ITS A BOY!

Meet the newest member of our family, Lucky Castle Hasselblad. (hahaha! betcha thought i was going to announce we're having another baby! hehe. nope!)
Lucky is a black lab/aussie mix and the sweetest little puppy. We weren't going to get a puppy....we were just going to LOOK at some, but when I picked him up, I caved. And the girls were SO excited...and Malo was so excited...I mean, how could I NOT agree?!?!

The first couple nights were rough; it was like having a newborn all over again, up with him every 2 hours. Anyway, he's adjusting well and working on getting housebroken. The girls LOVE him; he's Aspen's snuggle buddy, he chases Mia around while she squeals with delight, and he thinks Isaac is one of his own. All in all, he's great. Even though its MORE work for mommy, but its hard to resist those brown puppy eyes. :)

 

Daddy's little helper

Aspen loves helping Malo with EVERYTHING. Mowing the lawn, building shelves, changing the oil, doesn't really matter what it is, she wants to help him. And one of the things I love the most about him is that he lets her help. And makes her feel like she really is a big helper, even when it tacks extra time onto his project. I like him a lot.

8 years

8 years ago today I married a really cute boy, ready to spend forever with him. I had no idea that I could ever love him more than I did that day. But I'm happy to say that after 8 years and 3 kids, I love him more than I ever imagined I could. Happy Anniversary to the most wonderful husband and daddy there is. I love you, Malo! :)

Isaac's new toy

Can you believe he's only 4 months old? Gosh, I love this chunky monkey! :)

Mia

So the best part about going to Costco apparently is a new bed for Mia...for free! Haha. :)

4th of July and 4 months old

We had a fun, laid back 4th of July this year. We went to church in the morning, then Malo's parents came down and we grilled up some steaks for lunch and they stayed for the day. We just played outside all day. Then when it started to get dark, we took the girls out to the front yard and lit off the few fireworks Malo picked up and we watched neighbors' fireworks. Aspen and Mia thought the sparklers were really fun. They were really cute with them! :) Such sweet girls. Isaac slept through all the fireworks. Here are a couple pictures (as you can see, my children change their clothes multiple times during the day. Every day.)










And Isaac turned 4 months yesterday. I love this little boy so much. He is sweet and mellow and smiles so easily and often. Everyone should know my little boy. You'll be better off for it, trust me! :) Anyway, at his well baby check yesterday, he weighed 17lbs, 2 oz and is 25 1/4 inches long. He's getting big fast! He definitely knows how to grow. He is just such a joy, he's my little snuggle bug. :)

A Birthday Cake Tragedy

I'm probably a terrible mom, but this whole situation was hilarious to me!

Aspen is obsessed with birthday cake. She always gets SUPER excited for "HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAKE!" Well, since Mia's birthday is only 13 days after Aspen's, Aspen was still in birthday mode when I made Mia's cake.

This is Aspen so sad upon hearing that is was Mia's birthday cake, not hers.
This is Mia when Aspen told her "Mia! It's MINE Happy Birthday Cake."
And this is how sad they both were when I told them for the 3rd time that we weren't having birthday cake until daddy got home...