So I guess it is kind of big news . . .

After two weeks of being excited about our big news, I figured that it was time to tell everyone. No, we're not pregnant again. We have decided that the blessings that have come since we've been here in Texas are just too great to leave behind. Well, especially since two of those blessings are our sons. The other one is our house!!!!!!!! So, Loren is under contract to purchase a practice the first of October. He will then be the proud new owner of Community Chiropractic. Pretty cool, right? So if you haven't caught on, we're staying here in our beloved Lewisville, Texas. You know, I'm forgetting the things that I didn't like about Texas. In fact, let me tell you what I LOVE about our lives here.
*Our pool which we take the kids to is AMAZING! (I need to post some pics later) And, can I tell you? 90 degrees just doesn't feel as hot to me as it used to. Last summer I was pregnant . . . it seemed hotter then.
*We have also made some great friends, and have found our niche in the Ward Family, (I LOVE the women in our ward, some of my favorites are twice my age!)
*I love my church calling!! Being a R. S. Teacher is wonderful. I love to teach, and I love that I can call on people, by name, to make comments, because I KNOW them.
*I also love owning a home, (which may not have happened anywhere else!). I love that I have a sewing room. (Loren laughs when I call it that, because he says, "Isn't every room in the house your sewing room?") Sometimes.
*And, well, I have all the best fabric stores and factories here to succeed in my little business.

Thanks, Texas, for treating us well.

Fourth of July

A friend of mine took these pictures of Gavry at our Church on the Fourth. We had a big breakfast and then all of the kids decorated their bikes and paraded around the parking lot. It was pretty fun. Gavry walked (he wasn't feeling well), but he managed to pop two balloons and thought it was hilarious. We heard about it the whole rest of the day . . .

Some pictures channeling 1990's photography . . .

Seriously, don't these pictures look like they were from a film camera. You know, when you weren't sure what kind of picture you were going to get when you developed it. I don't know, for the life of me, how families get their kids to not only smile for the camera at the same time but just to LOOK at the camera at the same time. Here's, once again, the best I could get. These were taken to have some pics to send our Fathers for Father's Day.

And here are some of our rejects. That came out wrong. I'm not calling our sons "rejects", just simply saying these were some of the rejected pictures . . . meaning not for print, only for laughs.

This one's my favorite. I think he's mocking me.

Camping in the Backyard

Loren once again missed the father-son campout due to his Boards in May. But this was nothing that some s'mores and a gas stove couldn't fix. We ate s'mores until we felt sick, and when it got dark Gavry said "I see the moon. It's dark, have to go inside now." So we did. No one but the bugs slept in the tent.

I almost adopted another dog!!!

So we went to IKEA this morning and a dog adoption crew was there with a few dogs and I fell in LooooVE with one of them! He was a shepherd and hound mix and was only four months old and huge!! Loren told me NO, but I wanted to take him home with us soooooo bad. What's my deal? Half the time we want to get rid of Greta (our minnie pinnie) but the thought of this huge dog with her just put a smile on my face. Loren said AFTER we close on our next house we can adopt a dog. Why does he always have to be so practical? I know it was the right decision, but the dog was just so freaking cute!!!!!!!! It had the softest fur I think I've ever felt on a dog. Loren laughed at me because I want another puppy, he says, "we just had another baby, can't you just play with him - he's like a puppy, except he poops in a diaper not on the floor." He's right, I've got enough poops to clean up. Speaking of . . . .

p.s. this is actually the picture of the dog from Operation Kindness. Wouldn't you want him too?

Favorite photo this week

I was using Fisher as a prop for some photos of items I've made for my website, and I just had to zoom in on this photo. Doesn't he look soooooo cute? He was staring out the window and I just love his big eyes! I'm NOT a photographer, obviously, but it's fun to play with the editing tools on even the most simplest of programs. Why are babies sooooooo cute?!!!!

Going on safari

Gavry just assumes there is going to be a flash with all pictures. I just can't seem to get him to open his eyes!

This one is Loren's favorite.

Fisher loves to pea in the pod

Happy, happy happy. Thanks for the darling outfit, Kim!
Loves to stick out his tongue.I'm jealous of my boy's eyelashes!

The park we love

Loren and Fisher were hiding out from the wind.
Gavry loves to swing and is almost able to do it all by himself.

He ran straight to the volleyball net and said, "where Momma plays!" Funny, because I never play here. He looks good by the net, doesn't he? Won't be long . . .

Our March Snow

The most snow Gavry has ever seen.

Gavry's first snow person

Cold rosy cheeks

Fisher Lately

Figured I'd better post some more of Fisher. Here's a cute one in the tub with his big bro.

Stripes and plaid are in, right?

They really don't look alike, huh?

Grandma Erickson came to visit last week, and
we miss her already!

Gavry's 2nd Birthday

We had strawberry cupcakes when we got home from church . . .

Then we decided to have dinner . . .

more birthday photos

Then Gavry took a nap . . . and changed clothes . . .

Then got a tricycle, which he seemed to really like . . .