100% Little Boy

The other day I took Ashton and Addy outside with me to do a little yard work. They love to go outside and play so I took some toys and thought they would play on the grass. Ha Ha was I wrong. Ashton found dirt to play in within like two minutes. He was rubbing his hands in it and picking out the rocks and bark chips and of course he had to taste it. I let him continue to play in it because it was keeping him so entertained. It's a good thing he is cute because he sure was messy!

Mr. and Mrs. Homer

On Friday my little sister got married!! She was married in the Bountiful Temple and had her reception in my Grandma's backyard. It was a wonderful day and I couldn't be happier that she found a great guy like Brady. They are going to be very happy together. I am a little sad because she has been home all summer from school and it has been so fun hanging out with her and I'm going to miss now that she's married and moving to Logan to finish school.


Waiting for Tana and Brady to come out of the temple.






The new Mr. and Mrs. Homer

24th of July...

What a great month July is!! I have always thought the fourth was fun with fireworks and the Stadium of Fire and such things. But I never really appreciated the 24th and Fiesta days until I got married and moved to Spanish Fork. I have decided that the 24th is one of my favorite holidays. I love the rodeo, parade, BBQ's with the family and the fireworks. Last year we didn't really do anything for the 24th because our kids were brand new but I think we kind of lived it up this year. I started off the holiday weekend on Thursday by going swimming the Whitney and Katie and their cute little girls. It was fun to catch up with them and play in the water, which Ashton and Addy loved.



Friday night we went to the rodeo with Jesse's family. It was tons of fun and the kids were completely entertained until the got too tired and crashed.











Saturday morning we watched the parade. I can't say that Ashton and Addy were too interested but it is always fun to see the floats and hang with the family.








When we got to the parade we found out that Jesse's little sister Brittney had gone into labor and was at the hospital. Her due date was the 24th and she went into labor on her own. How often does that happen??

After the parade we headed over to the Jesse's sister's house for the BBQ and pool party. The food was good and hanging out with family was way fun. We kept waiting for the news that Brittney's baby had arrived and took bets on how much he was going to weigh. So, finally, Ritter Kyle Durfey was born around 5:00 (I don't remember exactly what time), he weighed 7 lbs 3 oz and was 18 in long. Jesse guessed the weight right on. Bummer I forgot the camera for Brooke's house. After the BBQ we went home and relaxed for a while before we headed out for the fireworks. The babies fell asleep on the way there so me and Jesse and Jordan and Karen sat in the back of Jesse's truck and watched the fireworks. The fireworks are always my favorite. It was such a fun day and it is definitely one of my favorite holiday.

Family Pictures

We had family pictures and pictures for Ashton and Addy's first birthdays too. I loved how they turned out. It is so hard to get good pictures of them because they don't want to hold still and for sure they don't want to smile but we did get some good ones.

Payson Lakes

Awhile ago we went up to payson lakes with some of our neighbors for the afternoon. We sandwiches and our neighbors had a canoe and raft and we just hung out for the afternoon. It was way fun and Ashton and Addy loved being outside.

Happy Birthday!!

Oh my goodness my babies are one!! Where has the time gone? I can't believe all that has happened since the day my babies were born. I learned so much about being a mom and I have experienced a kind of love for my kids I didn't know was possible. They are everything to me I love them!! They are so much fun right now and so much work!! They are into everything. They aren't walking yet but they are close. They love to pull things out of drawers, closets, basket and just make a mess in general. They like to fight over toys and Addy bites when she' mad. They wake up ridiculously early but I'm adjusting and they love to eat everything. We had a little birthday party for them last night with our families and friends. Ashton and Addy were very impressed with their new clothes and stroller and toys but their favorite part was eating cake!! They made a fabulous mess that took me a very long time to clean up. It was a very fun night and we appreciate all our family and friends for coming. It was a great year with some hards time and even more wonderful times. I can't wait for the next year.





Their cakes




Ashton really enjoyed his cake and made a huge mess!