July

Soooo, another blog obstacle! Aaahh! So annoying. So my computer crashed & now I can only upload from my phone. I can't upload any of the cute collages I have made for each little "event" or "outing" we have because they are "incompatible" for some reason. SO, I have to upload like 6 pictures for each event & do it one by one by one so it is taking FOREVER! So apologies if anyone is reading these entries & has to look at 5,000 photos!  Also, hopefully I have not lost every photo from 2013 & every video of tate from the last year too :( wish me luck. Of course this all happened the night I was planning on putting all those photos on a flash drive. Awesome.

So obviously it is a slow going to update everything & get caught up from the last obstacle of not being able to upload any of my pics. Eventually I will get there ;) I just hate getting behind!

 

These pics are from a cousin pool party that Grammy threw. It was so fun. She & Poppy are the best. They even got Kota a little shark raft so that he could lounge in the pool without getting his trach wet. Thanks for all the fun Grammy & Poppy! We love you! 

Fun bubble experiment that Grammy found out to do with the kiddos. 

Tate looooves bubbles 

Kota on his sweet raft 

Houston & tater stomping on the wet grass. Boys! 

Just lounging & snackin :) 

We went to the Riverdale splash pad for the first time on the 4th of July. It was so fun! It wasn't terribly crowded, but there were still lots of people. Mostly Spanish ones. They know how to party. They were huge groups & they were all laughing, playing, & eating. It was pretty fun to see. Our little white family had fun too though ;) We brought pizza & picnicked. I love to watch Tate have fun & experience everything. Being a mom is the best. I love it!

Cutest lil face 

Too much fun for this girl! 

He is so cute. Always admiring his lil sissy 

Bobby doesn't really care for fireworks, but I love anything fun! So of course I wanted to go ;)

We went to the Ogden Parkway & parked at the Botanical Garden. It was perfect!!! We had a perfect view, sat right behind our car, Lola napped inside the car (I was worried about her little ears), & I got to snuggle Tater on my lap while he told me all the colors of the fireworks we saw. It was probably my favorite 4th ever. Hmm, maybe I already blogged about this because it sounds familiar. I wish I had a selfie of me & Tater, but it was too dark. He looked so cute in a hand me down coat from Dakota that was hooded & way too big.

Check out the cute little hand-holding going on here. So sweet <3 

He's reaching to her in her carseat from him in his carseat. <3

This was at Navy's blessing. We had gone to Cruze's earlier in the day.

Cute cousins :)  

Oh my gosh his face.

He is seriously too cute! 

Big sissy snuggling little sissy <3

Liv is such a cute big sister 

 Love this pic. His face is so sweet. She looks so cute here too <3

Good brother givin sissy her bink 

My sweet little man turned 2 this month on the 17th!

Man I love this kid. He makes everyday like Christmas + my birthday (back when I really got to celebrate my bday ;))

Jen Wegelin & her cute boys came to visit & meet Miss Lola.

It was so fun to see them! Jen & I were pregnant at the same time with Oliver & Tater. She was such a huge help to me!

Of course I had no idea what I was doing ;) 

Sparklers!

These are actually from our wedding! We forgot to do them & have a ton so we did a bunch this July.

Tater was a little apprehensive at first, but ended up liking them 

Cute Natalie & her little Victoria came to meet Lo & visit with us. I work with her & actually organized her baby shower :) She is such a darling girl & I love her 

Grammy came to the Children's Museum with me & Tater on his actual birthday. It was so fun! I LOVE that place! Thanks for celebrating with us Raaa ;) 

Here is Tater's cake.

I'm no Annie, but it's still pretty stinkin cute.

I usually detest character them parties, but I just wanted to give Tater what he wanted because that's what it's all about right? It's his day, so I let him be obsessed with his cars, as usual :)

Go Lightning McQueen! 

This is at the splash pad for Tater's birthday. Gram had been wanting to go to the HAFB one, but we got there & there was some huge event going on so we went to the Riverdale one. Still super fun though!

Tate was so cute & fun to watch. All the kids were! These cute little Latinas were fascinated with Dakota's g-tube & trach :) So cute! Can you blame them? He sure is handsome!

 

Happy birthday lil man 

A visit from Auntie Heather. What a sweetie. She brought us dinner & met Miss Lola.

Thank you!

That reminds me that Tisha brought us dinner too & I don't have a pic!

Thank you Tish!

I have such awesome friends!!! Lucky girl :) 

We celebrated Aunt Lindsay's 30th birthday & constructed a list of 30 reasons why we love her. She sure is a special girl & I'm glad she is my sister. 

Cute cousins :) 

Stacey Plackenmeyer (now McEneaney) had her baby boy Jaxon!

What a cute little man! 

