Instagram: September 2017

It was a great day to learn how to ride a 2-wheeler! Kendree has it down, now for more practice so she can conquer our dirt roads.

 A great Labor Day "end of summer" hoorah today. Hiking in the morning, 4-wheeler rides with a baby strapped to by back (she then fell asleep), a snake!, games of chase between Grady and Brynlee, standing practice by the Hallee girl and a little baseball to top it all off (with Marc, our "favorite guy"). So much fun! How to get some zzzz's like cute, dirty Brynlee!

Devynee got new glasses! two pairs so she can choose everyday (and there is a backup pair). She looks so much older!

Hallee is 11 months old! She is a happy baby, but loves to scream a scream that pierces your ear drums. Most of the time it is when she wants your attention. So as the 5th child, that is a lot. She is a pro "stander" and is working on moving those feet. We'll have a walker before long. Hallee is taking two naps a day and sleeps though the night (mostly). She loves all food and would let you hold her on your hip facing outward all. day. long. Hallee will crawl all over the house looking for me or following noises. If we move to another room, it is just a few minutes before she joins us. We love her smiling face and are so glad she is ours!

We spend most of our weekday evenings at the soccer fields for some amount of time. Hallee loves this park especially if Kendree takes her down the slide (when Kendree is not the one practicing) and the wall around the perimeter is the *perfect* height for her.

Bath time baby!

Brynlee loves to sing. She does not like to be recorded. I bribed her the other day by promising that she could watch it when she was done. And no, it wasn't raining.

Hallee is ONE! Well, technically she turned one yesterday but we celebrated today. Hallee has two teeth, loves all food and is busy! Time to think about child proofing some cabinets around here. Hallee will take 5-6 steps between mom and dad when we set it up right and is getting braver on her own, but prefers to crawl most of the time. She takes two naps a day and officially finished nursing this evening (she doesn't know that yet). We had a great day celebrating this little one!

A few moments of our celebration. We had such fun with family celebrating Hallee!

Two more. Hallee's cake was the traditional giant cupcake that all of our kids have had on their 1st birthday. She is getting good at walking and it is so awesome to have Grandma visiting from California to help practice!

Instagram: June 2017

Kids getting bored with sidewalk chalk? Have them lay down, trace their bodies and then they get to color themselves! Guaranteed to last longer than pretty much anything else (sidewalk chalk related anyway). #happyhint thanks to my sister Erica.

I don't think Hallee is upset about being the 5th child. Endless playmates and entertainment.

We had our first swim of the summer today! I'd say a 86 degree day calls for it. Brynlee was embracing her inner mermaid and I obviously caught Dev at a bad time. :) We love our pool and mom was just happy to know that she can take 5 kids alone every once in a while.

Hallee baby is 8 months old! Hallee loves to move! She is very close to traditional crawling and will go two or three steps (crawls?) before she gots back to her normal "plank then lunge" way of scooting. Hallee is sleeping thru the night (8pm-6am) and likes to nap in her crib. She is a sitting pro and loves when her siblings entertain her. No one can make her laugh harder than they do. Hallee loves her daddy and expects him to pick her up the instant he walks in from work. Hallee is getting more cautious with strangers but is happy to tag along with all of her siblings as long as mom is close. 8 months sure have flown by!

Day four of swim lessons meant that Brynlee finally did more than sit on the stair and watch the other kids.

Cute baby laughs, squeals and clapping! She really is the best!

Happy Father's Day to THE best! We are so grateful you are ours! Thanks for all you do and all you are!

Kendree at bat. She is doing great at softball this year and having lots of fun.

Baseball season has us loving DumDum suckers, stolen ring pops and sleeping in the car. These two littles are seriously troopers.

He's home! We were very excited to welcome Elder Lindstrom back to Wyoming today!

Family pictures this morning and we all survived to tell the tale! Some of us were happier about it than others.

With all of the family in town for Jordan's Homecoming, we spent Saturday evening out at the ranch. Grandpa wore a too small helmet, conversation and company was great and the mosquitos were out in hoards. Such fun on a beautiful day!

Monday we headed to Scottsbluff with friends to go to the zoo! The lion had a lot to say and we were able to cool off in the splash pad.