August 2025

 

Ivy started the new dance season in a new class!

Felix at a Chuck E Cheese birthday party.

Felix playing goalie. I was so nervous he would get kicked in the face, but somehow he never did!

Ivy and her beloved Pink Baby.

Possibly the best cinematography by a 7-year-old ever? Love this video!

Where to find Margot all the time.

So close to crawling!

Date night influencer-style dessert photo. The ice cream was so good!

Ivy wearing "cup shoes"

Which ended quite predictably, I'm afraid.

I love to listen to her play.

Ivy is such a vibe sometimes!

Margot got a ring stuck on her binky!

I made pickles from the cucumbers we grew. They were soooo good!

Messy face and chubby cheeks.

Ivy at a Primary activity.

The Lava Chicken song is very popular at our house, but we say "Margot attack" instead of "Lava attack"

Margot is 8 months old!

Felix and Jeff's official soccer portraits.

Our ward held a pig roast luau. It was super fun and the food was sooooo good! The boys were off playing somewhere, so they aren't in the pictures.

Margot loves to be under the table!

Photography by Ivy.

Get out from under the bed, silly baby!

I love everything about this.

More Margot under the table.

Ivy's prize for potty training!

Nothing is safe.

Going to the movies all together!

July 2025

While the boys were still in Utah, Ivy was very helpful with Margot.

Burping Margot.

Trying out Ivy's dance recital makeup for the dress rehearsal.

Posing with classmates before the dress rehearsal.

Ivy's first dance recital! She was a bit distracted by the prop, but she did so great!

She was so happy to receive flowers that matched her dress!

Margot being a goofball.

Tired day at Gramma and Grampa's, haha.

Ivy loves puzzles! This was in her Nursery class at church.

Margot checking out Axel's trombone practice.

Reach and pull method of crawling is quite effective.

Fun at the pool.

Ivy super tired after a swim and bath.

Margot loves the swing!

Trying out our neighborhood's pickleball court.

Walked around Big Break. The kids loved the visitor's center, and then we saw an otter in the water!

Axel snuck a selfie since he wasn't in our group picture.

Felix would rather be in the container than in the baby pool.

We got to have a sleepover with some of the cousins. Ivy and Renee loved matching.

Celebrating Peter and Abram's birthdays.

Gramma in absolute heaven with all her granddaughters surrounding her.

Margot practicing nodding.

We went to the A's v. Mariner's game in Sacramento on the night before school started. It was a late night, but so worth it! We had a blast!

First day of school! 7th Grade.

Second grade.

Didn't want to be left out.

Ivy didn't want Mommy to feel left out, haha.

I found a tiny shark piñata, which we used to celebrate the first day of school!

Axel's 7th grade school picture.

Felix's 2nd grade school picture.

Felix started soccer, with Jeff as the coach. It was a ton of work, but they had fun! Felix's hair makes these action shots even more dynamic.

WinCo updated all their carts to double seats, hooray!