5 minutes with Collin

And one very random 49 seconds....

Freedom Day Parade

We spent the 4th of July weekend in Provo UT for a family reunion. The day of the 4th, I, along with the kids, my parents, my brother and his girlfriend ventured the 2 blocks from our hotel to watch the Freedom Day parade. I thought I was going to melt into the pavement. Shane opted to enjoy a nice relaxing, air conditioned breakfast at the hotel. He may have had the right idea.

Lydia loved the parade. Collin was just too hot to care.

Pretty Grandma :)

Uncle Zac saves the day and takes Collin home.

First Really Hot Day

Went to the splash park along with every other family in the area. Lydia was there too, but every photo of her is just a blur of her running past.

90 degrees in Boise is nothing. It's like 75 degrees in the South. LOVE IT!

He's Two.

Don't judge me for taking these photos. I was sitting on the bed with my camera in my hands as this all went down. I like to capture the fun reality of our days.

A little stumble can cause a big upset that just keeps going....

and going....

and going.

Until finally the moment arrives when exhaustion takes over.

And it's playtime again!

It helps that Daddy has the magic touch.

Visiting the Spokane Falls

Little Ballerina

Last weekend was Lydia's final dance recital. It was pretty darling. 

Lydia's sweet friend Ava. 

It isn't hard to pick Lydia out from a crowd. 

And she is just so ladylike.

Collin usually has other things on his mind during dance class.

Mom. Leave me alone please.

Ta Da!

Even after missing the last month of rehearsals, Liddy did great. It was fun to see her perform. Of course it was the same night we were supposed to see U2 in concert in Seattle. If anyone tells you that being a parent isn't a sacrifice, don't believe them. Parenthood is awesome. But it tends to change things just a tad. Often in ways that aren't so awesome.

Now we enter a summer where I have absolutely nothing planned. I'm a little scared.

Still going through Spokane pics

Finally meeting Sam

My sister Molly's baby is the most scrumptious thing ever.

The two sides of Lydia Jane

I've never seen a better representation of her dual nature. It's a bit scary.

New Cousin!

Little Jonah. (LOVE that name.) Congrats Sara and Rusty!

Decorating Easter Eggs

(Hey, just wondering, does anyone read this blog? Only my mom comments for the most part, and I can always just email her the pics.)

On the hunt

Had our Easter hunt and picnic inside since it was freezing and raining. Still had so much fun.

(See the break out on his face? Got ahold of something with milk.)

Baby's first juice box. 

LOLLIPOP! 

Buddy hop race. (She was the fastest. She gets that natural athleticism from me.)

Happy Easter!

Look whose been shopping in Mommy's closet.

On Saturdays, we usually stay in our jammies until after noon.

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