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!

 fourth of july!

we had a wonderful fourth of july this year. the sun was out and we were able to spend plenty of time with family and friends.

i made these little bald eagle cupcakes for a party we attended. i was pretty proud of them until someone said "i love your duck cupcakes!".

we went to the bothell parade with craigs parents. the kids love getting all the junk candy and hearing the LOUD boom from the seafair pirates' cannon.

sully and huck had matching tshirts. my little firecrackers.

after the parade we went back home so the boys could light off a few fireworks of their own. tess was so cute covering her ears.

i had also made these festive berry creamsicles. the white stripe was my favorite. it was yogurt mixed with cream and fresh lime juice. soooooo tasty.

we went to our friends' house the lake for their annual fourth of july party. the view and food was top notch.

afterwards, we went to our favorite fireworks show. it is seriously THE best. super long/impressive show, free admission and hassle free parking. doesnt get better.

my mom with huck and his ear muffs!

happy fourth! honestly, one of the best days of the year.