Welcome Back!

Now that summer is coming to a close and things are returning to normal in our lives, I feel like it's time to let the blogging world know that , YES, I still exist! Talmage is back in school, the basement is finished (and so is my scrapbook room), and the new baby is a mere 7 weeks away (which is when things get crazy again). I thought maybe I'd just post some random pics of what we've been up to this summer and let you all see for yourselves rather than reading a novel here on my blog.

Pictures not included: Katie's huge Bridal Shower, my 27th birthday, Landscaping gets put in, Our 7th anniversary, My mom's great 50th birthday party (put on by her fabulous children :P) and the long awaited completion of the basement!

So welcome back to my blog everyone and make sure to scroll down (it's a long way down) and catch all the action!

4th of July

Tal's Fav's: The bike parade, sno cones and cousins
Carlos' Fav's: the bike parade and fireworks
Leah's Fav's: The whole darn day!

Camping (more)

Tal making music with sticks.....free entertainment

the two extremes....Romeo (carlos' sisters dog) and our little guy Scout

Don't be fooled by those faces...they didn't catch a thing!

Camping (a few times)

Scout desperately trying to find something yummy up there!

Carlos' Dad and his sister's dog Romeo (the black bear)

Looking for fish

We went camping several times this summer. We love to go to Granite Flats, up A.F. Canyon with family. Carlos' family had never seen Cascade Springs see we took them up there for a visit.

Swimming Lessons and swimming in general...

Since his first bath he's been a fish in the making but I never knew he was such a water dare-devil. These days he enjoys practicing his strokes, diving under 4 ft. deep water to retrieve diving sticks and attempting to hold his breathe until I get scared enough to pull him out. I feel like almost every spare day this summer was spent at the pool or at Seven Peaks...it's been great!

Katie's Wedding

All I have is the engagement picture but Katie's wedding took up a huge chunk of the first part of our summer. It ended up being the perfect day and everything went off without a hitch. She looked beautiful and the reception was gorgeous. We love Brian too and we're so glad these two are FINALLY married!

Coronado

We had a lot of fun in San Diego whether we were at SeaWorld the zoo or just chillin at the beach. It was the perfect family vacation for a family that loves the water. Coronado was a blast Talmage enjoyed being in the water and our hotel (seen in the background) was amazing!

Tal's Fav's: the water
Carlos' Fav's: the gold flakes in the sand and collecting seashells
Leah's Fav's: uninterrupted reading on the beach

San Diego Zoo

Tal's Fav's: the polar bears, the spectacled bears and the elephants
Carlos' Fav's: gorillas and polar bears
Leah's Fav's: the polar bears (the were extremely active that day)

Sea World

Tal's Fav's: the polar bears and shamu
Carlos' Fav's: frozen lemonade, shamu and shamu...and shamu
Leah's Fav's: everything last little bit

Disneyland

Talmage's fav's: The Jungle Cruise, Teacups, and Pirates of the Caribbean
Carlos' fav's: frozen lemonade, Buzz Lightyear, and Pirates
Leah's fav's: getting Tal's ears, Autotopia, and Adventure Land