Goodbye summer

I can't imagine that anyone checks our blog anymore - I mean, when did I last post, January? And even that post was a catch-up of epic proportions. However, tonight I have decided that instead of sleeping or preparing a church lesson I would rather catch up on my one form of journaling. Even though I hate myself in the morning, I find myself prolonging my bedtime night after night for a just another hour of "me" time. No kids, no distractions; this month I don't even have a husband since he's working the night shift. 

Here we go: the top 10 pictures from the last several months. 

Hey, we had a baby! Kathryn Elizabeth Merkley, 8 lbs 8 oz. Gorgeously jaundiced. 

 

Baby Kate is the most mellow and sweet baby we could ask for.

A trip to Lake Powell with the Merkleys led to a beautiful new friendship - "Dude and Little Dude"

       

Morgan's first dance recital. She was brilliant. And so was I, because I skipped the actual recital, and just watched her 10-minute slot during the dress rehearsal. Saved myself 3+ hours of agony.

Happy 4th of July! For some reason, most fireworks are illegal here in AZ...

  

Did I say 10 pictures? I lied. I've never been able to limit photos on this blog.

We had a family wedding in San Diego, so Erik went to work and the kids and I drove to CA.

So excited to see the ocean

Magic and sunburns at SeaWorld

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Lots of extra tantrums, tears, and trauma since Kate was born. In fact, the next picture is a bar graph that Morgan drew illustrating how much we love each of our children. Morgan is the neglected one in the middle.

A trip to Utah in July to taste the raspberries, see the sights, and best of all, visit family.

We blessed Kate at the beginning of August

 

How we've adjusted to having 3 children. Bless Apple and Netflix.

Monsoon season! Almost too hot to enjoy the rain.

  

Starting gymnastics

Our beautiful blue eyed girl

And back to school. THANK GOODNESS.