6 MONTHS OLD

Giving Mommy Kisses!!!

dddThis is TylerKates typical demeanor!! ddd

She LOVES being in her stroller, especially having Sami push her!!

Here she is asleep in Aunt Kaily's arms..... she is a real cuddle-bug!!

Where has the time gone????? I have been meaning to post these pictures taken on her 6 month day, and now she is 6 and a half months old already!!! :) She has been such a fun, loving, easy-going baby. She is just always smiling and happy. She sleeps 7 pm- 7am , she loves to give kisses, and roll tummy to back, and back to tummy!! (Sometimes she uses this method for getting around the room a bit...... its quite funny to see.... especially when she really gets going) She has just discovered toys and LOVES them of course, and she's just starting to work on her sitting skills, and I imagine she will be sitting quite well within the next few weeks or so.

She draws attention everywhere we go because of her bright eyes, big smile, and very sociable personality that is really beginning to emerge. She makes these little jokes to herself, in babbling baby language and then just laughs and squeals and laughs and squeals. It is nearly impossible, if not completely impossible to be around her, and not be anything but happy, because her smiles and giggles are so contagious.!!!!

SANDBOX!!!!! Yippee!!!!

The kids were so excited to finally have the sandbox finished. Our yard is officially ready for summer. The garden boxes were finished a few days ago, all the weeds were pulled and rock was put down in the planting areas.... and plants have been put in. The last project completed was the SANDBOX!!!! Big enough for lots of friends to come and play. The first night..... the kids played for close to 2 hours!!!

We're not sure who is more excited for the sandbox..... Mom!! or the Kids!!

Locks of Love

Here are the before and after pictures. Sami has done this once before as well. She cut 11 inches of her hair, which is donated to an organization called Locks of Love. The hair is made into hairpieces for children such as those that have undergone chemotherapy with cancer and have lost their own hair.
She looks like a little dolly with her new haircut, and is all ready for summer!!

St. George

The St. George temple is one of our favorites!!!

It was such a beautiful day. We walked around the temple and just talked and enjoyed being together!!

The Red Rocks of St. George. It's hard to tell by the picture how bright and beautiful they really are.

This is why we LOVE St. George!!

Here's our littlest princess!! (Six months old)

Tanner..... look at those blue eyes!!

Sami and Bret wish they could "move here, and stay here forever"

Splish! Splash! I think this was our FAVORITE part of the trip!! Fountains of the water that would pop up, then go down randomly...... the kids loved it!!! We can't wait to go again.

More splishing and splashing!

Tanner was daring enough to keep trying to stand in the way of the main stream of water!!

He is our fish!! He loves the water!!!

Tyler hit her 6 month day on our trip!! She doesn't look AT ALL like daddy, does she??

Fountains Galore,....... and Tanner is in Heaven!!

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  Here we are ready to go out to dinner. One of our favorite places to go in St. George is "The Pizza Factory" Its a tradition when we go down there!!
  This is in our front yard of the house we stayed in. The kids loved the palm tree. The neighborhood was really cute too. The kids loved riding their scooters, drinking soda under the palm tree, and just hanging out together in the sunshine!!
  

  
  
  
  

  Samantha and Bret loved pushing the two "babies" in their strollers everywhere we went.
  

We love the St. George temple. On Sunday afternoon we walked around the temple. It was beautiful outside..... nearly 90 degrees.

Just enjoying the warm weather!!