July 12, 2014

3 Months

How can Evelyn be 3 months already?

Evelyn is still pretty serious :). She doesn't smile very often. But she smiles best for her sisters.
 
She is our biggest child so far. She's growing too fast.
Peek!
Mckenna thought it was pretty funny that Evelyn was eating her skirt.



July 9, 2014

Playhouse

So Brielle's birthday present from us was a little playhouse. The girls had a good time playing in it and planting flowers in the flower boxes. A few daddy long legs found it a nice home too :). Mckenna and Brielle were determined to kick the spiders out, so they got their squirt guns and started a war!

We spend many summer afternoons eating lunch in the house. I am usually the "waitress" serving their food :)


I guess we are having a little too much summer fun

July 5, 2014

Idaho Trip

Devin went on a week-long 50 mile hike with the young men in the ward. So, the girls decided to go to Idaho Falls to be with grandmas and grandpas. Our good friends moved to Pocatello a few months ago, so we took the opportunity to spend some time with them too. It was nice to get together with the Conovers. We wish that we could be neighbors again... maybe someday :)
And Evelyn met her new friend, Xander. They are about 2 weeks apart!
Saw this sweet scene when I went to bed one night. I'm so glad these girls have eachother.
While Devin was on his hike, he had a mishap and had to use his medical skills. He brought some lidocaine with him on the trip, but decided he better save it just in case one of the boys needed it. So, he bravely gave himself some stitches. I can't imagine how bad that must have hurt. The boys all came home with a good story though! 
 
Devin turned the big 3-0!! On his actual birthday, he was hiking with the young men. So we arranged for a birthday celebration to be brought up to him in the mountains from a man in the bishopric that drives a helicopter. His sweet wife put it all together for me since we went to Idaho while he was gone. But, we still had a little celebration once we were all together again.

June 28, 2014

Our 3 Year Old

Brielle is now 3 years old! She wanted a purple, pink and blue cake for her birthday. I guess you only turn 3 once!
 




For her birthday, we met with some cousins, aunts, and uncles and went to the Boise Zoo. The kids got to pet a jackrabbit.


Their's something about carousels when you are young. Our girls have always loved them. So we had to splurge on a carousel ride, only because it was her birthday :)
Here is her "3" rainbow cake. 


We sure love you, Brielle! You keep all of us smiling and laughing. Their is never a dull moment when you are around. You have a fiery attitude and want everything to go your way. You also make sure we all know we are loved. Their is never a day that passes that you don't whisper an "I love you" in each of our ears or spend some time cuddling with us. You are so good at showing your love and making us feel appreciated and blessed. We are so glad you are part of our family!!

June 24, 2014

Happy Girl

Evelyn really is the happiest little thing. She's pretty content just watching her sisters. Love that double chin!!

Mckenna and Brielle were playing in the sprinkler outside when our neighbor started mowing his lawn. For some reason, the girls found him so interesting and just sat and watched him mow his lawn. I hope he didn't mind too much :)

June 16, 2014

Great Grandpa Smith

Look who showed up today!! Great Grandpa Smith stopped by for a visit. It was so nice to visit with him for a while.



As always, he is the grandpa with all of the treats :).  He came with pockets full of snacks for the girls. And they enjoyed every minute of him being here. It is so fun watching my parents and grandparents be grandparents and great grandparents to my kids.
Evelyn with Great Grandpa Smith
As a side note... the girls made a "sleigh" and used their stuffed animals as reindeer. Nothing like thinking about Christmas in June!




Evelou

We sure love this girl! It's crazy that she is already 2 months old. The more kids I have, the faster they grow up! :( We are just enjoying every little milestone she achieves. 

She loves talking to Daddy
 
Cutest thing ever!
I love the little baby toes sticking out of her blankets
The girls started calling Evelyn, Evelou. So far, the nickname is sticking pretty good.