River Fun!

We are so lucky to have a place to spend hot summer days. We got to spend lots of time at the river this year and enjoyed every minute of it! Its always nice to have a place to go and unwind during the week and even better on the weekends when we get to see Nanny and Bapa our girls sure are lucky to have this special place. Thank you Nanny and Bapa for sharing your sanctuary with us! We are forever grateful!

Paisley is stealing a moment with Bapa and I just had to document it!

Addilynn became a fish (literally) this summer and got more and more brave as the days went on. She went from barely getting in the water last year to swimming freely with a monofin this year! Now in the bath tub she is holder her breath and going under with goggles so next summer will be even better!

Addilynn sure loves to spend time with her older girls! She is lucky to have such loving idols to look up to!

Softball

This summer Auntie P played softball again. It was a hot hot day but it was fun to see the girls play. I didn’t get very many good pictures which seems to be the story of the summer! I was really a slacker this year.

The girls seemed to think it was more of a social event then it was to watch auntie play!

Good job auntie P we love you and are always so proud of you!

Life Takes a Turn for the Better!

 

We get to do more of this…

And this…

 

AND THIS… in the place we love!

 

In July we were blessed with the news that daddy had gotten a new job! Don’t get me wrong we loved the other job and people that worked there, but the time we get together now is by far the best thing that has happened in a long time! This summer we got to camp, ride, hike, and hunt from July on! We have made so many memories its hard to even remember what they are. We are constantly busy now but the real kicker is we get to run TOGETHER! The girls have loved it and have been much happier too.

Daddy loves his new job and its pretty nice to see him getting dirty again. We are so blessed!

Visit with Friends

July was a busy month, but we were able to take some time out and go up to Spokane to visit with our good buddies and reason I’m trying to attempt this 31 for 21 challenge. Would I have even known this challenge existed five years ago?? NO! We are forever grateful to the Stevenson clan for opening our eyes to a whole new world and making us better people.

We had so much fun playing in the sun at the water park and we even got to snuggle with our newest member of the friend family Corwin! It was so nice to get some girl time with my friends. I wish it could happen more often.

Four Legs are Just as Good as Two!

After having a close call with Bruiser last week we’ve all been pretty emotional with our four legged friends lately. We are thankful to have had such good luck with our pets and have the loving companions we do. Last week Bruiser had breathing issues and now may possibly have a tumor in his nose which is scary. We are hoping its nothing and he is continuing to get better so we are so lucky to have had the vet staff we did to keep him with us for the time being. Lets just say its been an emotional week. Addilynn was not happy when she found out that we took Bruiser to the same place that Kila had to go to and never came home. Its so hard for little minds to understand these things. Her words, “You took him to the same place you took Kila?? Go get him I don’t want him there. Kila never came home” (in between sobs cut) to the bone, and brought back bad memories. Lets hope we don’t have to suffer a loss like that any time soon.

Every season brings back memories of the past and makes new memories for the girls to add to the memory bank. Last night while decorating for Halloween I remembered all the times we dressed up the dogs and it brought a smile to my face which is the reason I decided to dedicated this blog post to my furry friends.

 

Bruiser is 10 and has been our first baby since he was thee days old when we picked him out. I think I may have done a better job on his baby book than I have on the girls! He may not be the girls best friend but he sure is a good companion to the adults. You can find him most nights snuggled up between us in the bed or laying between our legs warm and cozy under the covers. For being such a crabby old thing he sure has taken to Paisley. Maybe because she doesn’t talk much or try to pick him up, but if he has to chose a spot to sit, its by her. At night sometimes he will even sneaks in to sleep on her bed with her.

Marshall Stuart Turner came to us a little after we lost Kila. He was meant to be a distraction for the girls and has been that and so much more. Although we still have meltdowns about missing her, he has filled some pretty big shoes and has done it with ease! Marshall is kila in a black lab puppy body. Everyday this little pup amazes us. He loves the girls unconditionally and has been such a good boy. We are so lucky to have him in our lives.

So hopefully this didn’t bore everyone, but I felt it necessary to document a little about them. After all they are a VERY important part of our lives!

Paisley “The Wildcard” Turner Turns 2!!

We just love this little girl so much! She is such a character from her silly “smile” face to her joking about farting. She may put off the impression that she doesn’t talk or have a bubbly personality, but this kid is the funniest kid I know! She is just like her dad in the sense that she starts off quiet for the first 20 min or so and then BAM she explodes. She has the greatest sense of humor and is constantly amazing us with her witty conversations. We joke a lot about her being a wildcard because you really don’t know what you are going to get. She can be anything! Dustin also has nick named her the sour patch kid. First she’s sweet then she’s sour! Although her emotions are either exploding or non existent, she finds a way to melt your heart! She gives the best cuddles and reins you back in just when you are starting to lose it!

We had so much fun at her Bubble Guppies themed party! Mommy made her cake with Paisleys help of course. She managed to get frosting all over her hair. The kids had a ton of fun playing in the water and Paisley and Challis spent forever taking turns pushing each other in the baby stroller!