weekend with the cousins...

it's always so much fun to get together with my sister's family. we spent the night at their house and the cousins of course stayed up ways too late and woke up way too early. the next day we took the kids to the free family arts day at the museum. the kids loved the painting! avery didn't want to leave.

we spent the rest of the afternoon swimming and playing in the ochoa's beautiful backyard.

brian treated us to some delicious bbq burgers. and the kids loved snacking on the yellow watermelon. i had no idea there was such a thing!

i love ava's sweet smiling face looking up at "unca dan" and baby evan.

the cousins. thanks for having us over emily and brian. we need to do it more often!

toes

baby brother loves to grab his toes...

...and then shove them in his mouth to suck on them. yep, he's a toe sucker.

he is 5 months old today! i can hardly believe it.

i love summer evenings

eating popsicles in the backyard. watching the girls play on the swingset. my favorite time of the day.

red popsicle stained lips

fun with pipe cleaners

we have loads of pipe cleaners in the craft box and the girls are always making things out of them. elayna made these glasses and avery wore them half the day. of course we had to try them on baby brother.

currently reading...

elayna just finished reading the lion the witch and the wardrobe. she loved it. thanks grandma D. i'm currently reading a series by shannon hale. i finished the goose girl and now i'm reading enna burning. the goose girl is a beautiful retelling of the grimm brother's fairy tale. i really enjoyed it!

red, white and blue

we had such a wonderful 4th of july weekend filled with family, yummy food, and fireworks. next year i will have to remember to bring a tripod to the fireworks. my photos turned out kind of blurry.

4 months

baby brother turned four months old last week. at his 4 month check-up he weighed 14 lbs. and was 25 in. we sure do love this little guy. he is just the sweetest baby!