Wow....It's been a while!

Well my last post was of Chloe's first birthday and she just turned 18 months and started nursery. I am a terrible slacker!

We haven't really done a whole lot since the last post. We did have a fun family vacation to St. George with the Larsen side. It was nice to get away for a while and see Dax's family that all live out of state. Most of the summer so far has been a lot of hanging out with family. It's been fun. Dax still has one summer class but it's not too demanding so we are still able to do some fun things. I went to girls camp for a couple of days and Dax stayed home one day with the kids. The next day Ryan told me to go to work so dad could stay home again. I am so glad Ryan appreciates all of my hard work :) Ryan loves doing things with his dad. He tries to copy everything Dax does. I'm glad they have such a great relationship! Chloe on the other hand is definitely a mommy's girl. She likes anybody....as long as I'm not around! She will let Dax hold her until she sees me and then cries until I come get her. Little stinker! I was shocked when she started going to nursery and didn't even care that I was leaving. Neither one of my kids have had a hard time going to nursery, which is fine by me. It's good to know that they need a break from me as much as I need one from them!
I signed both kids up for swim lessons and they loved it. Ryan loved it too much and kept trying to come and jump into the deep water where Chloe and I were. His instructor thought about tying a rope to her and then to Ryan to keep him in one place. That just cracked me up, now someone has an idea of what I go through on a daily basis with my curious, high energetic kid. I ended up just getting him some goggles, which he loved, and told him if he didn't listen to her then she could take them away. Worked like a charm.
I love my little family! I swear I never have a dull moment with these kiddos. I am grateful that Dax is such a hard worker and makes it so I am able to stay home with the kids...even if some of them would rather him be home :) And if you can't tell by the overload of pictures bel, I got a new camera. It's a DSLR and I love it. I just need to take a class or something so I know what I'm actually doing.

This is my favorite picture of Chloe from our St. George trip.


And this is my favorite one of Ryan...isn't that the best smile?!


Dax's mom was able to round up a Korean outfit for each of the kids. I didn't get any great pictures but don't they look cute! It's hard to get that many kids to sit still and be happy about it. If you can't tell Chloe really struggled. I think she is crying in all of the pictures I got.


I made skirts for all of the granddaughters...they make those skirts look good!


We had a get together at my parents house for Father's Day and Chloe loves their airplane swing. Isn't she the cutest little girl ever?!


We have had fun playing in the water this summer. Every morning the first thing Ryan says is "Can we go swimming?"


Ryan and his best little buddy. They play so good together!


This girl LOVES ice cream....yes, that is a happy face :)


This is the car my little brother showed up in to our Father's Day party. I think all of the boys, young and old, were excited about it.


Ryan always wants to play the guitar with dad. Maybe in a few years we can get him a real one and they can rock out together :)


My awesome family were all great sports for our mustache party for Father's day. It was pretty hilarious.