fourth.

veggie skewers + tin foil dinners on the grill.
festivities + fireworks with friends and family.
lots of glow sticks.
yw lesson on integrity.
patriotic concert for centerville city.
kaysville 5k. {sean}
breakfast with my family.
{biscuits & gravy + fruit salad + sticky butterscotch rolls = deliciousness!}
lazy afternoon.
bbq + kiddy pool with sean's famiy.
snaps + sparklers for kids.
burned finger. {serena}
cuddles from grandma.
more glow sticks.
more fireworks.
worn out kids. {and parents}

i love independence day. it's my very favorite. and it was a good one in 2011.

colors of our summer.

1. yellow blossoms on my tomato plant
2. red toes
3. neon yellow + turquoise {can a woman of my age, marital & parental status pull off these glasses? truthfully, now.}
4. pinwheel baby shower decorations
5. colorful summery notebooks
6. harper in her pink hat
7. blue swings + blue eyes + green grass
8. summer salads + grilled hot dogs

and last but not least:

9. red theater seats + us
10. darkened theater + spotlight on brian regan
{we laughed ourselves silly. tears were streaming down my face. so very hilarious.}

eight months.

harper at 8 months:
still hates the bathtub. {we haven't tried swimming yet.}

has two bottom teeth.
claps her hands when we say "yaaaay!"
mimics us when we shake our heads.
loves to eat anything {including paper towels or any paper she gets her hands on. we have to be verrrry careful about what we leave around}.
might be allergic to blueberries. {she always gets a rash on her face after eating them.}
takes 2-ish naps a day {we haven't been very structured with her naps...}
sleeps all night long... hooooooooooooooray!!!
weighs 19 lbs. nineteen pounds. she is huuuge!
wears size 12-18 months clothes.
says "mamamamamama" all the time. 'cause i'm obviously her favorite :)
is a happy chunky monkey baby.

we love her. and her thighs.

all in a week.

lagoon.
goofy kids.
work.
summer sun, pony tails, flip flops, shorts.
well check for serena.
choir rehearsal.
recovering from croup.
lots of not cooking and eating out.
near death experience for serena.
kiddie pool + sprinkler time.
baby shower for kirsten.
youth conference.
sun burn {farmer's tan}.
chores.
park.
another baby shower for kirsten.

and then...
something super duper amazingly fun and relaxing which is yet to be determined. but it needs to be good after this crazy week.

lagoon with kids.

so much fun. we thought for sure that serena would be terrified of all the rides and refuse to ride by herself. we were so wrong. she was in heaven. she wanted to ride everything. the only thing she hated was waiting her turn :)

can't wait until next time!

{can you tell that she hates the camera?}