Summer Recap Vol. IV--The Last One

We ended our summer with a trip back to Des Moines, IA were we spent our time as a newly married couple and Matt continued in school. We have some GREAT friends in Des Moines and love going back to visit everyone. No matter how much time has passed between visits, we all seem to pick up right where we left off. And Matt and I were talking on the way home about how great it is to know that all our friends in Des Moines are still the same! We just love it. However, it seems like each time we come back there are more little ones running around! When we left Des Moines, all of our good friends and Matt and I had just had our first child--all of us within just weeks of each other! And of course, two years later, the second editions have arrived!

The picture below is (l to r) Sadie, Addison, Bella, and Judah. Each of these babies have older sisters that are the same age as Wyatt......Judah and Wyatt are the only boys!

Kenyan (Judah's sis), Kenna (Bella's sis) and Wyatt.......trying to get these kids to sit still is nearly impossible! We tried taking a picture of all the older siblings sitting behind their younger siblings but I'm not sure what we were thinking. I don't think I even got one picture with all 8 kids in the same shot! But we had so much fun hanging out with everyone and can't wait to come back....we know all of you guys in Des Moines are praying for a job for us there!

Now just a few more pics from the end of our summer. This picture was just a few weeks ago and Sadie's smile is just too precious! She really just adores her big brother and it's so amazing. She can be crying and fussing at me and then Wyatt walks up to her and says, in his best 'mommy impersonator voice', "Sadie, it's okay." and she just lights up and smiles. And she doesn't laugh for anyone the way she laughs for her brother. As a mom, it's so great to see. And then there are the moments like today when he was swinging his hockey stick and I thought it would just be a miracle if Sadie survived!

This picture was taken in Madison when we went home for Labor Day weekend. My sister Lindsay and I took the kids to the Farmer's Market early on Saturday morning and it was a gorgeous morning. Wyatt loved being able to run around the capital lawn and Sadie could sit in her Bjorn all day long. I can't wait to be in a city with great farmer's market someday!