More summer (June 2012)

Summer is officially over the halfway hump and we are on the countdown to school starting in August. Time is flying! Summer has been fun so far with a lot of eventful things going on. Kylee went to dance camp with her favorite dance teacher, Miss Melanie!! Here she is all dressed up for crazy sock day! This is as crazy as we get around here...

Miss sassy pants waiting to get out of the car and go to dance camp! 

I was pretty tricky this day. After her last day of dance camp, I scheduled an appointment with the dentist to get her tooth pulled. She had a crazy infection going on and had to get it pulled. I didn't tell her until we were in the car on the way. Less time for her to freak out! She did so good! Not one tear! So proud of our tough girl!

 Continuing with Kylee....this is just a pretty picture I took before church one day. I finally got the french braid technique down!! So we like to french braid her hair at night after a shower (when it's wet), let it dry all night in the braid, and the take it out the next morning. This is the result! Gorgeous hair!

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Onto our Carter baby! Such a handsome boy. Here is is all dressed up for church one day. His hair is getting so thick and curly. He is now wearing 9 month clothing on up. Growing like a weed and getting cuter and cuter everyday!

 Hilarious! First taste of a chocolate shake. Hahahaha!

 Guess who is 8 months old?!!! Can't believe how fast each month is flying by.

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Onto some miscellanious pictures. This was our first family swim! Love the Higginson's pool!

 While Carter was getting a bath one night, Kylee decided to jump in with him because it was a hot day and the water was cool. This is what we like to call "swimming in the bathtub"! Refreshing! Makes for super cute pictures too. Love my babes!

 It rained a little not too long ago! Something that hasn't happened in a long time! So Kylee grabbed Carter and went outside to play in it. So fun!!

 Kylee has always been the best big sister. She truly takes care of Carter all the time and helps me so much! And noone loves Kylee the way Carter does. I love them!!

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Independence Day!! July 4th...woo hoo! Carter's first fireworks show. He watched them for a little bit but them got distracted and didn't seem to interested. But still fun!!

 Kylee and Londyn watching the fireworks from the sunroof of the Walker's car!

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I was lucky enough to take 4 days to work the Festival tournament. I love this tournament! David took the week off and played Mr. Mom all week for me! It was great to be back in the game, but I missed my babies soooo much! I'm definitely NOT cut out to be a working Mom. My work is at home and that's where I love to be. But while I was working at the tournament, I got chosen to work the 12's championship match. There were over 250 officials at this tournament and only 7 got picked to work the R1 job for the championship matches. So I was honored that I got recognized and picked!

 Of course these two girls were there. But sad to know that their club playing days are over now. Off to college they go! So proud of them!

 Taylor Lautner?! Why yes!!! His little sister was playing at this tournament and he came to watch her. I didn't actually see him because he was in a different gym than me, but I still got a picture from some girl! He was crazy to come to a tournament where there were over 3000 girls!! Ha! He definitely caused some havoc to say the least!

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Onto more miscellanious pictures....I'm very proud of this little DIY project I did in Carter's room. Pinterest is my best friend!

 Another pinterest gem....pudding pops! They are so yummy!

 Me and my babes all ready for church!

 Another pre-church picture....me and Kylee matched! Love my girl!

 Dusted off the old roller blades and went for a stroll with the jogging stroller. It was super fun! I forget how fun it is to rollerblade. Oh and don't worry, I totally biffed it going down the driveway! Haha!

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California! Sadly our trip wasn't for "fun". David's step brother Gordy passed away from bone cancer. It was a 3 year battle and he fought hard all the way to the end. He was an amazing man who lived a great life. He will be missed. But while we were there, it was great to see all our family. This was Carter's first time meeting Uncle Brett!

 While in California, Carter turned 8 months old! He loved spending it with all his family...especially his beautiful cousins Madeline and Sydney!

 I absolutely love this picture. Carter loves his Grandma Deedee! I captured this sweet moment where he was cuddling her right before bedtime. He was a sleepy boy!

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Best day!!!!! Today (July 11th), Carter's adoption was finalized. Words can't describe how I feel at this very moment. Pure joy! In Daddy's arms heading into the courthouse!

 Just waiting our turn to see the judge! So precious!

 And there we have it! All done! This is a picture with our lawyer, case worker, and the judge. We had the best people on our side who worked to get Carter's adoption finalized as smoothly and as quick as possible. We are so blessed to have been lead to these amazing people to help us with this process.

