My Uncle Dick & Aunt Roz kids

My cousin Arden

Four generations! It was so good to see my Grandma and Mom's side of the family.

A little rockband with cousins McKenna & Kayden

Visiting with Papa Joe (or sometimes know as Indiana Jones w/ that hat)

Payson's 1st Day of Kindergarten

Payson survived her first week of kindergarten. The first few days were a big adjustment! She was quite exhausted from the long 7 hour full time schedule & she came out the first day saying, "Mommy that was way too long and boring!" But by the end of the week she seemed to be getting the hang of things. She has made new friends and is now very excited about school. It was harder than I thought sending our baby girl off to school for the first time (I totally cried, while Garrett rolled his eyes at me) and it made me sad to know she wasn't happy at first. But now I feel so proud to see how well she has adjusted and I'm looking forward to continue watching her grow into an amazing individual.

Hugging Mommy goodbye:<

Giving Austin a kiss goodbye...so sweet.

Ready for the 2nd day of kindergarten.

Still a little nervous & apprehensive on the 2nd day walking to class.

Summer Fun & Visit From Cousin

You could fry an egg on the cement it's so darn hot here in AZ! So this year we bought the kids a little pool for the back yard and have also enjoyed many dips in our community pool. After the 4th Garrett brought back our niece Karra from NM to spend the week with us. The kids had a lot of fun playing together...especially swimming! We're thankful Karra could come visit and to have so many things to keep us cool during the summer!

Payson's 5th Birthday 2009

Five years ago on July 24th, 2004 at 6:01pm, this beautiful creature drifted into our lives. It's hard to believe that much time has passed by already and that our baby girl will be starting kindergarten in just 10 days! Last Friday July 24th we celebrated her birthday with a with a few of her closest friends at Peter Piper Pizza and then some more presents at home with just our family. It was a very nice day and our spoiled little girl had a blast! ;>

He's a stud even with pizza sauce on his cute little mug!

Ohhhhh a Barbie Doll. The mothership has landed! :>

Awwwww, I'm gonna throw up....it's a virtual roller coaster ride. I think they played this game about 10 times!

4th of July 2009

For the 4th this year Garrett took Payson back to his home town in NM, while I stayed behind with Austin for some much needed R & R. At times it was hard without them here and we missed them tons, but since Payson had been waking me up almost every night for a month it was so good to get 5 nights of uninterrupted sleep! While Austin & I spent some quality time together here, Payson had a blast with her daddy riding the quad, playing with her cousins & grandparents. On the 4th she had the opportunity to ride w/ her cousin Karra in the back of her grandpa's smart car while throwing candy in the town 4th of July parade. She had so much fun she almost didn't come home;>