Cousins zoo day

8/8/12 We hit the zoo with my mom, Chelsey and her kids.

My mom took this picture of all the rest of us just as we were getting started.  I just LOVE how Ezra and Max are looking at each other.  So cute.

Those zoo maps are always so popular, and mapping out what to see can be serious business...

 

Cute Linc and Ez:

Noah having some fun with a giant fan/mister...

This was our first trip to a zoo where Max was old enough to care about seeing the animals.  He was super cute.

Ice cream!

Maybe it's because I grew up going to this same zoo, but going there is one of those things that just screams summertime to me.  I love it.

July 2012 Wrap Up!

 7/8/12  Just a Sunday afternoon.
Our cute little one year old boy:

And our two cute big boys:

I love that Noah requested a bow tie for church.  He's such a cute little dude.

7/10/12  Sometimes when you're a baby you've already played hard enough to be this tired by 10:30 am.

7/14/12 We had family pictures done with my whole side of the family.  I'll have some pictures that my brother Chris took afterwards to add here later, but for now here is the family picture that we chose to purchase:

After pictures were done we drove downtown to Siegfrieds for lunch!  Here are the kids crossing the street with the crosswalk flags (I thought it was cute)...

And here are Audrey, Ez, and Noah checking out this apron on this random statue at the restaurant...

After we were done with pictures, and lunch with the family was done, I had Mark drop me off at City Creek to meet some of the girls from the lane who were there celebrating Leah's birthday!

7/16/12 Kids playing in the back yard.
I'm pretty sure Noah was being Darth Maul here...

Lincoln and Matix catching bugs...

And I had to take a picture from the top/back of Max's head to show his cute, but often frustrating double cowlick.

7/20/12 Boys at the park.
Noah, Linc, and Isaac had fun for a long time climbing in this tree...

Max enjoyed being able to practice his new skill of walking around!

And here is a quick clip of Max at home practicing those newly aquired walking skills:

Mark has enjoyed a few seasons of playing indoor soccer on a team with all 3 of my brothers.  It's a good way for him to get some exercise as well as release some stress from the week.  I don't have great pictures of them playing (c'mon, I have a snap shot camera...inside...and I'm behind plexiglass).  Anyway, here's documentation that it "really happened"...

What the boys do during the game if it's early enough for us to come and watch...

Josh, Mark, and Matt (I think Chris had to bolt quickly after the game to get to work)...

7/27 Noah got to go to a Bees baseball game with Grandpa Rob!

7/28/12 After Katie's shower was over we enjoyed having all of Mark's family over for dinner while his sister was in town (hence the decorations in the background of this photo).  We actually snapped a pretty good photo with everyone in it except for Matt...

And to wrap up this post, a short clip of Max munching watermelon at a gathering with Mark's family:

July was a fun month.

Splash pad fun with cousins!

7/31/12 Mark's whole family got together at his parents' local splash pad!  We enjoyed some tasty food and had a lot of fun watching the kids play.

Here are Lincoln, Henry, and Noah exploring what there was to eat.  Linc is at an (extended) picky eater phase of his life...hence the less than happy expression on his face.  As you can see though - Henry and Noah are quite pleased.

Max's favorite thing to eat that summer...watermelon.  And I love how he always crosses his ankles...

Here there, soggy bottom boy.

Lincoln and Max enjoying the splash pad...

Dave with Ava and Linc.

Grandpa and Grandma with Max and Henry.

Jake, Noah, and Henry.

Max with his daddy.

Cousins!

Grandpa with Ava and Max, Jake, Lincoln, Noah, and Henry.

And Lincoln requested a picture of just his cute little self.  Not going to argue with that.

Thanks for coming in town and giving us a good reason to all get together, Rachel!  It was fun!