Photo by: Noelle Pond

Thanks for all the pictures Bekah!  I’ve been carrying my camera around less and less, but after seeing these great pics that Bekah took, I need to step it up! 

Noelle would hang out with the Colbey, Sydney, and Ainsley every day if she could!  They are the sweetest little girls in the world!  Anna Kate was so proud to be one of the “big girls” today!

We grabbed yogurt this afternoon at our favorite little yogurt shop after a busy morning out and about.  Noelle says she wants to work at Purple Berri when she’s a teenager.  She practices for anyone who will listen, saying, “Welcome to Purple Berri!  Would you like some sample cups?”  Cute stuff!

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Enjoy the chillout song if you need to chill! 

Saying “Cheese!” and “Ball!”

We took Zane out for his birthday this week and got to sit in the kitchen at Buca di Beppo!  It was loads of fun and the kids had a blast, can you tell!?!

Mommy got to have fun with friends on Monday!

We went to Joe T’s with our great friends the Fearings and the Starkeys.  Noelle is about to give Anna Kate a big smooch in this pic!

These are my favorite dresses of the summer.  I got them in a 5T and 2T, so you will be seeing a lot of them next year too!

Noelle has a hard time with her wardrobe.  Everything is too tight or too scratchy.  Everything!  I told her she had to wear this dress tonight (she usually dresses herself).  After she knew I was going to win this one, she came downstairs with paper stuffed down her shirt.  I asked her what it was for and she said, “It helps make the top of the dress a little more comfortable.”  I guess the smocking was the issue tonight.  Anyway, if you look closely, you can see her “stuffing” in the dress.  She had no clue how funny she looked!  :)  We got a kick out of it!

Saturday night, we went out to eat with Mike’s parents and took the girls to ride the carousel.  We all had a great time enjoying one of the last summer weekends together!

Noelle loved wearing the free Rangers t-shirts (adult-sized) that we got at the game so much that I ordered her this big Big Sis shirt on ebay.  She wears it like a night gown.  She is so proud to be the big sister of the family and wears her title very well.  See how happy her little sis is?  Great job, big sis!

Bailey had the cutest Toy Story birthday last weekend!

Of course, Noelle loves Bailey!

Fun with fish!

The kids got to feed the fish and shoot guns!

Anna Kate with her buddy,  Sadie!  

Afterward, we looked around Cabela’s a bit.  They have an aquarium and mountain range with animals everywhere.  It’s really cool, and the kids loved it!

Anna Kate has started calling every animal she sees a “puppy.”  It’s the cutest thing.  She’ll look at a fish and so sweetly say, “Aww, puppy!”  We’ll say, “Fish!”  She’ll laugh and say, “Puppy!”  Cutie pie!