Flagstaff trip

At the end of July we headed up to Flagstaff with the Melashenkos to get out of this heat. It was a little rainy which was amazing and the weather was nice and cool. Steph and I even attempted a run...at high elevation and hills. (We are currently training for the 1/2 marathon in San Fran in October.) I will just say it wasn't our best run ever. Once again I have failed at my job of picture taking. I have no pictures with the M clan. Booooo.

The guys headed up to Cardinal spring training during naps on Saturday and we stayed and relaxed at the cabin. The kids did a lot of playing at the amazing park downtown that they have there.

The kids passed out on the drive home. It was great. I think we wore them out!

Summer is over

My sister came and babysat for me pretty much all summer while she was on break. We had so much fun swimming and playing with Court and Anthony. Tatum came sometimes too. She helped me out a lot. I'm very sad to not have her anymore.

We went to pv mall sometimes and played at desert ridge in the splash pad.

We even went to the water park one day with Vanessa and Cade. It was so much fun. There was a lot of stuff that the little kids could do.

We miss you sissy...so much. We can't wait for next summer to do it again!

Kian's birthday party and Vic and Neda visit AZ

Victor and Neda came to visit AZ and to celebrate Ki's 1st birthday with us. They came out for Naison's 1st birthday party too so it was cool that they could be here with Kian as well. Despite my quantity of pictures, I swear they were here! This is the only picture I can find. Boooo to me.

The party was a bunch of Kian's friends and family. Threre was swimming, playing, pizza, a snow cone truck, and ice cream cupcakes that I made. The party was a big hit. Thanks to Neda for all the help setting up. I couldn't have done it without her.

I love this one of all the kids lined up. Only food would get them to stand that still.

Happy birthday sweet baby Kian! We love you so much!

12 Months

We all know Kian is going to be bigger than Nais and he will soon catch up to him but I just wanted to give a little comparison at 1 year. Here are the stats:

Kian 1 yr:
26.1 lbs 92%
31.75 in 95%

Nais 1 yr:
23.3 lbs 55%
31.25 in 90%

So Kian is bigger than Nais was at a year. I am guessing he will catch up to him in the next 6 months. It's easy for clothes though cause I just take Naison's clothes that he outgrows and put them right in Kian's closet. If I remember correctly Naison was a better communicator than Kian is at 1 year. Kian just kind of groans and points at things when he wants something and Nais would sign or say easy words at this point. Kian says some things but you can't really understand him. They sure know how to wrestle and fight though. Kian has picked that up pretty quick. I am pretty much a referee these days. They are so much fun most of the time. They have their bad moments but for the most part we can't complain. We are luck to have them in our lives.

Here are their pics:
(Nais is on the left and Kian is on the right)

We have been so lucky that both boys are so happy and healthy. They have both had their little snot noses and coughs but thank the lord they are pretty good little healthy guys.

4th of July

Yes, I'm still catching up. This was Kian's first 4th of July so I thought I would add it in. Our community has a big fireworks display so we took all the kids to check it out. Mom and Bob, Jakey, and our friends Jason and Kennedy joined us too. (Steph was 9 months+ pregnant so she skipped this year.)

The kids ate sno cones and kettle corn of course. I thought Kian would be afraid of the loud noises but he actually loved the fireworks. Nais was the one that was scared at first. He ended up loving them once he got used to the noise.

Happy first 4th of July baby Ki!

Steph's baby shower

One of my best friends, Stephanie, was pregnant with her second baby girl...who has since had her baby...and we threw her a sprinkle one weekend a while back. We rented out this cute little room and had it catered. It was so much fun to have mommy/girl time and sit and watch her open presents. Oh, and Steph and I went to Drybar before and had our hair done. Such a relaxing day. 

She had Baby Eden on July 10th and she is beautiful!!! Congrats to the Melashenko Family!

Arkansas!

This is super late but that's how life is going these days...no time to get it together. So we went to Arkansas to see my beautiful niece get married on June 16th. The whole Arnold crew went, so my Dad, otherwise known as GDB (Grandaddy Ben), had all of his living kids and grandkids there! Finally!!!!

We stayed in Camden with my Aunt Betty (Beba) most of the time and played in her big nice yard! The kids had a blast!!! Thanks for letting us take over your house Beba!

Here are a few pics of Katie and Derek...they are such a cute couple. Oh, and my dad took all the pics of course!

Here are some family pics and the bridal party!

Here are some fun pics of the reception and afterwards. They drove away in a horse and carriage...how fun is that?!?! We found Nais under the table sneaking a second piece of cake...naughty boy.

And you can't go to Arkansas without going out for fried fish...that is my favorite thing to eat there. My grandpa, Pop, used to fry us up the best fish I have ever eaten and my nana would make hush puppies and fries. The fish we ate wasn't nearly as good but still reminded me of them. I sure miss them. We had a great time in Arkansas and congrats to Katie and Derek. Love to all!!!!