Baby #4

Here is our baby #4 announcement that I sent out to family and posted on facebook. We are excited to have one more join our family. We felt like there was one more little boy that's supposed to be in our family and lo and behold our ultrasound looks very much like a boy! I'm due March 23rd. Everything looks great so far, I already have a big belly and have gained lots of weight like I usually do when I'm pregnant : )

Michael's B-Day

For Michael's birthday, besides his list of wanted gifts, he also had birthday wishes to hang out with his parents and do something exciting. His parents did come to down to visit from St.George and with a few compromises we found a hike in Sedona that everyone could do but was still a little exciting. We had an excellent day the weather was nice and Sedona was gorgeous. Happy Birthday Michael!!!

 

In the hike we had to cross Oak Canyon Creek multiple times, so by the end everyone's feet were at least a little wet.

We ended the hike at a water slide area that the boys played around in, even though the water was freezing.

Even Michael proved that he is not too old to get into the water!



Pics I found on my camera

Just a few pics I found hanging out on my camera when I uploaded my photos!

 

 

I must have been at work this day when playing in the rain and mud was ok.  Those buns are too cute to not show off though.

This is a somewhat nightly occurrence at dinner. He hadn't even taken a bite but was sure it was something he couldn't eat. After taking a bite Josh actually discovered he kind of liked it....



Josh's Birthday

A month has passed and I have not posted about sweet Joshua's 6th Birthday! Josh is a good kid, he has a sweet smile and even though he is pretty small in size he has a big personality. For his birthday he wanted to go spend the weekend at the resort we usually go to in August. I readily accepted since it meant fun for the whole family and not much planning.

 

His day started with presents in the morning and a half day at school.

Josh is always ready to pose for the camera and loved swimming all night and all day!

Mini golf is another one of our favorite things to do at the resort.

And it can't be a true birthday weekend without some jumping on the bed and running around!

We ended his birthday night with a birthday cookie and a candle to blow out.

Science Center

I have lots of pictures from the summer that never made it on to my blog.  We had a few more fun activities before school started.

We took our cousins Rylee and Taryn to the Arizona Science Center and enjoyed a day of playing.

 

 



Hanging out with Grandma Connie

While Michael was away in Minnesota, we drove up north and hung out with Grandma Connie. We had a good time and the kids were spoiled like usual.

The kids played games and won prizes!

Even in Prescott Valley it was very hot playing mini golf outside.

Grandpa Barnum's Funeral

Last month Grandpa Barnum passed away.  While we are sad to not have him around anymore, we are happy that he is free of his body and able to be with Grandma now.  He lived a good long life and we are sure we will see him again. We made the drive up to St.George for the funeral services and to celebrate Grandpa.  It was fun to squeeze in an extra trip and hang out with family.

Michael keeping the kids entertained during the viewing.

Grandkids and Great-Grandkids sent off balloons in memory of Grandpa.  The kids all liked it except our 2 years olds who were not happy about letting go of their balloons.