Fall Photos at Kerkman farm

Oh my kids are cute! It was an impromptu photo shoot at my grandpa's farm. Lighting could be better, my kids could have cooperated better, photo quality could be better, but there are few I really love! They had a good time climbing around everything. Marshall was having a struggle because he cannot sit so well yet. I love fall and all the fun times it is going to bring us!

The last of summer & the first of fall!

divWow time has flown! We fit in as much fun as possible this last few weeks (a difficult feat with school in session since July!). The weather has turned on us--cold and rainy, for the last couple of days. Miserable to us fair-weather friends. We hit the state fair this year on another rainy and yucky day. I did get a fried snickers bar which was quite an experience! Tally had fun playing baseball (Rob was her coach!) and is gearing up for basketball right now. Rob and I took a quick trip to Vegas for one last summer hurrah. It was so fun hanging out with John, Rachel, Katie, and friends. The kids had a great time with Grandma Cindy, Aunt T & Jeremy in their new house. Marshall is growing so quickly! He is already 5 months old. I really wish he would sleep at this point (still up at least every 2- 2 1/2 hours and some nights every hour!). He does not seem to need it. Happy as can be with no REM sleep or naps. Me on the other hand, am not fairing so well! I am dying for this boy to sleep. I keep telling myself he will soon--keep hope alive I guess. I can't say I am the nicest mom right now to the girls--very short on patience. I know it will pass and I hate wishing these months away, but it is rough for all of us! The girls are doing very well in school. We are learning "sight words" with Ash and continuing to learn those darn letters! She is improving every day though. Tally is doing great. She is loving to read more and more every day. She is doing great in math as well, which is good because I can't do much past the 4th grade level! Stay tuned--there are lots of photos to come!

Finally, some updates!

Well, there has been a lot of stuff going on for us lately. I will be posting quite a bit the next few days so bear with me or enjoy! I am late getting the girl's 1st day of school photos on, so here they are. My mom bought Ashlyn this cute dress. She has to wear a dress just about every day. I will be buying lots of tights and leggings for winter. It is easier to do that than fight with her every morning. Tally still could care less about what she wears (well, anything but a dress), but she looked cute too. The highlight of her outfit was her "twinkle toes" shoes from Sketchers. They are all she wanted for school. We had our California cousins (John, Rachael, & Katie) come for a visit in August. It was a lot of goofing off and tons of fun. The grown-ups will be meeting up in Vegas in a couple of weeks--very fun! We have just been doing a lot of homework, reading, working, and trying to fit in a little bit more summer before fall really hits us. More posts to come....

Talented Kids!

My girls are so very talented! We have quite the swimmer--"diving" into the pool over and over--OUCH! We also have quite the dancer. Actually Tally is our great swimmer right now and Ash is the little dancer. I guess they just wanted to challenge themselves! Very funny stuff!

4 Months!

We cannot believe our little guy is 4 months old already! It is too crazy. Marshall can now roll over from his tummy to his back. He has almost gotten from his back to his tummy--hopefully the first time won't be off of something! Marshall really likes to smile and "talk" to everyone. He is very social, unlike both of his parent:) Hi says "hi" and "momma" or "mom" all the time (ok, it is babbling, but he makes noises that sound like these words--even Rob agrees with me which never happens!) Marshall is just so much fun to have around. He makes us smile everyday, no matter how bad it is going. He is even full of smiles today after his check-up and shots. He should be crabby and crying all day and instead, he is playing, smiling, and talking. Such a sweetie! For those of you keeping track, the Marsh-man now weighs 13.5 pounds and is 26 inches long. Long and skinny! He does have chubby cheeks and a double-chin though! He is wearing a 3-6 month, but can fit into a 6-9 month size as well. He is growing up way too fast!!!

More Summer Fun!

We have been trying to fit in as much "summer" as possible! It has been a little more difficult since the girls started school, but we are makin' it happen. Marshall is now 3 months and soooooo cute if I do say so myself. He is such a happy little man and very full of personality. The girls have their own little personalities that come through in these photos as well. Our kids are all definitely unique from the inside out.We had tons of fun at Cowabunga Bay with Nikki and her kids--thanks for taking us Nik!

Happy 4th and other July happenings

We had so much fun in Park City for the 4th of July. The girls had fun at the parade down main street--lots of fun things to see. We did lots of swimming and walking to "Cows" for ice cream. I am back to work now. Bummer! It was a nice break off though. I just wish it hadn't rained every day for the first 2 months. Oh well. We are trying to enjoy what is left of summer. The girls will both be back in school next week. Back to a schedule & homework.