4th of July!

We had a fabulous Fourth. Our day started nice and early at ours wards breakfast. We did not stay long it was a cold morning and we did not dress warm enough so we left right after we ate. Later in the afternoon we went to the beach with about 14 other families all where students or residence from our ward. I believe there was over 60 people. Thanks Suzi for putting this together. We had a BBQ and played in the water. It was a very nice day which was great considering it had been a week of rain. The boys had fun digging holes and being covered with sand.

Not very good shot. Just some of our group down by the water.

I could not get enough of this boy and his smile.

He has been such a happy baby its like a whole new Carter.

This is Hunter and me outside our back door.

We lit off our fireworks early our boys where so tired and it does not

start to get dark here tell almost 10. What a fun day we had. We are really liking it

out here. The summers here are great and the beach is so fun to go to.

Fire Works

I just love this picture and my boys. They are all getting so big. So today we got some special mail. Grammie J (my mom) sent money for the boys to go and get Happy Meals so the chose to go to Burger King. Afterward we went to Sam Club and bought some fireworks (they are in every store here). I have never seen my 3 older boys more excited. Its like Christmas over here we set a few off tonight and they loved it. Carter keeps trying to go and grab whatever we light so we have to watch him close. Paxton is a little scared so he wants to sit on my lap. And Hunter and Ty can not get enough. Its so much fun sense we can't do this in Az.

Rain

It has rained here all week and been in the 70's(which has been nice). It has rained here more than pro. a whole year in AZ seriously!

This pictures is of a car here in Erie on Tuesday of this week.
It rained so hard all day on Tuesday we had serious flooding. Erie even declared a state of emergency and some roads where closed because of flash flooding.
It was a crazy day. So we have been stuck in the house most of the week
which has not been a ton of fun.Hunter today when we woke up
and it was raining said he was ready to go back to Arizona its no fun
when it rains all the time. I told him just wait tell the winter when we all
will be wishing we where back home.

Presque Isle

Last Friday we went down to the beach with some families from our ward. We had a great time and the boys loved the water. Its so hard to believe that its a lake. I love that its about 10 min drive and its such a fun thing to do as a family and with friends.

Hunter and Tyson the loved to jump the waves.

Hunter made me nervous, some of the waves got pretty big, I thought

at one point I was going to have to save him when one took him down.

They have lifeguards on duty and when that wave got him he came

up to me afterward and wanted to know why the lifeguard did not come and

save him.

Paxton and Carter loved to play in the sand.
It was so funny because at first Carter would not touch it
but after he realized how fun it was to throw he could not stop.



Ty, jumping waves.


Hunter

Just before we got ready to leave Carter and Paxton decide it

to give the water a try. Much to there surprise they both loved it.

Now this mean when we go back we will diff. have are hands full.

Just a fun shot of the beach.

I wish I could crop and photo shop some of my photos. But are main

computer is still not working so I have to use an old laptop to do my pictures.

Which means this is as good as they get for now.

Paxton's 3rd Birthday!!

Sunday was Paxton's b-day! The day was a pretty low key day. Went to

Church and had some of the bishopric come over to meet us. We ate dinner and

than after had some cake. Pax-man wanted Thomas on it and we used sparklers for his candles. Which by the way the boys love sparklers and can't wait for the 4th when we can by all our own fireworks and set some off.

His brothers were just as excited as him for his b-day!

Afterward we let the kids out our back door to run around.

They love to have races. So we have them start at one end of our parking lot

and run to the other. Carter was so cute and was walking

as fast as his little feet would carry him.

We sure do love having Pax-man in our family. He is diff. our crazy boy

and cause lots of our fights but we love him!

Zuck Park

This park is just down the street from us. I can't believe how

green and beautiful it is here in Erie. The weather here has been sooo nice in the

80's which is way nicer than the 100's. So the park is called Zuck Park (pronounced like look but with a Z) we just learned this the other day when a lady asked if we were from out of town sense we did not say it right (we live on this road). So Zuck park has lots and lots of trees who I am I kidding Erie has lots and lots of trees. We had a great time playing in this park we have gone a few times now sense this day.

There is this huge swing that fits our whole family the boys love to sit on it.

They all decide to go on one of the slides together. I love how happy
they were this day and the smiles on their faces!!

At the park they have a trail so we decided to

take a little walk and see what we could find.

We saw these awesome mushrooms.

And at the end of it was a baseball field. The boys just took off running.

Plane ride/ Father's Day

Our plane ride was pretty good. The 3 older boys did great, and we only had one pro. between Hunter and Paxton. Carter was a diff. story he could not sit still, wanted down all the time, cried , screamed and only took a nap for about 40min out of a 4 1/2 hour flight. And I ended up making a fool of myself. You see Carter had to have his diaper changed and of course our great idea of sitting in the way back (trying to not bother the whole plane) and close to the bathrooms.

The changing table thing was in the bathroom at the very front of the plane so I make my way up there with Carter in tow. I get to the front and the not so nice flight attendant told me I had to go all the way back to my seat. I tried to explain to him that we needed the bathroom and he told me to go sit down and when the lady was done in there he would call me back up. Well I was a very emotional person (just having to leave the place I have called home all my life and all my family behind). I turned around to go all the way back to my seat and the tears just started to come. So there I was walking back to my seat crying and everyone on the plane looking at me. I am sure some felt sorry for me and some pro. thought I was crazy. Anyways the second I sat down with Carter, the lady that was in the bathroom came out and the flight attendant called me back up from my seat to walk all the way up there to change him. I hurried and walked up there as fast as I could, feeling all eyes on me. I get into the bathroom get myself together and Carter's diaper changed and when I walk out of the bathroom I tried to put a smile on my face as all eyes where on us. So in the end it ended up being a good flight. It was much better than driving.

We got into Pittsburgh around 11pm and still had about a 2 hr drive to Erie. We rented a SUV from Budget and for some reason they gave it away. So there we are in the airport with 4 tired boys, people looking at us, all of our stuff, 4 car seats, bags, and a stroller and almost no way of getting home. You see Matt's mom was driving our Van up and would be at our place a few days after us. So Matt did not have a car big enough to come and get us so we had to rent one. Well the decide to give us 2 small cars to get us to Erie. Lets just say I hate FOG and Toll Roads. But we made it home around 3am. We have rented a 3 bedroom townhouse for now and are hoping to rent a house soon.

Father's Day
For Father's day My Mom, Matt's Mom and her friend where still here. So we decide to go down to the Peninsula, Lake Erie and have a picnic. It only about a 10min drive from our place. Its a great place and I am sure we will be going there often. They have beaches where you can swim and great places to walk, ride bikes go fishing etc... We had a great picnic and even though it pro. was not the best fathers day with us just moving in. I got to sleep in instead of Matt and I believe he even made breakfast. I am so thankful for him and all that he does for our family. I love you a Ton BABE!!!

The boys loved to throw rocks into the water.

The one thing about Erie is bad hair days. With us being so close to water, and it being humid my hair is pro. going to look like this a lot. Also the first rule I have learned from living here is do not ever leave anything out side that can't get rained on. It rains here a ton and I mean a ton more then Az.
One other thing just because it has not been crazy enough. Is our little guy Carter got Thrush really bad. I have no clue how he got it but he did. So for the last 4 days he has cried a ton can't eat hardly anything because its hurting him so bad or drink anything. Its been so sad. Finally today he is getting back to himself. But not after us having to visit the ER for meds.

More pictures to come soon of our fun time at the beach with some of our new friends and Paxton's b-day is tomorrow.