Summer-Part 2

Camping Trip by Liberty, UT-so gorgeous!

 It was a little cloudy that weekend. We made it just in time to roast our hot dogs, find a football (Jacob's new best friend). gobble up dinner, and jump into our tent....where we spent the rest of the night...

 There's nothing like a little family bonding time in close quarters...especially with a 2-year-old and an air matress. I'll let you all put that together and use your imaginations. :)

These two had a great time. It took us forever to get them to sleep, but eventually it happened. :)

Daddy and his little helper...

 Yes, we have a thumb-sucker...

There was a trail not far from our campground that led to a waterfall. The hike was beautiful, lots of green. We couldn't wait to see the waterfall at the end... :)

And, here it is! A slightly anti-climatic finish to our uphill climb, but it was still a pretty view, though it was lacking in water.

This picture is included simply for the "aw..." factor. She melts my heart, and that's nothing to the way she melts her daddy's heart. He'd do absolutely anything for her.

Katelyn is a little comedian. We call this face "the cheeser." She scrunches up her nose so hard when she smiles and does the cutest little snorting sound. It cracks us all up, and she loves it!

We had a play date a few weeks ago, and I just had to share this picture. SO CUTE! :)

Here she is attempting crawling. This was a few weeks ago. SHe is now a master and can get around anywhere she wants (almost-she's really wanting to do stairs, but hasn't figured that out yet. Thank goodness!)

Another picture simply for the sake of cuteness. Oh, how I love this boy!

Daddy's little helper in the garden...We got quite the crop this year. Good job, boys!

Jake LOVED, LOVED, LOVED swimming this summer. I was sad the day I put the pool away.

Jacob loves to help our awesome neighbor, "Grandpa Porter" in his yard as well. We have the bestest neighbors in the world. We are so grateful for the Porter family. They make it a little easier to be away from our St. George families.

Jacob got a mustache in the machine at the grocery store one day. Looks like a little "Grandpa Brian," huh? haha!

My mom came up and we went to the Box Elder County Fair with my amazing Aunt Pammy! Aunt Pammy is a blast! We love her so much!

Jake had the time of his life.

And, Kate was as beautiful and happy as always. :)

Cute aunt Pammy lovin' on Katelyn. :)

Our next big adventure was the annual Draper family trip to Fish Lake over Labor Day weekend. Jacob talked about it for weeks and weeks, and I think it was all he had dreamed of and more...

 This was his first fishing outing. He LOVED the boat. He didn't really fish this time out, just pretended, but he had a great time!

Jake looked like it was Christmas morning when he got to ride the 4-wheeler with grandpa. He was so excited!

 Beautiful ride...

 My brothers rock! I'm so glad we all got to be together that weekend. I love and miss my family!

Me and my little man. He's so much fun!

The little guy didn't quite keep his energy to the end, but how cute is this?

Uncle Jamie's such a good helper.

 Kate spent most of her time exploring the cabin and perfecting her crawling skills. She's so adorable!

Grandma Terri hates it when we take her picutre, but I think she's beautiful and I love seeing her hold my babies. So, whether you like it or not, mom, I'm putting this pic up for the world to see what a beautiful grandmother you are. Love you!

On Jake's second trip out, he got to fish FOR REAL!!!

 Here he is, worm on hook and all, just waiting for the big catch...

 AND LOOK! He got one!

 Best fishing trip EVER!!! Thanks mom and dad! We love you!


Back at home, life is good. Brian has now started his 7th(?) year teaching and is loving it. I'm teaching dance 2 days a week and loving being home with my babes the rest of the time. Jacob and Katelyn are our sunshine. They make every day precious and special.

 

Brian brought home an old, yucky trumpet that hardly plays for Jacob. The little guy is in heaven! He can actually buzz a note! Go Jake!

Katelyn is 9 months old TODAY!!! I can't believe how quickly she is growing. She loves crawling around, exploring the world, snuggling (especially with mom), singing and chattering to herself and everyone else, and going on walks. I can hardly remember life without her. What a blessing this little girl is. We sure love her!



 SUMMER-PART 1

We have had so much fun this summer! The bestest thing about being married to a teacher (besides the teacher himself) is the family time. We are so spoiled to get to play all summer long. I can hardly believe it is ending... sad.

Our first adventure was an overnight trip up to the Uintahs. It was beautiful and COLD!!! We froze all night and then got up for some fishing. Jacob has his own fishing pole now, and he was in HEAVEN! So cute!

 This shot is my favorite! Sadly, no fish were caught on this trip, but I'm not sure Jacob cared. He has a good imagination and I'm sure he believed we caught tons of fish and threw them back. :)

Kate started solids this summer and LOVES them! Here she is bathed in carrots...

 And, here she is in the bathtub-so pretty! :)

 And this is me loving my baby girl. :)

I threw a baby shower and the canteloupe baby was a hit.

While I was at the shower, Brian and Jacob went fishing at a local pond. Look at the yummy catfish they caught...to be continued...

Jake's new camp chair. :)

This little man takes after daddy, in almost every respect. He has to do whatever daddy is doing in the yard or garden. It's pretty darn cute!

 

Back to the catfish from above...I had to leave for a meeting one day, so Brian and Jake cooked their catfish for lunch. (I am aware of the knife in the photo-apparently dad was supervising...)

Apparently it was pretty good! :)

This is quite possibly my favorite time of night-stories in the tent before bedtime.

One day, Jacob came to me dressed like this...He said he was Nephi. Enough said... :)

Brian had a BIRTHDAY!!!!! Happy 32! As with tradition, we made him carrot cake. Mmm.

He got a wheelbarrow. I stuffed it with balloons that were stuffed with hersey's kissses. Each balloon had a wish written on it. Sadly, the balloons were left in the wheelbarrow outside on a hot day, so the kisses were mostly mushy by the time we got to them. It was still fun, though. :)

We went to St. George for the 24th of July and swam in Grandma Terri's "ghetto pool." We don't think it's ghetto. We think it's awesome, but grandpa thinks it's awful...Sorry, grandpa.

We went the the famous Washington City parade. Jacob's favorite part was the fire truck!

More swimming....Isn't she lovely?

 We went to the firework show with Jamie, Lexie and Baby Oaks. Here is Baby Oaks with Jake. So sweet.

After the fireworks, Jake got a real big-boy haircut from talented Aunt Lexie. So handsome!

The newest addition to the Crosby family is Radar, the bunny. I'm in love with him. You have never met a sweeter bunny in your life. I guarantee it. He's the best!

This is Jacob writing his "camping song"... He would play and write and play and write and sing and write and it was absolutely adorable!

 And here is baby sister, taking it all in. We love this happy girl.



To be continued...not sure when, but sometime hopefully soon. :)