new niece!

Baby Joycee is Here!!!

Just a few minutes old!!

Look at that head of hair!

Happy Momma!!

Congrats to Camille and Josh!

Joycee (1 day old) and Cali (4 months old)

Cali is thinking, "Yay!! A new cousin to play with!!"

Maddox...my really silly boy!!

These kids are my life...I love them more than anything!

Gone Fishing!

We had a fabulous time going fishing this last weekend! Good ol' Utah always gives us a good time in their ponds!

Bryanna's first catch on her new Barbie pole!

Mark...just getting started for the weekend!

She's looking like a pro already!

Maddox's first catch on his Spiderman pole!

This girl has got the fishing thing down!

And so do the dogs!!

Jamie is giving Maddox a little bribery for some kisses!! He's very picky about giving away his kisses!

Posing with the pole!

We not only caught the fish, but cleaned them and cooked them tin foil style!

it was yum yum!

telling camp fire tales

Maddox and his silly face with his daddy!

He's a pro too!

Baby Cali did her baby thing...she was cute, adorable and full of sweetness!

There's the man that started it all! Thanks bumpa for a really fun weekend!

Cali is the sweetest thing ever!

4 months

This sweet baby girl is the best baby I've ever had! And all my babies are really good, she's just the best of them all!! I can leave her with anyone and before I leave, I'll nurse her and I can be gone for up to 4-5 hours and she'll be so good and eat right when I get back. I can just count on her to be an angel.

Some wonderful things about her are:

• She smiles at everyone...
• She sleeps through the night
• There is a lot of napping during the day
• Bryanna and Maddox help make her laugh and play with her when she is fussy
• Cali is rolling over already and she likes to lift her head up and push her arms up while on her tummy...I think she's getting ready to crawl!
• Her favorite spots are her swings, her car seat, the walker and in her mommy's arms!
• She is grasping toys and bringing them to her mouth
• Cali loves to talk and practice her little voice with the sweetest noises
• She loves to giggle and squeal, and it is just music to our ears!
  
• She does NOT like a pacifier, and surprisingly, she doesn't really need it! (YAY!!)
• Cali LOVES being in water, taking a shower, being in the tub or swimming in her infant floaty in the pool...she's definitely a water baby!
• She loves to nurse and so do I!

If I could have 100 more babies just like her, I would! We love you Cali and can't imagine life without you!! Thanks for being the world's best baby!! Here's to 4 blissful months!!

I love America

Oh, say can you see?

By the Dawn's Early Light!

America the Beautiful!
Land that I love!

Morgan Family!

Johnson Family!

Louder Family!

Maddox boy...having a grand ol' time with some sparklers!

Mark--the man in charge of the pyro-maniacs!!

The Doxey's

Lilly and Bryanna

The Newbry's and their beautiful brand new baby!

The 4th was total blast!!

Some pre-4th of July Celebrating also went on!!

Something my family always looks forward to around this holiday...jello-layer cake!

And no 4th of July would ever be appropriate without some swimming!

Momma and baby Cali!

Our one good picture (out of 7) and Mark's head get's chopped a little!! Oh well, I don't think he minds missing the top of his bald head anyway?

And the bundt cake with some patriotic icing....it was very yummy too!

Hope you had a safe and sane 4th full of the best colors in the world...red, white and blue!!!