Sleep Over!

My kids love living next to grandma for this very reason...sleepovers. They each take turn having their special night with grandma. This was Miguel's turn and he had a blast!! Grandma got him his own set of tools and they built a bug barn. He thought he was pretty hot stuff!

Love that....

I love that he calls himself, "Dobby" instead of "Gabey"

still growing....

Benjamin is now 8 months old. Time has flown by! He has been crawling for almost 2 months now and he is trying really hard to walk. He pulls himself up on everything he can; some things he shouldn't because they move and he falls and there are lots of tears. :( But he just gets right back up and tries again. He has 2 teeth;which are like razors! He loves to go outside with his brothers and sister. He actually goes to the back door and bangs on it and "yells" until I let him go out. He thinks he is one of the big kids. He LOVES to smile and laugh. He believes everything is so funny! We love having our Benji.

My little helper.

I couldn't do this without my little mommy.

She was rocking and singing to him. It was such a sweet moment that I had to take a picture before I took Ben from her.

Fun in the sun

Since my Mom has a pool in her backyard and she only lives 7 mins away we have spent the majority of our summer in her pool. The fact that it's been a record year for high temps. (107*) has had only the slightest influence on this.

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Miguel had a birthday.......

Shout HOORAY!!!

My big 5 year old!!

He is showing me his big 5 year old muscles...
ya know, he is much stronger now that he is 5.

We did lots of swimming!

Water slidin' with Aunt Teeny.

His Aunts got him hermit crabs...he was a little unsure at first...

but quickly warmed up to them.

Now, he plays with them all the time. They often take trips to the sandbox in the backyard.

lots more present opening.

and cake too.
and the day wouldn't be complete without a sleepover at grandma's!

We love our little Miguel. He is so full of life. He gets excited about everything. He has an amazing imagination which he uses to make up stories. He loves to learn about all kinds of creatures and loves to tell you all about them! He is fascinated by the human body. He got lots of "your body battles...." books for his birthday. Miguel is a great big brother! Gabe and Benji love him and are always following him around. Especially Gabe, he loves to copy everything Miguel does! Miguel gives hugs and kisses all the time. He loves to express his love for us all the time. He is the sweetest little man and we love having him in our family.

A special day.

Our Emma was baptized on June 4th.

She had grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who traveled to Tulsa to be there on her special day.

Her Aunts Missy, Teeny and Janie sang a beautiful song, "I Stand All Amazed". I wish I had recorded it so I could have posted it but just take it from me it was gorgeous and there were many tears. Thank you girls for filling Emma's day with the spirit. :)

Here is Emma and her Daddy after she was baptized.

These are Emma's best friends, Macy and Ediana. They are always so sweet to support her in everything. We love you, Mac and Edi!!

Emma is such a special, sweet little girl and I know her Heavenly Father is very proud of her for the decisions she has made. We love you, Princess!!