Turning 23

Happy Birthday Chase!

23 years young! Life is passing us by so quickly, it seems like we can barely keep up! Chase just celebrated his 5 year, high school reunion. It was great to be able to meet friends he hadn't seen in a while, and catch up. It seems like just yesterday I was watching him cross that stage to graduate!

Chase turned 23 last week, we celebrated with our friends when he got back with a BBQ. Mom helped me make and decorate this beautiful 3 layer carrot cake. Which was SO good! After BBQ and cake, we went to the drive-in to see the new Harry Potter movie. We had a great time, spending time with friends and being back together as a family. Happy Birthday Chase!!! We sure love you!



Ruark loves his Daddy! As soon as Chase got back, he was all he wanted. When I held him, he'd hold out his arms for Chase to take him back. What an amazing dad Ruark has to grow up with, he is so blessed!



Ruark is the spitting image of his Daddy! We had a fun little photo shoot, outside the last day Chase was home. I love all of the chances we had to catch Ruark being so inquisitive, he is full of so much energy! We have our work cut out for us raising this little tyke!

6 Months Old

Chase and I also just celebrated our 4 YEAR anniversary! Can you believe it's been that long! We were able to stop in Boise on our way back from Washington and enjoy a Brazilian BBQ Restaurant, we had a lot of fun remembering our life over the past four years.

Ruark is now 6 months old! Half a year has flown by in the blink of an eye! He now weighs 19 pounds and is 27.5 inches long, he's sitting up like a champ and into everything he can get his hands on.

We just celebrated the Fourth of July! The 4th has to be my favorite summer holiday! Luckily Chase was able to come home so we were able to spend it as a family. Ruark loved the parade, everything except for the dang firetruck who blasted their horn when they were right in front of us, it scared him to death! We also enjoyed my family's picnic at Tautphaus Park, even the annual water fight. He didn't even cry when he got wet, what a champ! After such a long day, we even made our way over to to the fireworks, which he loved!! He sat mesmerized by the lights, as we watched from our car near Freeman Park. Then we made our way home and lit off our own fireworks in our front yard. It was such a great day spent with family, remembering our blessings and freedoms we enjoy.

Next on our list of things coming up...Chase and I are turning 23 soon...we are getting old! His 5 year class reunion is coming up too. I'm really excited to see people he went to high school with, and put names with faces.