August 2012

August was a VERY busy month for us. Katelynn turned 9 months old at the end of July. At 9 months she pulled herself up, cruised around and was loving eating.

At the beginning of August was my birthday. I turned 27 which is not very exciting as it sounds old close to 30. But I will make the best of it. I think it will actually be a great year. I love my kids, my husband, my new house, my job and I plan to just enjoy watching them grow and learn. I hope being 27 helps me mature, become more patient, more kind and less type A though I doubt that. :)

I had a great day, my husband got me two cute aprons which is what I wanted! I am obsesses with cooking and baking so I want to look in the kitchen. :)

For my birthday I wanted to go to the river, get a tan and just play in the river. It was so fun and I am so happy we went. 

In August we spend a LOT of time at this pool. I am obsessed with it. It is the perfect summer activity. It is shallow so I dont have to worry with Cass and I love the slides, tunnels, fountains etc.

 We got a new play kitchen from our neighbors and put it in our playroom which is so much fun to hang out in.

 We spent lots of time at the park down the street. The kids love the park!

Sadly in August, Aaron's grandfather passed away. He was such a wonderful, sweet and kind man. He loved watching football and reading the bible. He had been married to Aaron's grandmother for almost 61 years. We are sad for her because we know she misses him every second. However, we feel happy knowing he is in heaven looking down on her. I could write stories on here all day but I will just post two of my favorite pictures of him.

 Below pictures from the memorial.

 Cass loved spending time with her cousin, Mallory.

It was a hard time but we were also so thankful to spend time with Aaron's extended family and for our girls to spend lots of time with Mallory, their Grandpa Johnson and Auntie Courtney.

At the end of August, Aaron went to Seattle for 2 weeks for Banking School so I went home to California to see my family.

California was awesome. The pictures are pretty self-explanatory. My trip consisted of:

airplane flight with 2 girls by myself, swim lessons with my mom, walks with Cass and Grandma who are pretty much BFFs, swimming with family, bonding with Hazel, going to the Giants game (they won!), eating good food including my dad's cooking and In-n-Out, visiting with lots of friends and dance parties!

It was a busy August!