4th of July

Me and Kenners in our 4th attire. Since they had lots of 4th outfits thanks to grandma's and aunt's they got to wear them over the whole weekend, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. They were very festiv this year. The Thompsons and the Endsleys

We really do owe our marriage to our friends Adam and Ashley. Adam was Curtis' roommate and Ashley was my mission companion. We met at their wedding luncheon. It's crazy that less than 4 years later we were able to get together with our combined 4 kids. We really have missed them since they moved.

While they were here visiting, we invited the old game night crew over(minus Josh, Megan, and JP--you were missed) and had a BBQ for the 4th. We have a group picture, but my camera battery was dead so I don't have one yet.

It was the first time we hosted a BBQ because it was the first time we had a grill of our very own. Curtis' parents gave us money to put towards one when Curtis got his masters degree...we spent it on our cruise instead. Then I read a book by Dave Ramsey, The Total Money Makeover. It's one I would really reccomend and it's changed our spending habits. The new joke is asking "is that Dave Ramsey approved" before any purchase. The grill we aquired (complete with hornet's nest and a hole in the bottom that allows black gew to drip out) IS Dave Ramsely approved. We are super excited for many memories to be made with our grill.

Our Babies

It's hard for us to believe that our babies aren't always going to be small enough to fit in the same crib or that they will one day crawl away when we put them on a blanket and try to take a picture of them. We are enjoying (almost) every minute.

Cooper is getting so much more personality every day. He loves to eat his toes, be tickled, get tossed in the air, swing, he gets excited about every new toy, he reexplores the exerssaucer every time he gets in it, and he LOVES his mommy.

Kennedy is still super calm. She has a few favorite stuffed animals, she loves to cuddle, her smile is killer, and she's got eyes that could melt anybodys heart.

5 Months Old

Yes, this is being posted a little bit late, but I took this picture of them on their 5 month birthday. I love the outfits and I love their faces.

Youth Conference

Curtis went to youth conference so the babies and I decided it would be a great time to visit some friends and family. I'm terrible about taking pictures, but here's a couple highlights.

I got super lucky! Curtis' brother and his wife had their baby while I was up there. It was fun to hold such a tiny baby and even harder to believe that our babies were even a few pounds smaller when they were born.

We had a BBQ German style at my dad's house for his birthday. There's nothing like a brat w/mustard on a summer day. Cooper loved the experience too. His favorite part was the swing though.

Some people think you can't fit 3 car seats in a car. We did! I fear we might have been part of the statistic that __% of car seats are installed incorrectly, but we got to our destination and only had to take one car to do it. It worked, I just hope we don't have another baby before we can afford a bigger car because this could be a pain.

Addison May

It blows me away to think that next month our little Addie would have been 2! We still miss her and what could have been, but the emptyness of losing our baby has been filled. We have been so blessed with Cooper and Kennedy. For memorial day we took them to her grave. I guess this makes our first official complete family photo. We love you Addison.