Conner Turned 3!!!

We celebrated Connner's third birthday in Granite Bay, CA...and Conner was especially happy to celebrate with family. For days leading up to our drive out to California, he had been asking it was his birthday party yet...and when it finally came he enjoyed every minute of it!

 

Three legged race...
and the photo finish!

I had tried to set up cup pyramids for the kids to squirt down, but Conner kept shooting them down before I could finish. It was his party, so we played his way. :)

He opened gifts. I love this shot of him with his first camera. Oh, my little apprentice. :)
Cupcakes! He asked for an "M&M cake." 

Happy Birthday, Bud! 

Other July Moments

Here are just a few favorite memories from the month so far. The first picture is of Conner and Allie at the America the Beautiful water park. Conner has  become less shy around water...and girls.

This was taken just this week. When Jake gets home from work, the kids love to follow him around - no matter what he is doing! (It gives me a little break, too.)


How sweet is this? She has become such a Daddy's girl. She's watching him mow the lawn.

Just thought I'd throw this picture in to show what I've been up to. The Susan G. Komen TRI FOR THE CURE Women's Triathalon is August 2nd, and Jake's been helping me get ready for it. It'll be quite a challenge, but I'm still excited I decided to do it. I'll let you know how it goes - it's less that 2 weeks away! I'll be racing 1/2 mile swim (harder than it sounds), 11.4 bike, and 3.1 run. :)

On our drive home from CA this month we drove through Utah and stayed the night with my grandparents. Grace was a ball of energy, cruising around all furniture. Conner ran around showing off his new batman PJs - with a cape! It was so nice to visit with you guys again! So sorry we missed you, Aunt Lisa and Muncle!!

Peas Please!

It was finally time to harvest some of Conner's veggies! After checking on the various rows we had planted, we discovered that the peas were the only crop ready, so we helped Conner get the peas prepped for dinner! He was very proud to have grown them all by himself. :)