Rental Clean Up

 Love this picture of Miya and Nona. Something sweet about your oldest and youngest loving each other.

We had tenants move out in Tacoma so we needed to get up there and clean for the turnover. I hardly did anything with Nona around, but was able to squeeze in a few things while Miya held her. It was a super hot weekend the first of June so we had all the windows open and stayed in the shade as much as possible outside working. Phil and his dad did most of the work.

Nana

Miya needed to make something to go with a book she read for Language Arts and she wanted to make a pie. Her sweet Nana helped her make this pie. We love having her live here so close to us and all the many hours of service she has given in helping teach my children new skills. Love these pictures with her sweet and kind helping hands in them. She is such a great example to me of love and service. We will miss them dearly when they move out in a few short months.

More Baby Pictures

 Most of the time she really enjoys the bath.

 All the kids have been so helpful. Miya made dinner one night when Nona was particularly fussy and I was walking her around. 

 Another on of Andra's onsies.

 First real smiles at 5 weeks. 

I have heard people talk about having less pictures of the last baby, but I find my phone full of pictures that one of the kids has taken. They love her and capturing all the fun things she does. I just need to be better at getting pictures of the big kids. Cannon and Miya had their awards assembly at school last week. Cannon got the IB trait of "Thinker" for the school and got the diamond award for his 4.0 GPA. Miya got the Gold award for a GPA of over 3.9. Both the kids did a great job this year at school and we are so proud of all their hard work. We also had their piano recital and all three kids did such a good job at working really hard on pieces that really challenged them. Cannon did one of his own songs and dedicated it to his sisters. I was crying...and so was Nona!

Nona 1 month

 I love this baby carrier and Nona loves being up and walking so it works out well.

 Aunt Andra made cute onsies for Nona. 

 Starting to get a little chub on her legs and the double chin I gift to all my children.

I love how much all my big kids love Nona. Even though Nona has been a pretty fussy baby they find time to love on her and hold her. We had a few weeks of some serious screaming, but it seems to be getting better and tapering off quite a bit now that she is 7 weeks. She is pretty happy in the morning and we get a lot of smiles and cooing. We got her on medicine for acid reflux which seems to be healing so much. She broke 12 lbs yesterday and we had to move her up to 3-6 month clothes. Love the cute little stinker.

Water

The Saturday after Nona was born we decided to get a few kayaks and paddle boards to keep the big kids entertained this summer.We have had amazing weather for May and June with around 20 days in the 80s and a few in the 90s. The kids have loved going out after school for a paddle and Phil's dad even took a turn on Monday during FHE. He fell off a couple of times, but was able to get back on. I have mixed feelings about summer this year with a new baby. I am worried about the 14 hour drive to Driggs and hope it will be worth it. Nona doesn't love her car seat and screams a lot so it should be interesting. The last few summers we haven't even had a napping kid so it is just go, go, go and this summer will be a shift with a new little one. I am just trying to enjoy this new change and stay sane and positive. I hate change, but I love Nona.