4th Of July

Our Fourth of July, was very eventful. We had a McIntire(my family) Family Reunion, in Seaside Oregon. It was such a fun trip and I have a lot of great memories. We rented a beautiful house. Seriously, perfect, I don't know if I can ever vacation and stay in a hotel again,that is how awesome it was. Wonderful weather the whole time, and lots of yummy food. The boys got to go crabbing on a boat,gocarts, rock climbing,and sand castle building. I can tell James Micheal really had a great time. How do I know...he pretty much slept the whole way home! Makayla and Evan did really well,and loved the ocean. Evan loved the sand,eating it mostly, and choking...and scaring the whole family, but he still loved it! Makayla did pretty well with potty training...not too many accidents and everyone was a big help. Sadie,made everyone coo at her, constantly tried to pet dogs,and was done with the ocean as soon as we got there! Ha Ha! It was fun to see my brother and pregnant sister-in-law. She looks so cute preggy. I didn't see Liam very much because he was always with James Micheal or trying to get away from him. HE HE! All around great memories and I can't wait to do it again. Here are a slew of pictures. I am not going to label them because I have four kids I have to get ready for school tommorrow for Evan, so too bad! Just figure it out,they are pretty self explanatory!

Happy Father's Day!

And the Father of the Year goes to:
THIS GUY!!!!

What a great daddy I picked for my kiddos. He is kind, loving, way more patient than I,challenger(of the children), hardworker, long-suffering(of James Micheal)...really the list could go on forever. Dealing with James Micheal alone is enough to make anybody a super hero, but I digress. I truly am grateful for James. If you guys knew how hard he works for our family, you would all wonder why he choose this life. But, I know he does it because he loves the gospel and his family. Simply put...he is a SUPERDAD! Thanks for being awesome babe and giving me these things:



Oh yeah, and my own dad... I know he never reads my blog. But, I love him and am so grateful he showed me the kind of man that I would want to marry by being a great example of what a father and husband should be. Thanks Love Ya Audra

My Mother's Photography

My mother is an amazing photographer. Luckily since I have had children, she has turned the lens off me and onto my darling babies! We went over there last night for some BBQ and good times and my mom got to take pictures of Sadie and Evan. I am in love with them. I am lucky to have a wonderful mother who is also a talented memory capturer...as I like to call her. Enjoy!!

Hammock Time and 6 Months!!

Well, it is official, Sadie is six months old!

She loves her tummy time, food, and brothers and sister. She loves food! And only does really good belly laughs with James Micheal, those two are like two peas in a pod! I can't believe she is already six months:( Seriously, flown by! We love this girl.

And Daddy got out the Hammock for the back yard. The boys love swinging in it. They are so adorable. In other news: JAMES GOT OVER A 90% in ALL his classes at EWU, WHAT?! Yeah I am super proud!

Ev-bot!

I know this kid has like a billion nick names, but when you are this cute, it's hard not too! This kidlet is walking everywhere these days and getting much steadier! We are so proud of him! I know the pic is blurry but I think it showcases his cheesiness perfectly!

SO HAPPY!!!

Evan has no genetic or chromosomal abnormalities!!! This is wonderful news!!! I am so extremely giddy right now. If anybody really knew how much James and I have been WORRIED about Evan you would know this is BIG!! It doesn't mean we are out of the woods...I mean the tumor is always in the back of our heads, not literally but...you know what I'm saying. But we won't know more until July when he gets another MRI. I guess it just feels good to know that James and I didn't accidentally/un-purposefully cause his delays or pass a certain gene on to their kids that would cause delays also. I just have a great sense of RELIEF right now. Prayers are answered!! Thank for all the continued prayers and support everybody gives are family, they are definitely felt in our home!!

Oh yeah...in other news Sadie is eating solids!! Oh yeah, and almost sitting up! WHAT? I know she is a crazy little monkey. Here is a picture of her eating her first solid (Applesauce)!

Just a Spoonful of Sadie....

Helps the medicine go down! Man I love this little girl and all her good smiles. She makes any crazy moment a little less. She is definitely my spoonful of sugar! She is finally starting to like her tummy time now and still LOVES her jumper. I can't believe she is 5 1/2 months already. It just goes quicker and quicker. I have had quite a few people say I am obsessed with this girl...and I agree! It is nice to have a little girl that people get all googly-eyed over. And like I told my hubby, I think I deserve it after all the stares I got from people with Makayla when she was a baby...they were hurtful, but made me love Makayla that much more and treat her like the princess she is. But Sadie gets stared at for a different reason...and...it's nice:)

My GORGEOUS Girls!!!!

Well, I went over to my moms for dinner today, because James had to work(BOOO)! Anyways I had a wonderful mothers day. It was definitely the best:) Well my mom took some pictures of my darling girls. Can I tell you how much I love these two. Two completely different personalities and looks, but they both are so special to my heart. Here are my darlings!! Thanks mom, I love all the memories you capture in your photographs:) oh yeah... and the adorable sun hats!!!

The Sick House!

Let's just say this past week was exhausting. Makayla brought home a stomach bug. It took her 3 days to get over it. It took Evan over 4!! Let's just say I don't want to clean up puke for a long time!! Evan definitely got it the worst, he was pretty much laying as a heap of blankets on the couch for days!! I have never seen him so sick in my life. Poor kid was a trooper though and made it through. Luckily nobody else has gotten it, or show signs of having it. Sadie got a low fever so I took her to the ER just in case! She hasn't gotten a fever again, we kinda think she is just teething because she is happy as a clam right now and won't stop slobbering everywhere. Having four kids to me really isn't that difficult, but let's just say I started feeling the stress of it when they get sick. Here is a picture of what Evan did for 3 days:)

And here are a few of my Sadie this morning, she is just too adorable to not take pictures of!

The Pictures of the Ev-bot

Evan got to spend the night at Grandma and Grandpa McIntire's last night,and had the time of his life. When I told him he was going to spend the night there, he waited by the stairs with a cracker and his sippy cup for like 10 minutes. It was the cutest thing he was so excited!! He had a great time being spoiled and my mom took some amazing pictures of him! He is our little photogenic boy, let me tell you! Enjoy!! Oh yeah and he loves hats!