jumper

me and noah have the same size feet

hazel bought herself this loom and weaving kit

new target clearance shirt

costco for dinner

last day of soccer

it was really fun watching all of them

it got really stormy by the time noah and hazel had their last game

hazel was miserable

poor girl

guidos makes everything better

cutest little sailor

swimming lessons followed by hot chocolate

we had a chilly start to summer

hanging out at the pool

"my a girl, mom"

jude loves to eat

spaghetti beard

evening pajama storytime 

followed by half priced shakes at sonic

park day

i love all of them on the tire swing together

then we picked up a pizza (can you tell i'd really missed pizza after 3 months without dairy?)

 and ate it at the park next to the pool before swimming lessons 

jude is so loved and doted on

we rearranged rooms and i finally got jude's put together when michael took all the kids to run errands one evening

it's been a pretty awesome start of summer