Is Summer Almost Over??

I'm not going to lie this summer has worn me out! It has been crazy trying to keep myself and the kids busy while Jacob has been studying for and taking the bar. It has also been crazy trying to figure out how to keep my house clean without Jacob around. I didn't realize how much he did around here. I am getting better at it little by little though.

And now... he's back! Yes, he goes to work. But after that he's all mine for the whole night. That is a wonderful feeling, not to mention the feeling that some money is going to magically appear in our bank account sometime soon :) I think I'm going to have to celebrate. Maybe I'll buy myself some cake decorating tips or something. That would be fun.

Here are some fun and telling pictures of how busy our summer has been.


(Our kids looove corn)





(This was one night after we went to the pool. I was trying to get the kids in the bath and came out to find Eli in his skinny's munchin' on pool snacks.)



We made it to the State Fair, the day after Jacob took the bar...

(just a handful of the many cute cousins at the Dean family reunion)

Maybe I'll get around to posting some more detailed posts, but picture posts are always fun right?

Vacation Part Two

We got to stay in Utah for almost 4 whole weeks this summer. Luci pretty much took up residence at the grandparents houses. She is always telling people, "We don't live in Utah anymore, now we live in Cincinnati again." Boy oh boy did she get spoiled. And so did we. Babysitters whenever we wanted, delicious Magleby's food, and being close to family. I know I speak for all of us when I say it was the best. Thanks fam.

Vacation Part One

Our little family vacation earlier this summer. It was simple, but it was a blast!We stayed in the Marriott where Luci slept in her own queen sized bed surrounded by pillows. We ate out. We went hiking. We went swimming. We were together. It was great.

Luci eating a cookie in bed before dinner.

In the words of Ella and Louis, "Summertime, and the livin' is easy". We are busy and havin' fun!

Buckle up...here come pictures

What have we been up to? Nana and Pop-Pop came to visit. Eli was blessed. Luci had a birthday cake. Swimming. Barbecuing. Sleeping. Playing outside. Etc...

What a special day. Thanks for an awesome experience Jacob and Eli.



Luci wanted a ladybug cake again this year, so I decided to change it up a little this year. I made banapple cake again with cream cheese frosting. The ladybugs are chocolate softies with whoppers on top. Mm those chocolate softies are delish, thanks for the recipe Deanna.
B...anca and Wyatt are some of Luci's favorite friends :) Even though their parents like to ditch me when I'm not looking..ha ha, just kidding.
Luci likes to stare at people when they're having fun. I'm not sure why. She does it at the park...instead of playing she stands in the middle and watches everyone else play?? silly girl.
This handsome boy has slept 6-6.5 hours straight at night! Thank you Elijah :)
Luci loves helping me and pretending like she is a mama. She needs a miniature mommy everything. She begs and begs to use the boppy nursing pillow while I'm feeding E, she steals the burp cloth, puts on my bras, and as you can see here pushes eli in her baby's stroller. She really is a great helper. She's been doing awesome as a big sister. Ps. Thanks for the outfit Rachel V. and Wendy!