August!

My busy fall is winding down, which means I have some more time to catch up on the rest of my life!  I always get so sad when I realize how long it has been since I updated here!  So many photos and events to share!

This post is a little bit Cole-heavy, but he isssss pretty darn cute! 

Let's start with- the bruises!  He bonks his head/face so much, he always has a bruise somewhere!

This month Mark took the big kids to Canada for a wedding, so it was just me and the little guy for about 4 days!  He LOVED it.  He got to play with ANY truck he wanted, and nobody snatched it out of his hands!  Imagine that!

I took him to my studio for a few pictures, and by a few, I do literally mean only a few.  He does not sit still EVER, so after I got a couple I just called it a day!

He got to have a solo bath, which happens NEVER, and he didn't even know what to do with himself!  Also, sidenote- do you like our pink tub??

Eventually these crazies made it back to me, and our regular adventures resumed.  Soaking up the last few days of summer before school starts!  Went for a little hike/bike ride to the "secret playground."

This guy. So wild and crazy and fun all the time.

Mark likes to take the kids down to the high school to play soccer.  Jackson is hilarious, he likes to do "big run ups" where he literally runs all the way across the field to kick the ball.  Can you see the ball he is running to go kick??

Cole loves trucks and sand.  And eating sand.  And eating more sand.

Jacky likes sand too. :)

And then, it happened.  My big girl had her first day of kindergarten.  No, I did not cry (and neither did she, not even close).  But man.  I'm not ready!

More sand eating with red eyes from playing in the splash pad.

This guy LOVES to bust towers.  So much.

Fishy face and eatin' stuff. Typical.

And THEN.  We went down to Southern CA for my sister's wedding!  Which meant BEACHES first!

Cole uses his abs to say HELL NO I'm not touching that.

And then Allison got married!!!

These two were perfect at performing their duties!  Cole was less than impressed by the heat, however.

And this kid, man she is something incredibly special.  She did a reading at the wedding.  A full blown, grown up reading, into a microphone, in front of everybody.  And she was awesome.  Keep in mind, she is FIVE.  Five.

This picture.  Her freckles, her serious face, me holding the microphone for her... I love this kid more than words can ever describe!

And then there was Cole, the less than happy baby at this point lol.  Oh welllllll! 

Our family!!! Now if we could only get some cousins added in there (I want some nieces/nephews!!...hint hint?) :)

I have a tiny bit more to share from August, we got out family photos taken!!  Somewhat of a disaster, but we did get some amazing ones in there!  We'll save that post for another day...