Chayse Starts Preschool Again!

Chayse started his second and last year of preschool at Tiny Tots Preschool on Friday. He absolutely adores his teachers and was so so so excited to get back into the swing of things with school. He wouldn't even eat breakfast that morning because he was so anxious to get to school and get the year started.  We of course had to do the traditional "first day of school" pictures by the front door! He likes Alexa to be in the pictures with him, and of course she didn't mind a bit!

We are excited for a fun year!

A little catch up post!

Wow I can't believe how bad I have been at blogging lately! We had a busy first part of the summer and this last month has proved to be just as busy!

Brandon finished college this last month!  Yahoo!!!! We had a little BBQ for him with family and friends, and my dad took us out to Chili's as well  to celebrate! Thanks for everyone's love and support! We are so so proud of Brandon and all of his hard work to finish his degree! He has worked full time at Impact, part time at the hospital in the cardio lab, and still had time to do his homework and be a great dad and husband! Now its time to start looking for a job!  Wish us luck!

I have been busy as ever with photography! I enjoyedd the summer but definitely ready for things to slow down! :) I have been trying to keep up with the kids the last few weeks, but due to lack of energy and feeling nauseas a lot..it's been a little harder haha. I haven't gotten this sick with my others, but it's still definitely manageable so I can't complain too much. The kids are pretty good at taking care of me when they know I am sick!

Chayse turns 5 next week and also starts up preschool again. Holy cow is he ready! He has been talking about being a big 5 yr old and his last year of preschool before kindergarten! He played Tball this summer and absolutely loved it and can't wait to play again next summer! He is so excited for this little baby to come. He has put in a request for a baby brother, so we will see!

Alexa is a ball of energy and diva-ish-ness. Totally not a word..but it works! I have used the word diva to describe her in a lot of posts, but really there is not a better word to describe her..and her diva qualities get more and more apparent each day! haha! She is so sweet about the baby and said she wanted a baby in her belly when we told them. haha. She acts like she cant wait for the baby to come, but I am sure that it will be a rude awakening when the baby really does get here. She wants a little brother as well, so hopefully someone up there was listening! ;)

Here are just a few pics from over the last month. I have been horrible about taking pics! Ah!!

The pics are of the kids at the dentist (Alexa had to get a small cavity filled a couple of weeks later. The dentist said that her pits are so deep in her teeth that it was bound to happen no matter how good her brushing was. That made us feel a little bit better as parents haha).

We also took the kids to their first rodeo and the first one that I can remember going to. We all absolutely loved it!

Some big news!

We just found out that we are expecting our last baby! We are so excited for this little one to join our lives this spring! Chayse and Alexa are pretty excited as well, and Alexa is already kissing my stomach and saying " I love you baby!".

I am sure it will take quite an adjustment to go from 2 kids to 3 kids..but I am ready for the challenge!! :) I will be keeping this blog full of updates throughout the pregnancy! Well...I am going to try my very hardest too! :)

Also, I am going private..for reals this time! So leave me your email!

Thanks!

July Boise Trip

A few weeks ago, we headed to Boise for work/play. My friend, Steve, from highschool was marrying the woman of his dreams, and I was lucky enough to be the one to photograph it! We also wanted to head to McCall and spend some time at the cabin while we were down that way!

We headed out Friday morning, and go to our hotel mid-afternoon. We went out to Blimpie (LOVE LOVE LOVE that place and we don't have one in Cache Valley) and then we went to Settler's park! My kids love that park because it's a gigantic splash pad, dropping buckets of water, things that spray and a huge play area to the side of the splash pad. It's a fabulous park! I unfortunately got sick with a stupid summer cold, the morning we were leaving, so I just layed out on our blanket and relaxed while the kids and Brandon played. Later that night we went to TCBY, another place I love...and another place that Cache Valley doesn't have..so I said we had to go and I had to get my infamous white chocolate mousse with Reese's Pieces Peanut Butter Cups!

Then on Saturday we got a fabulous hot breakfast at the hotel and we went down to the church to get some preliminary photos for the wedding. We came back, got ready and it was time to head out to the wedding! It was a gorgeous one, let me tell you! It was hotter than heck and I felt bad for the bride because it's no fun being hot and stressed! The guys were in suits and that couldn't have been fun..but they were a good group and put a smile on their faces to get the fun pics! My friend, Katie Turley came to help me and I truely appreciate it! It was a blast!
To see the sneak peek from their wedding, click here!

While I was at the wedding, the kids and Brandon went over to my sister's house and played, ate dinner and swam! Thanks for entertaining my family while I was gone Kimber!

On Sunday we went over and hungout with my sister for a bit. I loved holding my sweet little niece, Berlin. The kids played so well together and I am glad we got to spend time together!

That night, we got the opportunity to go to Heather & Ben's house to visit Luke. Thanks so much to them for that! I have seen Luke a few times since I placed him, but it was fun this time because I really got to sit down and play with him. He is just learning how to read, so it was fun to have him read a book to me. He really enjoys drawing, and I loved seeing all his artwork. Chayse and him played really well together, so that was a lot of fun! Luke is such a fun little guy, with such a great personality! Thanks, Heather and Ben, for the fabulous dinner and the great evening!

Monday morning we got up, packed up and headed to the cabin. We went to the store, got some stuff for a picnic and went straight to the lake! I absolutely love McCall. So many fun memories there growing up, and it was great to be able to share that with my kids. We went to the Toll House for dinner..one of my fav places there, and we would have loved to do S'mores..but it was pretty windy and we didnt want to start a fire..and end up catching the entire street on fire..so we settled for microwave s'mores! So not the same haha!

{Breakfast on the deck! Loved the fresh mountain air!}

{Chayse loves cowboys and my grandparents have a Cowboys & Indians room at their cabin and so we had to get a picture of the kids in it for my grandma! So cute!}

{This place seriously warms my heart! I just love it! So many memories, and you feel so much peace here. Love it!}

Everyone was getting homesick so we headed back to Boise after we were done at the lake, and went to my sister's house. We got pizza and the kids and Brandon went swimming. Chayse is lovin the water now! He was deathly afraid until we introduced the floaties! Now we can't get him out of the water! It was time to go and Brandon put him up on the side, and he didnt want to get out..so he ran and jumped back into the pool..and jumped right on the stairs..racking his shin pretty good. Taught him not to get back in after he was told to get out haha!

{My sis and her sweet babes!}

The next day we headed home! It was a lot of fun, but it's always good to be home!