Wew! What a summer it has been. I know I kept saying, "I'm never going to leave my house this summer..." We have been so crazy busy! Here are our summer highlights:
* The birth of our little Phinny on May 10.
He is the easiest going, happiest baby ever. We love having a boy! (I'm still weirded out by non-pink/glittery/heart bandaids!)
* Hot air balloon launch with Dad early early in the morning on July 3
* 4th of July water slide parties/bbqs at BOTH grandparents' homes!
* Fishing with Dad and the Love's at Deer Creek
* Bella's 4th Birthday (I lost all pictures though and am way sad)
This was a fancy princess dress up theme. 10 little girls in their fanciest attire and Jax in a full tuxedo. This was too precious.
* Our foreign exchange student from Japan
The girls loved her so much! She was so much fun. The communication was a challenge though.
* S'mores on the back deck with Chika, our foreign exchange student. (She loved s'mores by the way!)
* Family reunion in Bountiful with the Johnston's
* Swimming/bbq at the Robinson's
* Lots of barbecues
* Paislee and Kailia's 2nd birthday party. Yes, we had 2 princess cakes. We did concession nachos and got out the water slide. It was so much fun!
* Lots and lots of park days.
* Swimming at the Legacy pool.
* Swimming at Nana's.
* Lots of popcicles and ice cream cones.
Although, it's been hectic, it's going by too fast. As we've added each kid to our family, life gets busier and even better.
Current phrases heard around the Tippetts' household:
Kailia: I miss-y dada/bella/nana/papa/chika.
Paislee: Hi mom. Hi dad.
Kailia: Why?
Paislee: Not me!
Kailia: I'm alright!
Bella: I have to wash my hands, otherwise, there will be germs on them. (what four year old says
otherwise???)
Bella keeps asking when pre-school is going to start. She misses seeing all her friends. She is my little helper too. She never complains when I ask her for help. She helps everyone willingly. She is the best at getting Phinn to smile.
Kailia is getting more dramatic everyday. She pretends to be out of breath to exaggerate her point about something. She rarely holds still. She is obsessed with dolls right now and is always putting small washcloths as blankies on them.
Paislee is such a happy girl. She gives the very best hugs. She is fearless of animals. When her and Kailia get in a fight, she is the first to hug and say "I'm sorry Kai-Kai". Paislee loves her pink "Bootsies". She insists on wearing them everywhere with everything. She is such a fashionista though...she can pull off anything.
When Paislee looks in the mirror at herself, she sees Kailia. I am trying to teach them that they are individuals, but they don't get that they look the same yet, I think. They have such a love-hate relationship!
Phinn is such a smiley, content little guy. He rarely cries and adores his 3 big sisters. He has discovered his hands and is constantly sucking on them. I try to give him a pacifier, but he doesn't seem to like it that much. His cheeks are coming in nicely, and I am constantly kissing on them. I could eat him up he is so yummy.
Levi has been busy with work the past month. He has done probably 10 new bids in the past 2 weeks. He has found a new niche- pergolas and decks. He loves designing them and doing them. Not so much the office work behind the bids though. We put a little money into an advertisement and have gotten a lot of calls. We're crossing our fingers to get lots of bids! Our newest venture is a Photobooth rental. We are almost finished building it. We'll rent it out for parties and weddings. It takes me back to the days at the mall photo booths in Jr. High...Life's good. We are happy. That's all that matters, right?
