Ezra's Blessing Day

I posted a little out of order, but we blessed our sweet Ezra on July 5th. It was a special day filled with family, friends and a special father's blessing.

Bear Lake

On the road!

 We were able to take an amazing trip this summer to Bear Lake. We went with seven other families and rented a huge lake house. There were kids running around everywhere and we loved every minute. We had never been to Bear Lake before and it just charmed us. It's a small town with delicious raspberry shakes, a few restaurants and beautiful scenery. The first day at the lake the weather was horrible, but of course the kids still had fun. The next day we hiked to another lake with a rope swing and it was so fun. We finally got some good weather and were able to enjoy the beach. We had such a wonderful time watching our kids play together, playing soccer on the beach, squeezing as many kids as possible into a hot tub, playing games until 1am and having good conversations with good friends! We couldn't believe we've never been to Bear Lake before, we definitely want to make it a tradition!

LOVE these ladies!

NAILED IT!

A hot tub IN the basement??...pure joy & chaos!

Girls for Life

 I feels so grateful to have such wonderful friends in my life! I was able to go on a girls trip (plus Ezra and another baby buddy) to St. George and we had a blast. We shopped, ate out and stayed up late having a dance party, a perfect weekend in my book! We also had a few visits from good friends & it's so nice to be able to connect with them again. I am so blessed to have friends that I know will be in my life forever!

I miss Kim living on my street so much! It's always a fun time when she visits!

When Becka is in town, we always have a blast!

This moment was captured when the flash went off accidentally...priceless.

Kendra helped me get back to the gym and get my post-baby body in gear!

Love this lady even though I don't get to see her enough!

4th of July

 We had a wonderful 4th of July this year, as usual! We had a Cove BBQ and fireworks when it got dark. We are so grateful for this country and the freedoms we have!

My Soccer Star

This was Lucy's 2nd year playing soccer. She did much better this year. She showed a lot more interest, she definitely likes to be the center of attention. It was hard because we didn't make it to all of the games the 2nd half of the season because Ezra was born. The game we finally made it to at the end of the season it was pouring rain..of course! My mom stayed in the car with Ezra and I sat with Eli and tried to coax Lucy into playing. She was pretty darn cold, but she tried her best. I love her tenacity though and I know next year she'll really get the hang of it.

Eli keeping busy during a soccer game

Lucy & Natalie

Eli and Grandma

Soccer in the rain! Eli was not too happy!

Ezra's 2nd Month

 Ezra Scott is such a joy. His 2 month stats are: Height- 22 inches (15%) Weight- 10 lbs 12 oz (26%) Head- 38.25 cm (20%). We love this little guy more than words can say. In his second month, he started smiling & recognizing faces. He also started doing something we really appreciated: sleeping through the night! We've never had a baby that started sleeping through the night so soon and so long. He was sleeping between 10-12 hrs a night and taking up to 3 naps a day, such a good baby! It's just a little sad because he is sleeping in his own crib in his own room. I really miss those days of him sleeping on my chest. It is nice though to feel normal again. A full night of sleep can do wonders! Nursing is going better, but still a struggle. I am still pumping frequently and nursing and bottle feeding. I am glad that he takes a bottle well, it makes it easier for me to get a break and for Scott to help me. Lucy and Eli are still crazy over our baby boy. They are such good helpers. My heart is so full of love for my little family.

I'm kind of obsessed with my view when I'm nursing, these sweet little legs.