An update on us

It's been a busy summer for us. With getting ready for the baby, going swimming, to the park lots, working and all the that kinda stuff people do. So I didn't even realize how long it's been since I last put a post on here. So I'm posting just a few higlights of our summer so far. I put in a couple posts so scroll down (if you want) and check out Carter's b-day pic too. I'll still put in 4th of July. Just another day I've about all I can handle of posting right now =)

A big thing that has happened this summer is my parents left on there mission. They went to the Ukraine!! This is a pic of my fam at their farewell. We are getting big I know. This was awhile ago and my parents have been out for about a month. They are doing great! And starting to adapting to the Ukraine. We got a pic of Carter standing nicely but this is funnier. He likes to stand like that and say cheese. You can tell my Dad is laughing at him.

With my parents leaving we hung out with the fam a lot before they left. The night before they left we had a dinner at Sarah's. This is my parents saying good-bye to Carter that night. He didn't come to the MTC with us so this was his time to say good-bye. Of course I was crying while he was hugging them. Carter didn't really get that this was going to be the last time he saw them for a year and a half. So he just quickly hugged them, said I love you and got back to playin with cousins. But it was a sweet moment for me.

This is us at the MTC. It was so weird and cool for me to see my parents with name tags on. They are so cute!!

Since my Mom and Dad have been gone we've been able to talk to them on web cams and on the phone so that's been nice. And Carter keeps saying stuff about how Grandma and Grandpa are on a mission. And how they've been gone a long time. It's cute. So I'm grateful for the example my parents are setting for our whole family.

Of course we've gone to the zoo!

I know every year the pictures are about the same. But Carter looks different each year. So we keep taking them.

So I'm realizing I don't take pictures as much as I should cuz that's all I really have. Oh well

Carter's Birthday!

Well Carter turned 3 on May 6th! I know that was awhile ago but I wanted to make sure it was on here.
We had a swimming party at my parents. As you can see Carter got a lot of trucks and loved it. He was so cute when he was opening presents he would keep sayin "oh my goodness I love it" or "oh it's my favorite thank you". It was so sweet!
His scooter which he loves!

The best thing he said when he was getting presents was when Joel came out with his new bike. Carter said "Oh my gosh, I can not believe it" then he jumped of his chair and ran to it. It was so freakin funny that everyone was laughing!

And of course a truck cake!! It turned out to be a great party. Thanks to everyone that came!