July

This summer is going by so fast. I just can't keep up. Before we went to Utah, my friends and I took all our kids to a Padre's game.

paying no attention to the game. I honestly can't say who the Padre's played this day.

riding in style. What did our parents do without a tv in the car?

It was a lot of fun seeing some of my old friends.

We don't get to buy fireworks in San Diego so this was fun. This was Atticus' first time lighting sparklers.

My friends Jeff and Kori invited us on their boat to go water skiing at Willard bay. This is Graham. Like we say "The fun hasn't begun until Graham throws-up"!

trying to "Utah surf" behind a boat.

this is how it's really done. This is Jeff showing us how it's done.

I haven't been on a wake board since I was in high school.

Soaking up the sun.

We went over to Jeff and Kori's house for some fireworks and a BBQ. Michelle got to join us. Yeh!!

my sister, mom and me at the Brigham fireworks

Graham stayed for the Brigham fireworks, then he flew back home for work and I stayed for another week and a half vacationing with the kids.

we went river rafting in Lava Hot Springs.

Jackson Hole

Swimming in Jackson Lake. The beautiful Grand Tetons in the background.

Soda Spring. I dropped my phone in this Geyser. Had to get a new phone.

My mom's cabin in Star Valley, WY

Graham came back to drive back to San Diego with us.

So grateful for air conditioning. 111 degrees in Las Vegas. We had a blast on our trip to Utah. Thanks everybody for entertaining us!

June

June was a very busy month. Graham's sister Shannon got married! The wedding was in Virginia so we spent a week spending time with all of Graham's family before Emerson got out for summer break.

Happy Father's Day, Graham!

The Mitchell's (day before the big wedding)

Emerson was her Aunt Shanny's flower girl. Shannon asked Eme to help her get ready for the wedding. You should have seen Eme. She was so happy to do that job. She helped her get her dress on and helped her with her jewelry. Hold her bouquet, hold her dress so it wouldn't drag on the ground. She loved it!

Shannon looked so beautiful! Welcome to the family Uncle Jesse!

Emerson with her niece baby D'Anna. Now she is not the only granddaughter. She reigned that crown for over 8 years.

While in Virginia, we went to DC and hit some of the smithsonian museums. The kids love the movie The Night of the Museum, battle of the Smithsonian, so we went to the natural history museum to check out Rexy the dinosaur. Emerson's first reactions was "that's not very big"!

with all the cousins

The other favorite from the movie is "The Thinker" We had fun searching the art museum for all the art pieces they showed from the movie. When Atticus saw the Thinker, he repeated the scene from the movie. It was pretty hilarious.

I'm so glad the kids love that movie because they really got into all the museums and they got so excited when they recognized the artifacts and the art pieces.

We took the ferry to Maryland to go canoeing in the Potomac. Graham and I did this when we had our wedding reception in Virginia. We had fun but I know it wasn't a pleasant experience for all.

After we got back from Virginia, we had FHE at the Fiesta Island with some of our friends to kick-off the summer and celebrate the last day of school.

We had dutch oven dinners

Eme and Mateo, her best friend from school.

Mother's Day Pics

How perfect does the kids outfits match the beach scenery? Graham's sister, Shannon is getting married in July and Emerson is going to be her flower girl. The yellow dress she is wearing is her flower girl dress. We've had so much rain this year that the daisies stayed out a little longer so, I decided to take some pictures of the kids for my Mother's Day presents.

I bought Atticus this adorable linen suit for Aunt Shanny's wedding. What do you think? Is he not the cutest thing ever!!!! I think all the ladies will like him at the wedding.

I can't get him to just sit and smile anymore for pictures. He loves to strike a pose!

My 2 handsome Men

I woke up on Mother's Day with a yummy breakfast in bed made by Chef Graham. The kids gave me the most beautiful bouquet of multi-colored roses and a super cute cardigan. I wish I took pictures of it. You did good, Graham!

MY HAPPINESS.................is being a MOM!