Happy Halloween!

I was stuck in Palm Springs at an art show that was a total waste. These were two pumpkins I carved before I left, they are really withered in the photo but were still worth posting. Amy and Stratton were both pirates and had a lot of fun trick or treating both our neighbors, the trunk or treat and the grand parents.

Blessing, Birthday, and Boys

We've had a pretty busy summer so far, and it's not going to slow down. We moved to Idaho the end of June, and started looking for a home (still in the process). Jude was blessed on July 4th-he's getting big so fast! The next day was Stratton's birthday and the town celebration for 4th of July. He fully believes that the parade and fireworks were all for him. He requested a "black robot cake" which we assumed meant chocolate... Matt's sister and her family came from Michigan, and also his other sis and here daughters were here from Scottsdale. It was so great to get to see everyone. We spent most of July surrounded by family and having fun. Actually, Matt had to leave for 2 weeks for art shows, but the rest of us were having fun :)

Blessing Day

Emily's Matthew and Samuel, My Stratton and Jude, and Melissa's Jaxon and Likon. Six boys and counting.

Pictures for Emily

Stratton's favorite color is green, so of course this is his favorite outfit...he's starting to be quite opinionated about what he wears. Sometimes he insists on wearing gloves even though it's well over 100 degrees outside. He's so quirky and cute, I love it.

Jude's first smiles. I was so enraptured by the beautiful-ness I just stood there basking with the camera in hand not taking pictures. But here's a bit of a fading smile...

Stratton told me that he likes orange and Buzz likes red.