July....So Far

 This is my baby that is now seven months old.  Sometimes I just want to yell "STOP! you are growing too fast."  I just love to hold this cute little chub in my arms....preferably sitting down because he is one heavy dude.  Porter has been thus far THE BEST baby ever!  He is so relaxed and happy.  He's a great sleeper and I just can't stop kissing those cute cheeks of his.  He makes my life so happy.

 He is just barely starting to get the sitting up thing down but I knew this would be the case.  The nurses in the NICU told me to just plan on him being 6 weeks behind schedule but that he would eventually catch up.  I'm not worried....the less mobile he is the better. Sometimes though I look at him and can't believe that he was actually pre-mature.

 O.k. so I warned Matt, Emily and Brandon the night before that I would be taking pictures of them in their pioneer clothes for trek....I thought I had my basis covered.  Brandon was a good sport....Matt and Emily gave me grief.  I said good-bye to them and just said a prayer that this would be a good experience for them.  Since they are currently still there, I am anxious to here how everything went.

 July brings many things, one of which is the hub's birthday.  We had to celebrate really fast as he was on his way to a youth activity.  We even have to squeeze birthdays into our lives.  I tried my best to make it fun while it lasted.  A few of the kids bought presents...Ammon picked out sour patch kids for Rob to which I say "hmmm.....I wonder who those were really for?"

 Best chocolate cake ever....I'll just leave it at that.

 Best husband Ever....I feel like a very lucky girl.

 The birthday crowd....plus an extra and minus Brandon.

 We are so excited for our Temple that opens very soon!  It is beautiful.  Rob and I had a chance on our date night one evening to walk around just after they took down the fence.  It brought tears to my eyes.

 Thanks to my new hobby Pinterest, I found this festive cake for the fourth....fruit pizza.  I was pretty impressed with myself.

 Rob and I ran a 5k on the 4th.  It was fun and I placed third in my age division which makes me laugh because I am not fast at all (there were more than 3 people that ran too!)

 And of course what would July be without boating?  We got a new tube and thus can have not only tube wars, but more kids out at a time.  The record?  Five on one tube.  So fun.

This is a typical look for him.