July 27 we start the drive home

It worked out great that my mom had a cousin getting married in Vegas the same weekend that I planned on heading home. So Friday my mom, Rachel, Aneron , and Hannah took us to Vegas. We stayed in a Hotel that night and I made the mistake of telling Ronnee that we were going to pick up her daddy so anytime we went out of the room she would ask where he was and when we were in the room she would watch out the window. So Saturday morning when we left the family to head to the airport to get Tyler, Ronnee looked up at me and said “we better find my daddy!”  She was so ready to see him!  My mom and the girls went shopping and to the wedding and we picked up Tyler and headed to the Listman’s house where we were going to hang out for the day and night and then head home Sunday.  

While we were at the Listman’s we got to go swimming in their pool. Cutler loves the water and Ronnee loved playing with Carly!

When we weren’t in the pool Ronnee was playing with dogs. We always have such a fun time with the Listmans and eat so good!  It is so nice to have a place to spot at to break up the long drive.

We left Sunday around 11am and Cutler cried the first hour and Ronnee joined him so I decided to join in on the crying. I am sure Tyler was ready to send us back to AZ! But we made it home finally and we were so happy to be out of the car!

We had a good visit except for the sickness! A big thanks to everyone that helped me out with the kids and made our trip so fun!

4 months for Cutler

So crazy how fast this little boy is growing up. At 4 months he has mastered the art of rolling over. He started doing this in Colorado and continued mastering it in Arizona! He knows he needs to get moving because his big sis thinks that if he is laying around she can use him as her horse! He is a mover and is always hitting his head on the corners of  everything. I put him down in the living room and when he gets bored he rolls into the kitchen.  Ronnee is really starting to enjoy him. Probably because he pulls her hair and smiles and laughs at her. He is no longer boring to her!

He weighs 13.13lbs and is 25.5 in tall!

Cousins Camp

My mom started a new tradition of doing a Cousin’s Camp! The kids had so much fun and I am sure can’t wait for next year so they can do it again!

My mom is amazing and I am not sure where she gets all her energy. 

Monday they started the day by painting hats for them to wear.

It was so fun to watch the older kids help with the younger ones. I must say I have some of the sweetest Nephews and Nieces!

Than they sang songs with Grandma while the she played the guitar! Probably one of the kids favorite things to do!

After a little singing they loaded up in the cars and with the help of Uncle Josh they took a trip to the cemetery to see the graves of some of our relatives!

Later that day we went to the park and played before going to family swim!

 

How many Grandma’s go off the high diving board!?!

Tuesday morning started with a hike up Rattlesnake hill. The kids had a good time hiking and finding and carrying rocks! Slade carried a rock that was over 10 lbs pretty much the whole way. These kids have so much energy!

After the hike and breakfast they sang some more songs with Grandma and her guitar!

They then painted  shirts and decorated plates!

Slade loves his John Deere tractors!

For some reason I didnt get a picture of Cutler and Ashlyn with a cute shirt on.

That night they made smores by the fire and played some Crockett(sp) and at some point they colored their faces!

Way to much fun coloring on her face!

Wednesday morning my mom loaded up 8 of the kids including little Ashlyn and took them to the Petrified Forest and to the Snowflake temple. They took Hannah’s camera so I need to get some of those pics.  They all survived even my mom. I am not sure I would have with that many kids! 

At some point I got these cute pics…

All these kids had so much fun and they get along so well! It is so fun watching these kids interact and grow together!

Not sure why I didn’t remember to get the 2 little ones in the pic so this is going to have to do!  

Next year is going to be so much fun. There will be 3 more babies to add to this cute bunch!