Next is the temple on Saturday! Oh happy day that will be!!!!! I love my family!

Home Sweet Home!

May has come and gone and with that, our new adventure began as a family of four back home in Queen Creek! We were so excited to move back home to our house and to the area we have been familiar with for the past 8 years. It's so wonderful to be back, but we do miss our family and new friends back in Peoria/Glendale.

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As time got closer for us to leave, Grandma and Papa soaked up all the time that they could with Carter and Kylee. It was so great to be able to let them bond together over the past year. We miss them!

 Kylee's last day of school and the gift she made for her teacher. We LOVED Mrs. Behles! She was the best teacher! Kylee has been blessed with wonderful teachers for Kindergarten and 1st grade thus far. Hope that "good teacher" streak continues at her new school, Legacy!

 We moved back home to our house on Thursday May 24th. Kylee got out of school and we drove out! We had been slowly moving stuff back throughout the month of May. Such a great feeling to be back in our house! We immediately started painting and redecorating! Below is Kylee's new color!

 We turned, what used to be our computer room, into Carter's room. Painted his room a dark gray, painted his crib white, and am still in the process of finishing the rest of his room. It's looking great!

 Now that we are back, Carter is having so much fun getting to know his Queen Creek cousins better. They can't get enough of him!

 Back to my old routines of working out with my Queen Creek friends. We go to the local High School and run around the track at nights. It's great! Kylee loves having her "boyfriend, Zavier" back! :)

 Just like last summer, we made our way back to the Mesquite pool! We love it there!!!

 Something amazing that happened in May was the Millers getting sealed together as an eternal family. It was so special to be able to witness it. I love them so much!!! Such a special family!

 We also got to have Dylan and Kyrstin for 5 days while Natalie and Deron went on their stake trek. We had so much fun!!!

 Kylee's friend Londyn turned 6 at the beginning of June and she was able to invite one friend, and her Mom, to Sunsplash! Kylee was so thrilled that she chose her! So was I! These two girlies had a blast!

 I can't believe my beautiful girl is almost 7. I love her more than words can say!

 She is becoming quite the hair stylist! She is currently trying to perfect her braid!

 Onto our sweet Carter boy......This month has been the biggest month for changes and growth with him. He has discovered so many new things. I love watching him learn and get so determined to do more! He is amazing....

He broke his first tooth on May 17th....mine and David's 10th anniversary! He picked a great day to have this happen on! So special!

 He had his first "swim", although he didn't technically swim because the doctor hadn't released him from his surgery yet. But he had fun splashing his legs in the pool!

 Daddy taught him how to drink out of a cup!

 Out of nowhere, he started standing all by himself! He has stood without any assistance for as long as 5 whole seconds. Just crazy to me! He started doing this at 7 months and 2 days old!

 He also took his very first big boy bath! He loves splashing around and making a mess.

 He is starting to pull himself up on any and everything! He started doing this before he was 7 months old. Seems young to me, but who knows! He is a super baby!

 He also discovered that he can hold his own bottle. I love it! Let's me do stuff while he is eating!

 First time sitting like a big boy in the grocery cart! He loves it!

 Loves to climb on everything. Learned that climbing underneath his toy saucer is much more fun than sitting in it!

 Here are some of his 6 month pictures that Aunt Nanny took! So handsome!!!

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This was a random picture I took of him outside at the Higginson's house. Oh he is so dreamy!!!!

 Love my boy!!!

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This has been a VERY busy month for us. David and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary!!! Can't believe how fast 10 years has gone by. Love him more and more every year. He is my best friend. We then moved back to Queen Creek! Being home is amazing and we love it!!! Carter is scooting everywhere, and he loves exploring his new house. Kylee is loving summer and swims almost everyday at cousin's houses, friends houses, or at local pools. Carter can't wait to join her in the pool! He had surgery on May 18th and had his "boy" parts taken care of! He did so well with recovery. So proud of him. But he has officially been cleared and we will be hitting the pool a lot more now! David is working with the gang detectives at work and is loving that. He has a great schedule and can now work off duty on the weekends, which brings in great money for our family. We LOVE our ward and being back with our friends. Life is great for us and we are loving our new adventure as a family of four back in Queen Creek!