It started with Cat's yummy breakfast burritos....MMMM....I could eat one of those now!
We spent the day at the beach!
Owen can do without the water, but he loves to build sand castles.
Mya was most happy in grandma's arms.
Mya's 1st 4th of July! This has been a big month for her. She is 9 months old and has two new teeth and is crawling/scooting! She crawls like Drew, leaving her right leg bent in front of her dragging it along. We call it the Gollum crawl!
Ian is now asking for one of these. I'm sure he'd break his arm or legs if he got one. It won't be happening!
These were my contribution for the bbq. Lil' Cheesecakes....YUMMY!
Very festive I think
We went hiking at night and saw tons of baby frogs.
Mya woke up to the birds singing at 5:30 in the morning & would not go back to sleep. She did sleep all night long though so I can't complain.
Our friends Darcy & Shawn surprised us and came up for dinner. 
Orin & Owen
Not appropriate, but too cute not to post!
Little known facts about Owen right now!
~He is obsessed with Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story. He refers to himself as Buzz!
~He loves to wrestle with his older brothers & follows them everywhere.
~Our favorite phrase he says, "Muh kneez huut!" (My knees hurt) He says that when he tries to get out of something, like eating his vegetables.
~In order for him to go to bed, he wants to be told the Three Little Pigs story and he is always the wolf!
~I love the sound of his sweet little voice!
We Love You Owen Happy 3rd Birthday!
Owen pinning a badge on Woody!
Four Generations
My boys refer to my grandfather as the sheep grandpa. I tell them stories before they go to bed and they always want to hear the ones of me going to my grandpa Elliott's sheep farm where I would help bottle feed lambs. I tell them how I had ten little lambs sucking on each of my fingers at the same time like a pacifier and they crack up. I have wonderful memories of my grandpa and grandma Elliott's farm. I learned to ride a 4 wheeler there, I rode on combines as wheat was being cut, I saw lambs being born, I jumped on hay bales, I watched the sheep being sheared, I played lots of games, and ate frog legs. GOOD MEMORIES!!!! I am thankful for the time I had with my grandparents and the good times I had on their farm. I feel blessed that my boys have a relationship with their Great Grandfathers.
Ian all decked out in his tuxedo with my little niece Jaxyn, who was the flower girl. Don't they look adorable?!!!
I wish I would have videoed Ian fulfilling his duties as the ring bear. He started off doing great! He arrived at 1pm to get dressed in his tuxedo and to take pictures before the ceremony started. He took pictures for hours and did it willingly ( the fact I bribed him with a toy of his choice probably helped). The actual ceremony started at 6pm, so he spent the whole afternoon hanging out at the church in a tuxedo. Before we went to take our seats in the second row, I gave Ian a kiss, told him to smile, and to go when he was told to walk down the aisle, just like he practiced the night before. He said okay and off I went. The music starts, in comes the bridesmaids, and then a prolonged gap. I look back and see Ian standing at the back of the church with his fingers in his mouth, wide-eyed, and not moving! I motion for him to come and he starts walking. The whole time he is rubbing his gum with his finger, because he has a canker sore due to me accidentally poking him with his toothbrush the night before. I keep trying to have him put his hands down and Kenny beside me is saying, "Way to go. His mouth hurts from you brushing his teeth too hard." Of course he didn't say anything about his mouth hurting all day, he saved it for the wedding! So he goes up the steps and stands next to my older brother who is the best man. Ian then proceeds to shake his shoulders and pull up his pant legs. At one point he grabs his crotch, I guess to readjust or something. My sister and brother-in-law at this point are trying not to laugh out loud. He has a scowl on his face and is frowning, obviously bothered. He then starts to pull off his jacket. The whole time I am down in my pew, shaking my head NO, and holding up my fingers 1,2,3! It didn't help. The kid knew I couldn't touch him in front of everybody. My older brother, kept leaning down whispering to Ian, but it did no good. Ian acted like he was dying up there during the whole wedding! I wanted to clobber him! As he started to walk back down the aisle, he got to my pew, looked at me, and said, "I'm so freaking hot!" Luckily my brother Tyler and his wife didn't notice him at all, which was good because everyone else did. I was told that it was terribly hot up there with all the lights, candles, and good old OK humidity. I still think he could have held him self together a little bit. He didn't get a toy. 
Mya and grandad dancing at the reception. We had a great time and are so happy for Tyler and Tara. Congratulations and Enjoy the Journey!