Posing and some more Wesley love.

Maya's photo shoot.  I've learned it's better not to tell the girls to smile.  

Ammon reading books to India and Wesley.  

More Zoo

I told you I loved the zoo.  Even in the rain.

 

 

   

I'm an Aunt - for the Second Time This Year!

Bryce and Josie had a baby boy 19 days early (lucky!)  When Bryce was getting ready to go to the hospital, I had to hold back the tears because my little brother was about to become a daddy!  Wesley looks exactly like Bryce when Bryce was a baby.  Parents are tired but doing well.

I couldn't decide on one, or two, or even three favorite pictures.

 Wesley Conner Garey

February 28, 2011

6 lbs 12 oz

19 1/2 inches 

Perfect.

He's so tiny.  My babies were this small once - in utero.  

Wesley was not quite 24 hours old yet.  

Maya especially LOVES Wesley.

Collin and baby Wesley.

 Showing off his long, ET fingers.  

He recently decided he doesn't like his hands bundled up, so he can suck on his fingers.

 India and Maya have been diligent about washing their hands, so they can hold Wesley.

 

I had to save my favorite picture for last.  Sweet Wesley boy.

Lancaster Fair

I have NEVER been to a fair before. Ammon thinks the fair is for hicks and hillbillies. But I don't care. I indulged my hick and hillbilly side and thoroughly enjoyed everything about the Lancaster fair.

Grandpa & Grandma bought tickets for the kids to have fun on the carnival rides. India went on her first roller coaster ride and loved it.

But I thought the free things were way better.

India and Maya waving to all the animals we pass on our tractor train ride.

Nathanael & India

Jared's twin llama. He was for sale too.

Fighting for water.

It was hot.

David

Aren't these miniature horses adorable? I wanted my dad to buy me one to take back to Utah.  We bought feed to let the animals eat out of our hands. Maya was the most fearless. She did not flinch at all (unlike India and me who dropped our food for the animals). Afterwards, I got my wipes and sanitizer for everyone to clean up with. Then Maya got into the wipes while I was not looking and wiped the mouths of all the animals she fed. Can you believe the animals let her do that?

My favorite part of the fair was the tunnel of bulls we walked through.

They're SO big.

Moo.

The Beach

My family loves water.  I miss going to the beach together as a family.  When we lived in Biloxi, it seemed like we were at the beach or the pool nearly every day.  Then when we moved to Roswell, we would go to the bottomless lakes at least three times a week.  Well, in New Hampshire, my parents' friends have a private beach with a beautiful lazy river.  Rachel and I swam to the other side and jumped off the banks.  It was AWESOME!

This whole summer Maya would NOT get in our pool without going berserk.  Then I took her to the rec center where they have these cool inside toys in the pool that have slides and more things that shoot and dump water, and she was cured.  In fact, every time she would fall down, I would pick her up so she hopefully would not drown.  Then Maya would shake my arm off and run to go down the slide again.

Maya would count "one, two, three . . ."

And then jump in the water. 

Maya's waterlogged badonkadonk.

Diaper has reached maximum capacity.

Playing in the sand.

Temporarily distracted from the water.

Going for a ride.

photo by Elizabeth Garey

This was such a great activity during the hot and humid week.

photo by Elizabeth Garey

India and Nathanael

David is happy to be at the beach too.

India, Maya, Nathanael

Maya looks like she's getting an idea in her head.

India and Nathanael

Snug as a bug buried in the sand.

More Weddings

Let me explain my laziness. I don't remember the last time I printed out pictures from Inkleys.  Perhaps a month or two after Maya was born.  Anyway, I am borrowing pictures galore from everybody's facebook page because I plan to have this blog baby printed in a book this year.

At any rate, it was so fun be together as a family for Oliva & Luca's wedding in May.  The wedding and reception were beautiful and cozy.  And did we actually get Ammon to dance?  There must have been a little extra something something in those cupcakes.

India and the other little nieces got to be flower girls for Olivia's wedding.  I could totally see India becoming like the main girl in 27 Dresses.

photo by Denise Metheney

India's perma-smile.  She was soooooo happy!

photo by Denise Metheney

 

India writing advice to the newlyweds.
I think she advised them to share their toys with each other.

photo by Denise Metheney

Cupcake number one.

photo by Denise Metheney

Cupcake number . . . (I plead the fifth).

Looks like the extra little something something is kicking in.

photo by Nate Gross

Olivia & Luca

Darling.

We love you both so much!