Jumping cousins

My sister lives on two acres and her house is like Disney Land. As soon as I step onto her property, responsibilities are off my mind. They have everything imaginable for children, and adults. Austin and his cousins jumped on the trampolines for hours .I was able to drive a Back-hoe tractor and move some hay for their horses, let me tell you, SUPER FUN! Bryce was riding the skate ramp and showing off his skills. When we go over there, I feel like a kid again, Sometimes I can get a little crazy. But then reality hits when we realize its MIDNIGHT and we have to get our baby home.

My baby is swimming!

Bryce is such an amazing coach with Austin. He has taught him baseball, basketball, soccer, football, golf, and swimming! Bryce makes Austin really work for it. He is such a great father. We are always so happy when daddy comes home! It means game time.

Austin's Gymnastics

Austin has a little gymnastics class on Wednesdays that he absolutely loves! We go with his cousin, Shelby. They play so nice together. His favorite trick is his somersault. He just started getting more interested in the balance beam. We are so proud of him and all his little talents.

Birthday Weekend!

I have to say, I think Bryce made this my very best birthday of all time! First, I wake up to a dozen gorgeous red roses and a sweet and romantic card. Then, we got a massage together, I even got to go shopping at Forever 21.(Yippee, shopping with no kids Rocks!) After that we went to check into our room at the Buttes. When I walked into the room there were chocolate covered strawberries ready to devourer. We enjoyed our favorite dessert and hung out for a while, enjoying the silence. I was craving sea food, so we went to a restaurant called 'Wild Fish', which I would highly reccomend. We were having such a great time, that I didn't realize we were done with our meal just hanging for about an hour. The waiter brought over a huge ghirardelli chocolate cake with ice cream that said 'Happy BIrthday Becky'( as you can see!)
We swam the next day. Bryce got super burnt. My favorite part was being able to read with no interruptions. We also saw 'Rush Hour 3'. We headed over to Grandmas for a huge family party. It was a blast! Heather has a birthday on Aug. 27th, so we were able to celebrate together.
My wonderful mother in-law watched Austin. We didn't have to worry one minute about him. She is so great with him, and we feel so blessed to have her in our lives. Austin was happy to see us when we walked in, but very exhausted from all the weekend fun. It was funny because when we were ready to take Austin home we said," Let's go Austin."
He said, "Bye mommy, love you."
Poor lil guy, he thought he was going to stay with grandma and get spoiled one more night. Sorry bud,he finally came with us and we all had a great night sleep when we got home.

Daddy's Home

We are soooo very happy to finally have Bryce home. He drove 27 hours straight to get home to us by Sunday. Austin is smiling from the second he wakes up, till he goes to bed. I love my wonderful family. I'm not scared at night anymore. Yippee!

Diamondbacks Game

My fun sister Rachel came with Austin and I to the game. Rachel enjoyed watching all the hot baseball players. Austin was cheering and clapping with the crowd. Rachel is a great Aunt to Austin and all her niece and nephews. We had the best time.They won too. Go D- Backs!

Sea World

We went to San Diego over the weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Wyler, and Brennon. Austin had the best time at Sea World. He was fascinated with all the animal shows, especially Shamu. Since we've been home he has been doing the funniest things. He has been sleeping with his Shamu stuffed animal every night, he takes the Sea World ticket, and the Shamu lunch box with him everywhere. He also jumps off the couch and tell me he's going underwater and jumps up like Shamu. It is very cute.
We also went to the beach. The kids were holding on to my while the wave crashed into them. We also saw Grandpa Wyler surf. We are so proud of him. It was a great vacation.

Big Boy Bed

Austin was so excited about his big boy bed! I asked if he wanted to help put it together and he got his tools out. After all, he is the man of the house now. It was a little sad, because my baby is growing up. But everyday is a new adventure for him. He is getting so smart. He starts preschool in the spring. We have to work on the potty training now. Any tips would be great. The only thing that works is M&M's. Now, lets see if I get any sleep tonight.

Fun day at Grandma Hinzes

My parents got home from Utah and we have been having the best time together. Austin loves to swim with Grandma. He is a little dare devil. He jumps off the sides and diving board with no fear.







My parent live on an acre, so mowing is quite a chore. They got the driving mower, and is it super fun! It was like a mini quad or something. Austin loved to watch mommy go around and around. It is great to have my parents home. We all sure missed them.

Water Boy!

Austin is the most thoughtful little boy. This morning I wasn't feeling very well,and Austin asked if I wanted a drink. I told him yes and fell asleep a little longer. Then, Austin said," Mom, want some water?" I turned to see all the bottles on our end table. I thanked him. and he was so proud of himself. I love that little guy!

Ryan and Stacey's Wedding!

Ryan and Stacey got married in Pinetop last weekend. It was a very beautiful ceremony. Ryan kept looking at Stacey with the biggest smile. They are so in love and we are very happy for them. Stacey, and all of her sisters,have the most gorgeous blue eyes. All of the nieces and nephews were so well behaved. They all had a great time afterwards outside running around together. It was such a wonderful day!

Olive Garden with friends

We had the best time at lunch with (left to right) Ashley, me, Marie ,Amanda and all the kiddles. I love all of my wonderful friends. They all bring so much joy to my life. I am very grateful for each of them. Thanks for being so awesome everyone!

Grandma!

This picture explains it all! Austin's first cookie, cake, ice cream or anything sweet was given to him from Grandma. She sure does love to spoil her grandkids- and they sure do love it! We are very grateful for all the fun activites Grandma creates for all of us. We love ya!

Family Reunion

We had a Hinze Family Reunion in Utah. It was wonderful to see everyone. My Grandpa is at home with hospice care. I feel so grateful we were able to see him. We really had some fun times: We had a concert in my Uncles garage. We went to the Lagoon for two days. It is cute to watch my dad on the log rides. We went running with my dad at the local High School. My dad ran 2,000 steps! Austin loves playing with all of his little cousins.

Shedd Aquarium

We had the best time at the Shedd Aquarium. Austin loved the Dolphins and Sharks. We watched the octopus for about 45 minutes. It was changing colors and swimming to the top fast. The Beluga whale just had a baby girl named Bella. The mother and baby were swimming around with each other the entire time. It was very relaxing to watch all of the beautiful fish.

Hair cut

We attempted to get Austin's hair cut and right after I took this picture he had a melt down. So we will wait till daddy can cut it.

Chasing Geese

Austin was chasing the geese and they started hissing at him. We were laughing so hard. I made sure he didn't get bit. We had a great time.

Brookfield Zoo

We spent the day at the zoo. There was so many fun things to do. We saw a dolphin show, pet sting rays, and geckos.

Ferris Wheel

Navy Pier

Running through water fountain