InDepEnDenCe DaY

We had a great 4th of July.

We went out and enjoyed the Plain City celebration.

My nieces and nephew were in the parade

Cord was all Boy Scout suited up!

He is the cute blond, looking the other direction.

Chloe was racing down the street,

so she could get back for the rest of the parade.

Ava rode her bike too, but she got bored

and gave up before she made it to us. So sadly no picture. My brother Clint was one of the announcers and we enjoyed a few good laughs from his comments. Tayah, Chloe, and Redd enjoying the parade!

Tayah, Chloe, Dallin, Ava, Redd, & Cord I love this picture of all the kids... of course most aren't paying attention. Blakeley, Tayah, & Redd Relaxing in the shade during the festivities Cool cousin Kade Sharing Granny's Scone . After the Plain City Celebration we went out to the Peterson's for a barbecue, water slide, and fireworks. Redd loves the water.. Redd loves the blow up slide... But Redd hated the two together! I didn't even get a picture because just cried when we put him on it. After the barbecue there was some fun entertainment with this little motorcycle. When Judd had a turn, you could hear him laughing all the way down the street! Joni after she pulled a off a sweet pop-a-wheelie Redd even got a turn, thanks to Grandpa Jon. We had such a wonderful day! I absolutely love spending time with family. Redd had so much fun he even feel asleep during the fireworks! It doesn't get any better than that!

RaMeN nOoDleS

I Love that I have the whole summer off to

spend time with my little sweetie!

I knew he was always cute,

but I swear in the last month he has

gotten so much cuter!

Everyday he does something fun and new

and I get to be there to see it.. I love it!

I felt like I missed so much of Redd's 1st year.

I hated having to go to work everyday.

But we were so blessed to have an incredible

babysitter who absolutely loves Redd.

I think that is the only way I got through the year!

This is his first experience with Ramen Noodles.

As you can see, he had a great time with them!

His onesie, the floor and the chair were a nasty mess after this, but he had so much fun... you know I will do it again! He even tried picking up the pieces off the floor before I could clean them up. Yuck! I love this silly little boy!

sPRinKlerS

One day while my sisters and I were at my

Mom's we decided to put out the sprinkler for the kids.

It was pretty cold that day,

so I had my camera ready... thinking

Redd would only last a few minutes.

After a little bit of persuading (sticking him in) He ended up loving it These are the big cousins he was trying to imitate by running through the sprinkler and then running to the warm trampoline.

Sometimes he acts so big.

It's like he really wants to be

like the other kids and

not a baby anymore!

tHe bOx

We got a new tent this year and

Redd's favorite part was the Box!We put him in to see what he would do

and he started

giggling and smiling.

The box was so tall, his head

barely poked out the top!

It's a good thing we spend so much money on toys! I love this grumpy face picture! Apparently he didn't want to get out of the box

ThE ParK

We took our kids to play at the Park.

Redd had lots of fun playing with his

cousins and friends.

Jadon helped him go down the slide but,

he held onto the side

and bumped his face.

So he was done after that.

Aunt Tami is always the fun one and put Redd on the tire swing with Griffin. He loved it!Aunt Lisa brought some licorice and as you can see Redd loved it. It was all over Grandma's arm and Redd's face!

4 YeArS

Judd and I just celebrated our

4th anniversary!

We were married June 9th

in the Redlands California Temple.Judd served his mission in Riverside California

and was serving in the area while the Redlands Temple was being built.

He had the opportunity to work at the open house

and the temple was dedicated the day before he came home.

We both thought it would be great to get married in

Redlands and luckily we have great

family and friends who

made the trip to be there!

I can honestly say that my

wedding day was perfect! Everything I ever dreamed

of came true that day! I got to marry my best friend and

it has only gotten better from there!

Our great friends Keith and Fawna let us have a wonderful poolside lunch at their house. This is their gorgeous yard!

Our friends gave us a night stay at the

Ritz Carlton

and we got to stay right

by the beach! It was incredible!

I can't believe it has been 4 years!

I can't even begin to image my life without my sweetheart.

Judd is such a great husband and father!

He always does something special for our anniversary and this year was no different. I had completely forgotten that our anniversary was coming up until a few days before. Judd already had a room reserved for us at the Anniversary Inn and had made arrangements for Bonnie to have Redd over night. We went to a nice dinner and then saw the movie

Angels and Demons. Loved it!

Thanks sweetheart for the best 4 years! I am so grateful for you and all you do for

me and Redd!

I can't wait to spend the

rest of eternity with you!

I love you

CaMpiNg

We went Camping this weekend

with my mom's family.

It was nice to get away for a minute and just relax!

I love spending time with family & just being lazy.

We even had a late night visit from

a Racoon!

The dang thing got away with all our licorice!

Redd had a good time

helping us set up our tent!

We had 2 different horseshoe tournaments. Judd and my aunt Nona won the first one! My sister Lisa and I won the second one. So Judd and I came home with a little bit of cash! Redd was zonked out by the time we left.

He had a hard time taking a nap with all the action going on! Notice the missing shoe... That's his latest thing, He refuses to keep his shoes on in the car.