Buddies

Lindsay loves "baby Matthew"



Matthew was really enjoying the splashing Grandpa....

Rebekah's Baby blessing

While we were in Burley for the Frost reunion we were able to see my new niece Rebekah Don Allen be blessed in Rupert.
She is SO precious!

My beautiful sister and her gorgeous new baby daughter Rebekah

Grandma giving kisses

4 generations.

Frost family reunion

Aaron and Lindsay getting ready to go for a ride. While Kiley and Bella stand close by.

Tracy and Katie doing the zipline

Rick Liz and Lindsay enjoying the canoe. While Ashlynn and James have fun on the paddle boat.


Liz and Katie getting ready for a ride.

Ashes and Lindsay

Ashes and Matthew

Rick on the zipline

Jason (Allen) and Will on the zipline

Boise/Fair

Grandpa and Ashes riding the scrambler....


Lindsay's highlight was riding the pony. She LOVED it!

MOMMY HELP MEEEE!!!!!!

These photos tell a story. Altough they are funny just when you look at them, they are funnier when you know the whole story.
So this summer we decided it was time to adjust Lindsay's crib into a day bed type bed. So to make a long story short she is able to get in and out of her bed when she wants.... We also moved her so she shares a room with Ashlynn now instead of with Bella. So the night these pictures were taken was her first night in the new bed and new bedroom. We had tried to put her in bed a few times and she just kept getting out and so we put the gate up to keep her in the room at least. We figured she would wear herself out and get bored and then give up and get in bed... Rick went to the gym to work out and I was on the computer and she was being a stinker and yelling my name "Mommy!" over and over and over again, then I heard her saying "Mommy help me!!!" well she is not my first child so I know the "routine" SO I was trying hard to ignore it and teach her that bed time "bed time". I let her crying and pleading go on for about 5-10 min. (And dont get me wrong it was hard not to go get her) but finally I decided I would go and try again to lay her back down again (hoping she had wore herself out a little with her crying.... I got up and walked down the hall towards her room and I saw her little legs sticking out from under the gate... I felt awful! She had wedged herself under the gate (trying to escape) and she was stuck and had been yelling "mommy help me" and me thinking it was just a ploy to get out of the room (which it still was a ploy to get her out of the room) I had ignored it. Of course as soon as she saw me she got a proud smile on her face so I felt I could grab my camera and take a picture so her Dad could see it. Needless to say she hasnt tried escaping that way anymore. Gosh I love that girl!

Bella n Ashes get crafty and creative

A friend of mine from our ward does sewing and quilting classes. Both the girls took a class.

Ashlynn took a beginner sewing class. (she made a beautiful pillowcase) that she loves to sleep on because she says it is super soft.







And Bella made a awesome quilt. She just finished her class today. I think she made sure to put her name on it so I couldnt steal it. :) Both of them can't wait to do another class. They loved it.

It is that time of year again. School clothes shopping! We went to the Nike employee store yesterday for the first time ever. ( A friend was able to get us a pass to get in for a day)
It was funny they all liked the same shoes. (well to be honest Lindsay liked ALL the shoes) she kept saying "I want that one and that one and that one...."
Everything at the Nike employee store is half off the regular retail value. SO that helps a little bit. We just got them school shoes, and then Jason some football gear.

Bella's pioneer Trek

Before....


After....



Bella was able to go on a pioneer trek a few weeks ago. She had a great time. I am hoping to be able to talk her into getting on here and posting about her experience.

Happy Birthday Lindsay!!!

We celebrated Lindsay's Birthday the first week of July. She sang happy birthday to herself for weeks. It is so wonderful to hear her sweet little voice singing songs. I love it!
Some of her favorite things are:
*She loves to follow Ashlynn everywhere (if Ashes is in the living room with us and Lindz wants to play she comes and grabs Ashes by the hand and says "come on Ashes" and pulls her)
*She LOVES to be in the kitchen all the time she says "I help you"
*She climbs up on top of the table and says "look I a giant"
*Her favorite songs are The wise man built his house upon the rock, The Chapel doors, I am a child of God, 3 little monkeys swinging in the tree, Popcorn popping, Jesus wants me for a sunbeam. ANd the list goes on and on.... She can hear a song 2-3 times and then I will hear her singing it. She loves singing!
*She tells me all the time she loves Grandpa and Grandma. Mostly while we are driving in the
car. She says "we going to Grandpa and Grandmas house!"
* She loves Dinosaurs and animals.



Some cute things she says:
*The other day Bella stole a french fry off Lindsay's plate and Lindsay said "no no you goober"
*She loves the movie Princess and the Frog and she sometimes says "you a stick in the mud!" (a line from the movie)
* She puts her hands on her Dads cheeks and says either "Poky" or "thats smooth" depending on if he has shaved recently.
* SHe points to my Belly and says Baby brother. This might turn out to be confusing later. :)
*She knows the Verizon logo (her dads work logo) and whenever we are driving down the street and pass a Verizon van or vehicle she says "thats Daddy's Verizon"
* The other day when my sister was here visiting us we were all in the kitchen and Lindsay was standing on a stool and she saw the garlic press in my Kitchen tools and told Tracy "thats Daddys" and then she proceeded to point to an Ice Cream scoop and say "thats Mommys" This kid is way more observant than we can ever realize. Tracy had a good laugh about that.

I cant even think of all the cute things she says. SHe makes me laugh every moment of every day. She keeps me on my toes for sure. But I don't know what I would do without each and every one of my kids.