Tater loves to help take care of sissy. Here he is washing her hair :) 

I love this pic. We were out walking the hills around our neighborhood & I looked down & saw this beautiful sunset (picture below). I stopped & looked at it with Tater & said "Isn't that so pretty?"

He said "Eee" which means yes ;) & really looked at it with me. It was just really special. He seemed so old. I love sharing things like that with him.

The pic doesn't do it justice 

What a sweetie. Lovin on his sister again <3 

August

Do I have a black cloud over me??? I labeled all these pics & September's the other night & NONE OF IT GOT SAVED!!! Rrrrr. Oh well, here goes again...

Going out for shakes at Jake's Over the Top 

I LOVE this! My sweet Aunt Dorothy made these for me & Lola. She knows I love Hello Kitty. I loved this pattern & the baby pink color. I just love it. Thank you so much for your time & talent Dorothy! I appreciate it so much!

Grampa Bob snugglin on Lo 

Gramma Sandi showin Tater how to shoot a nerf crossbow. They were a pretty good shot! 

Tater loves dogs. It makes me miss my HoneyBun :( 

This was the first time Billy's family met Lola 

I sucky selfie, but Bobby & I had our first date after Lola. We went to Craftburger-delicious!

Thanks Mom & Dad for watchin the kids! 

Lindsay's baby shower was darling! My mom did the best job. The color scheme matched Charley's room. It was so fun to see all our aunts & cousins & our good family friends 

We had the opportunity to go to the Ogden Temple Open House. It was a really neat experience. It was so beautiful. My kids were good the whole time too! 

On Uncle Ry's shoulders goin to get ice cream! 

My cute parents took us to sub-zero for ice cream after. Yummy! 

Getting loved on by Uncle Zach 

We went swimming at the North Shore Aquatic Center. Tate loved it. He wore his life jacket I got from when we went canoeing in Mantua. He was so brave this time! 

 

First at home haircut since we probably made Aunt Lindsay want to quit her job ;) 

I was 9 months pregnant & it was NOT enjoyable. I was covered in boogers, tears, & had hair stuck all over me. And then we had to grocery shop!

F2TF race.

Go Team Dakota! 

This was the first time I took them to church by myself. It went pretty well. Tate pooped his pants as soon as we left though & Lola was screaming because she was hungry. Other than that it was great :)

 

 

Walking at the Ogden Parkway with Grammy

 

 

We went to Classic Waterslides to celebrate Dakota's 6th birthday!

Can't believe he is that old! We love you Dakota & are so glad to have your sweet spirit in our family. You are very special to us buddy.

Happy 6th birthday!

P.S.-They didn't allow food in there so we tailgated with the birthday cake :) 

This is how we roll grocery shopping now. I was like "Where do I put my groceries?" Then after a minute I was like, "Where do I put my kid?!" 

Lola's 2 month check up with Dr. Nye 

Tater's 2 year check up with Dr. Nye 

THis was so fun! Our old neighbor Holly Egan came to visit with her boys. They are so sweet & brought us dinner. Tater & Bennett had a lil picnic in the front room. Bennett is just a few months older than Tate & her little boy Carson is a little bit older than Lola.

We sure miss them! 

Cute Grammy planned a bike parade for all of us. We got to decorate bikes & then walked up to get snowcones at the snowy shack by Winegar's. It was so fun! It was nice & cool too! We barely made it though before the rains came 

Dakota on his sweet bike. He made it a whole mile! That is the furthest he has ever gone & he did awesome! It takes a lot of exercise to work his bike so we are so proud of him! 

Grammy pushin Tater in his fave car 

He loves to pose for pictures ;) 

We made it! 

My sweet grandparents. Love them so much. Gramma Marilyn had a heart attack a few months ago. So glad she is doing okay. She is the sweetest lil lady & we sure love Grampa Bert too.

Love to visit them, just wish we had more time sometimes 

They are so sweet! They bought little bags of cars for all the little boy grandkids to play with when they come over. Tate loves Grampa Bert's choo-choo train upstairs too. He thinks it's the coolest. 

My accidental morning glories I started growing. They look so beautiful in the mornings when I get off work . Love it

Corbin's 2nd birthday party. Happy birthday buddy! 

My delicious brownies my mom made for me bday dinner.

Thanks Mom! 

This is a terrible photo of me but Jami looks so beautiful so I had to include it. She has been a good friend for a very long time. She got married at the Ogden Parkway & it was absolutely lovely. She looked amazing. So happy for her! 

Grammy & Poppy planned a backyard campout for the kids. SO much fun! We roasted hot dogs, had a picnic, made smores, & did crafts. Thanks Grammy & Poppy!

Tate didn't sleep over. We weren't sure how he would do, especially since he is a little night owl & Ashley's kids are not. Maybe next year! 

Poppy helpin Tater with crafts. They all colored their own little picture frame & then Gram put a picture of them all in front of the tent in it. SO much fun. Thanks guys!