4th of July

Enjoying the fireworks with Ash and Rachel

Swim lessons

Clayton was such a great bobber!!!

This is pretty much one of my all time favorite pics, so relaxing!!

Gotta love the big flower

Ariane and baby Josie, and might I say Ar you look great, who would have thought you had a baby less than three months ago!!

He is a fish!

Noah thought I was a comfy seat!!

The bronzed beauties

The Smith clan (minus Justin)

So, I have received some not so suttel prompts from Ariane to update my blog, with pictures....and so here you go!

We spent the 4th of July in Vegas, soaking up the sun, and working on our tans!! I was so excited to go and see my sister and her family who are visiting from Vermont. The holidays are always a little more exciting when you can spend them with kids!! So here are a few pics that I am stealing from my sisters blog (because she told me to do so). Sorry, there are no pictures of Ben, but I swear he was there.

P.S. Ben was such a good sport watching the kids so the the girls could shop and just hang out, he is going to be an awesome dad!!

P.P.S. We also spent the 4th with my good friend Rachel and her son Easton, it was great to see her!! Also, I needed to devote a full paragraph to her! She is such and AMAZING photographer, her pictures are absolutely breath taking. So, if anyone in Vegas needs a photographer might I suggest going to her, she is super reasonable and has an eye for taking great pics!! Also, anyone in San Fran she is coming out perhaps the end of August, if you would like some family pics just let me know!! To look at her work go to: http://www.rachelreneeimages.com/

Warning....No pictures!

So, I am at work feeling sorry for myself that I have to be here, and being bored because I am not an overachiever and therefore, do not want to check voice mails or work on any authorizations (sorry patients)!! I was checking out people's blogs and remembered when I was in Vegas I ran into my older sisters friend, Kara, who told me about this woman's blog and how amazing it was. I found it, and let me tell you I have been reading it for the past hour, it is sooooo amazing and inspirational!!! Her and her husband were in a plane crash last August and were badly burned (here more than her husband), she blogs almost daily about her struggles, and her faith in Christ, and that everything happens for a reason. I would urge everyone and anyone to checkout her blog, (preferably not at work, I have been crying my eyes out and people are looking at me really weird) it really gives a great perspective into life, and that I need to live life to the fullest and not be so negative. I have been given trials in my life for a reason, and should be grateful each and everyday for the wonderful blessings I have been given!!

Check it out: nieniedialogues.blogspot.com

I would suggest starting in August of 2008, and working your way to the present, but it is just a suggestion!!