sandpoint, idaho

we finished off the summer right at our friends' house in sandpoint. we love it there so much and feel so blessed that our friends invite us each year.

tagg, sully and tess love the soda machine jon and becky have on their deck.

the water felt so amazing and i was so proud of tess for jumping right in.

tagg and tess loved putting on their little aprons and helping becky in the kitchen.

huck thoroughly enjoyed his first boat ride. the awesome new boat and john denver music blasting didnt hurt.

 

they LOVED tubing!

my handsome boys.

the weather while we were there was fantastic. i soaked up every second of it.

while the boys caught super huge fish off the dock!

more tubing fun.

if you look closely. you can see sully's little arm doing a 'thumbs up'. no matter how fast jon would go, sully wanted to go faster. it was hilarious.

tagg enjoyed our runs to dairy depot for moose tracks shakes. clearly.

fun in the sun.

gross. i just noticed the spit up in this shot. but huck loved the warm air and was such a good boy all week.

tess did a great job applying sunscreen to my shoulders.

seahawks sea doo!

holy crap. CUTENESS.

family shot on the lawn before we left. sandpoint is the absolute best.

on the ride home, sully worked on his bubble blowing skills. he was particularly proud of this bubble. 

 

also on the way home, craig dropped me off at the gorge to meet up with jocelyn and see KINGS OF LEON.

it was a beautiful night (the big dipper was right above the stage the whole night) with amazing music and my best friend. a great way to end the week!

nick & steph's wedding

last week huck and i flew down to san diego for my cousin's wedding. we both loved the ocean air! :)

the gorgeous and HAPPY couple. 

man it was hot that day! wearing church clothes (ones that unintentionally EXACTLY match the bridal party) and carrying a baby around is noooo joke. 

the san diego temple from the fins parking lot. ha!

i didnt get any pictures of the reception but it was beautiful. so are these beautiful ladies. i love my grandma, mom and aunts!

huck was a pretty darn good baby on our trip. look at this little angel sleeping in his pack n play.

my best friends from middle school hosted a little brunch on sunday morning so we could catch up. it was so beautiful and delicious. i loved it!

the following morning was the eclipse! scott made these little viewing boxes so we could see the eclipse. 

that night we had dinner and shopped around fashion valley. 

huck and i squeezed in as much pool time as possible. a super fun weekend. 

sully's seventh surfing party

when sully first requested a surfing party i had no idea what to do. i even begged him to have his party at the fun center instead. but he really wanted a surfing party and when a friend showed me these super cute paper plates/cups i was convinced. :)

surfing dude riding a seven minute frosting wave.

sully is the cutest seven year old!

i had never piped colored meringues before. i looooove how they turned out. next time im doing pink!

the gangs all here.

after lunch, the boys risked their lives on craig's industrial strength slip n slide. 

then it was pinata time!

and as if pinata candy wasnt enough... cake and ice cream time. 

hi surfer sully cake topper.

haaaa that shark mask is creepy. 

thanks for insisting on a themed bday party, sully. ily!

favors. 

on sully's actual birthday he had donuts, football camp and red robin. pretty much the ideal day for a seven year old.

finished off with cake and ice cream with my ENTIRE family. what a perfect day.

huck was blessed

at the beginning of august, we blessed huck.

it was a very special day, filled with lots of family, food and celebration!

love my family of six.

the middle of summer

i made orange creamsicles. they were suuuuper yummy.

tess took swimming lessons the entire month of july from sister bean and loved it!  it was so interesting to watch her from crying those first few days to never wanting to get out of the pool by the end of the month.

 

craig's dad and brother finished our fire pit. they did such an amazing job. exactly how i envisioned it.

our first nephew, wilder redd, was born! taylor and rachelle had their sweet little baby boy (a month early!) and we all love him so much.

proud dad and auntie!

i met up with my very best childhood friend, grant, after like twenty years. it was a total blast.

super hucky!

we got plums this year! and rented a boom to get them all down.

and boy oh boy, did we get them allllll down. we had plums coming out of our ears.

and for the next few days, my aunt and i made plum jam. it is so delicious. and worth it. but my kitchen will never be the same.

before we returned the lift we had fun going UP and seeing our house from above. megan and tucker didnt love the ride.

my love. or baby hut (what tess calls him)

the boys loved tess' swim lessons because they got to swim too!

look at that look on huck's face. he loves tessy.

  

big crew at molly moons.

huck and wilder meet for the first time!

POOL!