Janessa Is Seven

I can't believe my big girl is seven! She is such a sweet daughter! What a helper she has been to me this summer! What am I going to do when I have to actually get a diaper all by myself! I love Janessa and I am so glad that she was born first in our family! Only four more years until we have our built-in babysitter!

Isaac's Birthday song for Janessa...this just sums up his personality to a tee!

The Birthday Card


French Toast for her birthday breakfast, I was happy that I didn't have to go out and get doughnuts, which is usually what they request for breakfast. We remembered half-way through breakfast that we needed to have a candle in the French Toast!

We had Janessa's Princess Party the Saturday after her birthday. We had nine little girls, well Princesses, here for the "ball". Janessa wanted to play "hot and cold" so we hid the crown and each girl got a chance to find the crown. We had a dance-off and ate chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream (she takes after her mother).
Here are some of the darling pictures of her wonderful day!

Camping Trips

Happy 4th of July! We had our Trimming Family Reunion in Fruitland UT, near Strawberry Reservoir. It was 3 blissful days of dirt! We had so much fun, mainly because Johnny bought us a new four-wheeler! That was the highlight of our trip!

Lea was the cleanest kid up there!

Janessa and her nappy lakewater hair.

Johnny and his Beloved Battery-Operated Fan...he couldn't get it close enough to his face!

Isabel and Emily in the back of Grandpa's truck! How fun!

Isaac and Jonah, looking much like their Uncles!

Johnny loves to camp too! I think the Trimming's like to get their picture taken! Poor Lea is wondering what is wrong with her daddy!

Mom and Carl hanging out in the shade. Carl just LOVES camping!
Can't you tell by the look on his face?

We were able to take a couple of days. We took Johnny's parent's trailer so that Lea could be warm. It was so nice of them to lend it to us. One good thing was that I decided that I can't live without a trailer if we are going to go camping anymore. I don't think I could ever camp in a tent again! These pictures were taken at Pineview Reservoir.The kids were bored and it was hard to do anything with Lea so we drove around and found a great park near Pineview, they played forever!

Lea with her camping hair...

The Boxer

Janessa has requested a Wii for her birthday thanks to her Uncle Kevin. Janessa had so much fun with Kevin, Mindy, Tyler, and Lexi when they were here, but what she remembers most was their Wii. Here is just a sample of her Wii playing abilities! The sound you will hear is Janessa, every time she punched she blew air out of her mouth. It was quite entertaining to watch- but quite possibly a "had to be there" moment.

My Kiddie Kandids

My Kiddie Kandids

I finally broke down and went to Kiddie Kandids to get pictures of Lea since she is 5 weeks old now! I have the same picture of all of my kids at 5 weeks and in the exact same position. Hers turned out very cute! I thought I would be able to tell who she looks like with this picture but it turns out she is still her very own person!

Isaac's Is Four

We decided to celebrate Isaac's birthday at the Cold Springs Trout Farm! It was a blast! The kids were going crazy catching fish and running all over the place! It was a perfect day and the area was gorgeous! Isaac loved EVERY present that he got and still talks about what a great party it was! Thanks to all who drove so far for a birthday party and for all the wonderful presents and memories!


Isabel was the best sport of all! She dove right in to grab her fish, no qualms about it! She was so brave! I love this video of her! Way to go Isabel!

Tubby Time

Here are some cute pics of Lea taking a bath in the sink- I don't know if this is normal or something only my family has done! It seems a tradition to take a picture of the first bath in the sink though. Isaac says he remembers his bath in the sink, and since he has such an amazing memory I wouldn't doubt it if he does!

My mom and sister have been so good to come over and help me out. Sometimes I wish we could all live together in one big house- Hey mom, maybe now is the time for us to move in! Sometimes I think polygamy would have it's perks! Just kidding!

I have been so fortunate to have such wonderful neighbors, friends, and family that have helped us out! We have had some great meals brought in and some wonderful gifts too! Thanks to all who have been so great to us!

Our Little Angel

Isn't she just priceless? I sure think so! Lea is a good little baby. She is going to chunk up fast though since she eats a ton! She is a good sleeper at night and seems to have a pretty good routine so far. During the day it is a different story though, she gets kind of fussy and has a hard time sleeping. I guess I should be happy she will sleep 3-4 hours at night!
Mommy is having a hard time with nursing and I seem to have a small, but normal, bout with postpartum. I can cry at the drop of a hat- which if you know me, I normally can't even cry during a chick flick. But this too shall pass (hopefully soon though)!