{at the cabin...}

boy, did we have a fun

   weekend at the cabin!!!

    all 9 of pappa and gramma sue's grand kids were there

ryder,lulu,tate,ashton,ellie,alex,crew,jude and haws(not pictured, napping:)

gramma sue lead us on so many adventures!

we went hunting for snakes and bugs.

(plastic ones of course, you know, the best kind)

we watched shows

and ate lots and lots of treaties!

we wrestled with pappa.

                     

we even dressed up like pirates

and hunted for buried treasure...

"arrrrrr...shiver me timbers mateys."

-tate

     

  

we had some good times on the trampoline.

and can you believe no one even got hurt...well seriously anyway:) 

 we also went on lots of 4 wheeler rides.

                                                                              

it was so fun to spend the weekend with our fam.

 gramma sue should open a day care:)

we all agree, this was our very own

CAMELOT

{gimmie five...}

our marriage is turning five.

i'd give anything for that waistline again...ugh!

i change my mind, i would much rather have my three little munchkins.

plus, these rolls of gooey-ness remind me of them;)

                           

today i awoke to flowers, new shoes (that he picked out himself) the sweetest letter, and a box of junior mints.

sometimes its hard to believe its only been five years,

and sometimes it feels like yesterday.

i do know, the last 5 years have been the best of all my 29.

i still get butterflies.

i still have to pinch myself to make sure i'm not dreaming.

i still cant wait for you to walk in the door.

i still cant believe you chose me.

i still look forward to the next 5 + forever.

ken, you are the best thing that is mine.

i love you more everyday.

happy anniversary love.

-joey.

{a very blessed day...}

dear baby haws,

last week was your blessing day. (august 1st) and what a beautiful day it was!

your daddy gave you the most beautiful blessing. he blessed you to always have a deep love for the lord.

he blessed you to be a leader among your siblings. he blessed you to have a strong and able

body that would help you carry out your mission here on earth. he also let you know what a joy

you are to our family. 

you are so lucky little haws,

 to have a father who honors his

priesthood, and  grampies who do too.

there was a lot of yummy food.

and there were a lot of family

and friends there who love you.

of course your big brothers were there too.

they both love you so much. haws, what do you

think the chances are of them holding still

for a family picture?

 you guessed it...

SLIM

TO

NONE...

baby haws, may i echo your dad by saying what a joy you are to us! you have brought so much love and happiness to our home. there is so much about you that lets me know exactly where you came from. you are such a sweet, good natured baby. i love smelling your sweet sour cream breath when you giggle at me. you are the last thing i see before i go to bed and the first thing i see when i wake up, what a treat for me! no one looks at me the way you do haws. your big brown eyes follow my every move and give me the satisfaction of knowing i really did have something to do with you and your blue eyed blond haired brothers:)

haws, i know you will live up to all the blessings you were blessed with this day and so much more. may you always know how much your momma loves you little one.

 -mom