Happy 4th of July!!!

This morning we went to the parade in downtown Prescott! The kids had been looking forward to this ever since the begining of June when they knew that July was the next month!

I always really enjoy the 4th of July...I love to reflect on the fact that we live in a country where we are able to live free and worship God something that is so easy for me to take for granted!

I also love fireworks...

and how cute my kids look in red white and blue :)

The kids were looking super cute if I must say so!

We also as a family want to send a BIG thank you to all of our friends and family who have ever served in the armed forces! We appreciate all you do and have done to keep our country safe!

Thank You and Have a Blessed Independance Day!

A Muddy Mess!!!

In February we decided to get a puppy for our kiddos! She was 6 weeks old when we got her and SUPER cute...(arent they all as puppies)...anyway we named her Ella. She is a really good dog considering she is a puppy, and she is pretty smart too. All in all I would have to see she has been a good addition to our family!

However today I wanted to ring her little neck! I was out hanging laundry on our clothes line (have to blog about that one later) and the kids were playing in the wet dirt from the rain storms the past couple of days. Ella had been running the backyard like a wild dog, so I decided to fill up her water dish...which causes a puddle under the hose spicket.

Ella decided it would be fun to play in this muddy mess!



She was going crazy! At one point she had her entire nose burried all the way up to her eyes!

I didnt really care...she is a dog and she can just stay outside so why not let her have a little fun...then I remembered I can not leave her out when there are clothes on the line, because she insists on pulling them down into the dirt...UGH!

So I had to take this HUGE muddy mess that despises getting wet with Clean water, and hose her down so that we could all go inside while the clothes dried!


She is super cute...but what a pain! Now I have clean clothes, done the dishes, picked up the house, and now I need to do the floors, because no matter how much you rinse off a muddy dog they are still gonna bring in a ton of dirt :S

Fun in Phoenix with old friends!

A couple of weeks ago we decided to take a drive to phoenix to spend the night at a friends house. The kids were super excited to see Tana and Chris...but I think it was mainly becuase they have a swimming pool! It is so nice to get away for a day and hang out with good friends. The weather was perfect not to hot, but warm enough to swim! We pretty much hung out by the pool for the entire 2 days that we were there! We even took Ella our dog and she too had quite a nice time. Tana even bought doggy ice cream (i never even knew they made such a thing) just for Ella and their dog Annabelle to enjoy!

I took so many pictures so I am going to try to pick a few to share with you!

We all had such a good time...and the kids slept so well after they were made to get out of the pool!!!