Some of This, and a Little of That...

At the beginning of September, my family had Family Pictures taken.
Details:
*Photos taken because, well, it's awesome to get everyone in a photo together to see how fantastic we look...or don't look. Whatever. But mainly they were taken because my brother Devan left for the MTC a few days after the shoot. All members of my family will not be together again for 4 years. (Allen will leave on his mission before Devan returns.) Oh the sweetness of it all. I love missionaries.
*Photos taken at 7:00 a.m. - wow. Not to worry - we had a large bag of candy that kept SOME of the children and ALL of the adults happy. However, that bag of candy did nothing for our frozen toes/fingers/ears/noses/cheeks.
That's okay. Family pictures are totally worth it all!

Here are SOME of the photos...

Our family:


EVERYBODY (except for two unborn babies...one in November, one in April - and no, neither are mine):


My parents and siblings:


Dad, Mom, and my Grandpa Fowles:


Grandkids...(Oooohh the cuteness):


And finally, Mr. Studly and myself:



There you have it...well SOME of it.


Now...
Also in September, Cam and I went on a cruise. WHAT?!?! Yes, we did. And it was AMAZING...most of it. We especially loved getting OFF the gigantic titanic-like ship.
We were gung-ho and picture-happy. We were NEVER going to forget this trip. Never, Ever. Picture-HAPPY I tell you.
Well, you will not get to view the plethora of pictures we took....we have them NO MORE. Sad story. We lost our camera while on one of the islands - the LAST island of the trip to be exact.
Therefore, we will not be viewing those pictures either. Ever. I hope somebody in the Grand Turk is enjoying them. No - actually, I hope nobody is enjoying them. I hope they are erased and forever gone. Instead, I hope somebody is enjoying our camera and it's picture-taking abilities.
aaahh.
On a happier note, we do have exactly 27 photos from our under-water camera that are not yet developed. Once it is developed, you will get to see an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny part of our cruise. And I'll tell the Cruise story then.

So, there's a LITTLE of that.

And, finally....

Aydrie is potty trained. It took about 5-6 days. Awesome.
Now, if we could only get her to understand that no diaper does NOT mean bare bottom...all day long...

Hola!

Same Diff

This is Aydrie. She was 4 months old.
I love this outfit.




This is Jaelee. She is 4.5 months old.
I still love this outfit.




And this is Brayden, Aydrie, and Jaelee.
Outfit-less.


Yes, I love them. A lot!

And I'm still head-over-heels in love with this Hott Stuff...
the one on the right.



The Hott Stuff on the left is my brother Steven. He is now a returned missionary. If you would like to be head-over-heels in love with him, let me know. I could possibly help you out. Maybe.

Happy Tuesday.

Swingin' and GINORMOUS Swimmin'

We ventured outside the other day...
...when it was hot...
We enjoyed some swingin'...



and some monkey-bar climbin'...


and some swimmin'...more like runnin' through sprinklers shooting out of a GINORMOUS beach ball...

And we all know that when you own a GINORMOUS Beach Ball Sprinkler Shooter (which we don't - our lovely relatives upstairs introduced us to this little beauty that all should include in their summer equipment), you must participate in a game of GINORMOUS Beach Ball Sprinkler Shooter Kickball.

Which we did.







AWESOME.

We loved it.

Except Jaelee

She could care less.

Happy Summer!

Sisters

Check this cutie out:

This is Aydrie - 3 weeks old.



Nice shirt, right?
I love that shirt.
That shirt was purchased from an incredibly adorable baby clothes store found in our local mall.
Along with being incredible adorable, the store's clothing is also incredibly expensive.
But not that shirt.
We found it lounging on the clearance table.
Thank goodness.
Because...
I love that shirt.
Maybe one day when we're making way more pennies than we do now, we could possibly purchase other incredibly adorable clothing from that store.
One day.


Now check out this cutie sporting the same shirt:

Jaelee - 6 weeks old




Sisters?
You bet.
Because:

They come from the same parents and, therefore, share the same last name.
Their baby pictures resemble each other.
And like most sisters I know - they are participating in the wardrobe hand-me-down adventure that comes with being sisters.



Yes,
Definitely sisters.

Three

Three has been quite an adjustment.
Definitely harder than two.
But totally worth it.

Jaelee is 7 weeks old.
Her most favorite thing to do is play dress-up and model for the camera.








I'd say she does a pretty good job.

She's a great baby.
She has slept through the night 4 or 5 times now. Awesome.
All she really does every day is the norm: eat, sleep, and poop. Love it.

Brayden and Aydrie love her, too.


(Tummy time is fun for everyone - except Jaelee)


Brayden loves to hold Jaelee.



He is really good at playing 'Can You Go Get...'
It's a fun game. It goes something like this:
I say "Can you go get a diaper and wipes for Jaelee?"
Brayden responds by searching the house for the wanted items.
Most times he is successful in his search.
He is a wonderful big brother. One day he pushed Aydrie on the bike for a long time. She was all giggles.


He is a BIG help!


(One day I hope to teach him how to help his sister down from high places - like on top of the table, or on top of the computer desk...)


Aydrie also enjoys playing dress up.

We have discovered curlers at our house. We love them. Even Aydrie.



She is really good at helping make cake.
(It tastes better when you're naked. ha ha)


And this is one place we find her...just chillin'.


But the MOST fun everyone has is when they get to play with Dad:




Cameron has a few weeks left of school and then starts rounds for a year. He'll experience life as a pharmacist in hospitals, retail stores, and other fun/interesting places. Although he is very busy, and often stressed, he finds time for everything - me, the kids, church calling, friends, school, and work.
He is amazing.

I'm just peachy. The first two weeks with three kids was hard.
But it's much easier now.
I'm still learning how to take all three kids out of the house on my own. Because it is a hard task, we don't make it out much unless Cam is with us.
I had a birthday. One year older - not necessarily wiser.
I passed my 6-week doctors appointment.
That means it's time to get back in shape.
P90X/treadmill/somewhat of a better diet - here I come!

Life is great.