A mighty lightning bug yet he may be..

So we started soccer on the 7th (practice) and had our first game today. Owen was a bit distracted by the trees, birds, ants.... but he did eventually get on the field and out of the net of the goal. It's the little victories that add up! We had a great time, and Jacob was very excited to run back and forth from one side to the other. I don't think his foot actually touched the ball, but he seemed to have a great time :)

EMMA TURNS 1!!!!

So my sweet baby girl is now 1 year old! Her birthday was the 13th, but we just finished having her party tonight, and it was a blast. YaYa took lots of pics so when she sends them along I will post them. This was from Thursday night when we just picked up a store cake and let her blow the candle out. She wasn't too big on digging into the cake, but did enjoy eating it when given with a fork.

Our trip west

So Miah and I adventured over 2000 miles to L.A. where Miah started his new job at Nickelodeon working on El Tigre. His first day was Tuesday and he is having a good time. It is awesome he is staying with some really dear friends, Steve and Sue, and gets to work with Steve on the show, so I don't worry too much about him being so far away. Here are a few pictures we took along the way, more to post later. We went through the painted desert, the petrified forest, and took a detour to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. It was a nice adventure, but not so nice of an ending. We are all so very proud of him and love him very much!!!

retro video

So here is some footage i found probably from early in 2005. So Jacob was a little over 2 and owen was probably around 7-9 months old. What a chunker Owen was!!! I love looking at old videos and pictures, and was so tickled with both Owen and Jacob that I just had to share!

Spring Valley Beach

We went to Spring Valley Beach, located in Blountsville on the day of Owen's birthday party. It was SOOO much fun!!! It was also very reasonable, I think $15 for adults, and $13 for senior citizens and children. I would highly recommend if you have little ones, or just want to have a great time! check out www.springvalleybeach.com It takes about an hour to get there, and is located off of highway 79 which turns into 231... :)

This is about as long as these glasses stayed on her.. They sure were cute though!
Jake was having a difficult time having to be out of the water long enough to eat a small bite of lunch. He had an awesome time!
Here is our other handsome little cousin-Baby Sam who will be 2 on Sept. 6th.

Owen turns 3!

Jacob always smiling, and always with a ninja turtle !
Here is cousing Noah bear :) He was really into the birthday party, especially blowing out the candles :)

Here is the birthday boy scoping out Diego on his cake. He LOVES Diego, and was super excited to have this as his theme. The hats did not last very long since they were taken apart pretty quickly!

How big is Emma?? SO BIG!!

Whenever we ask "How big is Emma?" She puts her little arms up in the air as you say "So big!" What a sweet girl!