I'm so proud of my kids. They are great kids and great students. They are off on their first day of school right now getting used to new teachers and new routines. Genevieve was a bit nervous about starting kindergarten, but is more than ready. I know they will all do just fine and have so much fun.
Not really sitting, but he can hold himself up for a second. He seemed so proud of this.
Juliette turned 3 on July 25th. Her requests for her birthday included swimming, balloons, and ice cream. We went to grandma's house and went for a swim and then cake and ice cream.
Little Ian has finally grown into some of the clothes that Grandma Zollinger sent months ago. I think he looks like a real little boy.
I like this picture because you can definitely tell that Aleah and Ian are siblings. They are both so cute!
At four months Ian has become strong and alert. He is now eating baby food and rolling over. He loves interacting with his siblings. It's also nice to be able to let him entertain himself for a few minutes so that I can get a few things done.
I know this picture looks kind of strange, but let me explain. Ian has found his thumb. After trying every pacifier known to man, Ian discovered that he prefers his thumb. I have mixed feeling about this. It will be harder to break him of this habit later on, but for now it is wonderful. When he is fussy and tired all that you have to do is to lay him down and he starts sucking his thumb and falls asleep almost immediately.
This year on Memorial Day we all jumped in the car and headed across the valley to visit my grandpa's grave. He is buried in the Mesa City Cemetery. It was a nice, sunny, peaceful day to remember loved ones and those that have served our country.
We also went to have ice cream at the old Dairy Queen in Mesa. Josh remembers going to this Dairy Queen after visiting his great grandfather 'Gramps' on Sunday afternoons.
I just think Ian gets cuter every day. I can't believe he's already 12 weeks old!
Aleah just got braces last week. I think she's a real trooper and think she is beautiful with or without braces. She is definitely growing up.
Dad came to visit for the weekend and to participate in Ian's blessing. I really enjoyed him coming and only wished mom could have come too.
We had a long wait before church, so he entertained the kids by playing games and reading them books.
Ian was ready to go but not happy in this picture. Surprisingly, he was very good during the blessing and all through out the meeting.
This is pretty much the best picture of him before church. I think he looks a bit like Alex here.
Here's the whole group. There's our bunch plus Grandpa and Grandma Cook, Great Grandpa Cook, Grandpa Zollinger, and Uncle Adam and Aunt Brittany.
Josh and I have dubbed Ian "happy" guy, not because he recently learned to smile, but because he is kind of a fussy baby. He doesn't seem to know what to do with himself if he is not eating or sleeping. During the day he spends the majority of the time in a front pack, while I try to cook and clean. In the evening we do a lot of jiggling and walking the floor with him until he finally settles down for the night. He does have his moments though, when he flashes that smile, and it makes it all worth it.
Josh built a sandbox for the kids to play in on Saturday. Why didn't we do this before? The kids are having a great time.
Little baby big bed. This is Ian dozing while I'm near by putting on makeup.
Wide awake, it looks like he's waving.
Grandma feeding Ian.
Whether we have church at 8 in the morning or 1 in the afternoon it is always a struggle to get everyone ready and head out the door happy and on time. Poor Ian was already done before we even got to church.
Here he is in his Sunday finest.
