Just Because They're Cute!

My babies are cute! Gosh, I adore them!

Biker Chick

Safety first!
Thanks uncle Stevo for the ride on the hog...okay, it's far from a harley, but still super fun for Gracie and a bit more safe.

The many faces of Seth's

Both our little ones are so expressive!! I love it! And I'm really enjoying getting to know my little baby and all his faces!


But the best expression is that cute little smile!

YNP and Me Plus Three

Summer is coming to an end! Monday morning will be the official end of our summer. Boohoohoo!

Ah well, we'll have a fun school year anyhow!

We decided to go on a final road trip to Yellowstone National Park for an end of summer bash! We had a great time and did all the touristy things there are to do (even though I've been to the park quite a few times, the majority of our memorial and labor days were spent in Yellowstone or Jackson since we only lived 1 hr and 15min away). Went to the paint pots, stopped at all the little stops along the way to Old Faithful, and we even ate at the Old Faithful cafeteria. It was a little expensive, so we bought one plate and shared it...it was yummy and filling for all three of us! Not a bad deal, really.

When we had all the fun we could possibly have in the park, we headed to West Yellowstone. We shopped, ate ice cream, and finished our fun day at the Playmill. We saw Beauty and the Beast and it was absolutely wonderful!! Poor Grace was scared of the beast, we had to take her out to the lobby were the beast himself (waiting for an entrance through the audience) tried to calm Gracie's fear by giving her a crown, an Gaston gave her a sucker. Sadly their efforts were in vain, but she fell asleep in Deryk's arms and we were able to enjoy the rest of the play. It was fun to see my old high school buddy, Cameron, who played the clock. He was great!! Such a talented actor and singer.

Such cute smiles from our sweet and happy baby boy!

Such beautiful scenery! Yellowstone is so amazing. So much beauty in one area! I love it!

Mmm! Yummy Mac and cheese at the Old Faithful Cafeteria.

My handsome boys taking in the view!

Gracie watching in wonder at the elk in the field. (She thought everything was so neat. When she saw one of the paint pots bubbling and different colors oozing out of it, she exclaimed, "awesome! Do you see that?"

I took this picture in our car! The buffalo was so close I couldn't zoom out any farther to get his whole body. He was just walking along the side of the road. It was just a few feet from our car (and the rest of the traffic, of course. So cool!

All in all, it was a great trip, perfect for ending the summer of fun we have had!

Such cute cousins!

Gracie loves her cousins, and I love watching them play together. (And sometimes refereeing!)Eva, so much fun and energetic! Gracie LOVES her to death! (mostly because she gets everything she could ever want when Eva is around...devoted attention and the absence of having to share her toys, Eva caters to her every need)
Brylee, one cute and super-charged ball of energy!! So much fun to have around! Gracie loves her when she's not playing with any of her own toys...I think they are super funny to watch together. It's definitely a love-hate relationship they have going on. Maybe Grace will learn to share after all!
Ah... Smooch-a-roo!
Ethan! AKA Efers! Cutest little guy and the most humorous toddler I've ever met. Grace's partner in crime!
All my nieces and nephews are so cute, I'm happy they get to be a part of our lives!

"Happy to Gracie"

Gracie turned two on Wednesday, the 18th! And ever since she's been singing the happy birthday song, though she sings it, "happy to Gracie" Kind of cute!

We had a great day! We had birthday cake for lunch, opened presents, went to a matinee, Shrek: Forever After, and then on a family walk to try out Gracie's new wheels!

Checking out her shiny new bike!

She's off for a test drive!

Her new desk! She's such a studious student already...she's learned a lot with both her parents being students her entire two years of life!

Cake for lunch?? There really isn't anything that can beat that...pretty much the best day of our lives!

It was such a fun day that Gracie just can't wait to have another birthday!

First Horse Ride

I promise, she loved it!! The tears are because the ride came to an end!

Caught Red-Handed

We made carmel popcorn the other day and left it on the counter and look who was caught red handed with her hand in the "cookie jar."

She's a crafty and sneaky one, but not sneaky enough! After all, she did get caught

And her accomplice...