Could she be any cuter?

This morning I took out my flat iron and straightened Ava's hair.....I think it looks adorable and makes her look more and more like a little girl and not a baby! After all she is almost 21 months old! Look at those baby blue eyes and strawberry blonde hair......even though I really really wanted my little girl to have my dark hair and green eyes, I think she is the most adorable little girl on earth! She is our little girly girl....she loves for me to do her hair and has a fascination with her shoes! She is always wanting to put her shoes on.

Bike Riding

Ava watching and cheering her brothers on. This is her pose she likes to do.....she tips her head to one side as if she is shrugging her shoulders. She does this and knows she can get her way!

Samuel got a bike for his birthday back in March and has really liked it, but has been really timid on it. Jake spent a good hour with him in the church parking lot yesterday working on riding it and helping him to gain more confidence on his bike. He has done great and is a lot more confident on the bike.

Jack has outgrown his tricycle so yesterday we got him his very own big bike. He LOVES it and has caught on to it very quickly. He has wanted to ride it nonstop. Sam and Jack love riding their bikes with each other and I think Jack getting on a bike and riding it has helped Sam to get more confident.....I don't think he wants his little brother to beat him on it!

After the downpour

We had a HUGE summer storm in Vernal tonight with a little bit of everything: rain, wind, clouds, sunshine, power outage. The kids LOVED watching the rain come pouring down from the front porch. After the downpour, they had even more fun playing in the water!

Echo Tri 2010

Last week we spent an entire week in Salt Lake/Park City. The main reason for going was to watch Jake participate in the Echo Tri. Once again he did a great job and even beat his time by about 11 minutes! He did the Olympic Version again.....1 mile swim......26 mile bike ride and a 6 mile run. I am so proud of you Jake for putting your mind to something and accomplishing it! I have a feeling this is just the beginning of the triathlons/bike races!