Once again I have not kept up on my blog. Now the summer is almost over I decided I needed to catch up on what we've been doing this summer. Mostly, Quinn and I spent a lot of time at home, playing outside in the water. We did manage to keep ourselves busy, which is probably why the summer went by so fast.
Jake and I took Quinn to the Burley Fair and Rodeo. She sat through the whole rodeo and loved every minute of it. She's our little cowgirl!
This summer we were able to take a few days and go to Utah with our good friends. We took the kids to the Hogle Zoo and Quinn soaked up every animal she saw, then would say "another one Mommy". It was so fun to get away. We also went to Lagoon and spent the day, without the kids and it was a blast!
Quinn and Grant have been able to play together more now that they live a little closer to us.
Quinn and I went to Jakes big family reunion in Southern Utah in June. We drove with Jake's sister and her kids and we had a lot of fun. We met more of our family in Provo, did some fun stuff there, then drove the rest of the way to Bryce Canyon the next day. The kids did awesome in the car which made the trip so worth it. At the reunion, Quinn got a little too close to the glider swing and got hit right under her eye. We took her to the ER but luckely she didnt need stitches. She just got a nice little shiner. Other than that little insident, it was fun spending time with Jakes family.
I have the camera flipped the oppisite way so she was able to look at herself. She wasnt quite sure what that was on her face.
And... the most exciting part of our summer was finding out that we will be having another baby! Quinnlee is going to be a big sister and we are so excited. I'm due February 15 which makes me 14 1/2 weeks to date. The first trimester was tough, I was really sick but i'm feeling much better now. Even though Quinn really doesnt undersand whats going on, she does know there is a baby in mommy's belly and she loves to kiss and talk to my belly. She will be the best big sister!
Other than expecting a baby, the other exciting news is that we will be moving to Burley in a couple weeks to start a new adventure. Jacob is going to take over his Dad's wrecking yard and we have decided that is the best thing for our family at this time. Even though its scary, we are excited to start a new chapter in our lives. We have been so blessed so have found someone to buy his business here so we wont have to worry about that and he can just focus on the wrecking yard. I am so grateful to his family who has been so supportive and it will be so fun for Quinn to be closer to most of her cousins. We are so sad to be leaving our friends we have made here in Pocatello but we are so excited to be close to both our families. This is what we have wanted for a long time. Quinnlee will be turning 2 on Sunday which makes me so sad. Time has gone by too fast and she has grown into a beautiful, smart little girl. I am grateful everyday for her, she always is making me laugh. I am so blessed to have such a hard working husband who is willing to do anything for his family. I know this summer has been so stressful for him but he has stayed strong and with the help of our Heavenly Father, we know the decisions we have made are the right ones, no matter what happens. So, there it is... our life in a nutshell.


