Summer O' Fun

We have been having tons of fun this summer and I just wanted to post some of the pics.

Carson & Ben just chillin' at Grandma Olsen's

A boy and his snowie - does it get any better?

Brad works right off of State Street in Salt Lake so we had a great view of the parade on the 24th
(Don't you love the random guy in the background:)

Carson and his buddy Liam at the Children's Discovery Garden at Thanksgiving Point

Kids Pics

My friend Jeni took the boys pictures last week and I love how these ones turned out! I haven't seen the rest yet but she posted these ones on her site - www.jeniboston.blogspot.com. Thanks Jeni!

2 weeks with two!

Jace with Grammy & Papa Bowen. They made a 7 hour car trip(normally 4 but due to some car trouble it turned into 7:( ) to come see us and Carson loved it.

Just chillin on the porch. Our neighbors got an adorable little puppy and Carson loved that he could hold him!

Daddy and Jace:)

Brad & the Boys

I have managed to keep it to only a few mental breakdowns:) On this day my sister called in the middle of one and headed right down to cheer me up. Thanks Anna! Carson & Jace, Ben & Eli.

My other sis Nanci and Little Bro Ryan came down to Thanksgiving point to the animal farm.

Brad is so embarrassed that we have this HUGE sit & stand stroller. I do feel like a need a license to push it around but the kids loved it!

These past 2 weeks have gone by really fast. I want to thank everyone who has helped make this transition easier! First off to Brad - he has truly been amazing. He sees something that needs to be done and he does it. He has been so good to entertain Carson while i try to cope with my new responsibilities. My mom came and stayed for the first few days and it made everything easier - she even cleaned my toilets! Thanks to all the neighbors who have brought meals - we would have been living off of Mac -N - Cheese this whole time were it not for you. Thanks to all our family members & friends who have come to visit and help me pass the time!

On a side note - we ended our first two weeks with Carson getting the stomach Flu:( He woke up Sunday morning saying he was tired and just wanted to take a little nap. That turned into a fever and sleeping most of the day. He threw up twice and it was NOT pretty! I have heard the term Projectile vomiting but now I have the pleasure of knowing what it looks like! We took him to the Doc today and he will be fine. So far Baby Jace seems happy as can be so we will cross our fingers!

More Pics of Jace

This was the day we brought Jace home from the Hospital. Carson would not lay down until he could hold Jace.

The proud Big Bro!

Sweet Babe!

Not liking the bath so much.

I am so excited that Jace has hair so I can give him a fohawk:)

Welcome to the World Baby Jace!

Jace Bradlee Bowen was born Monday afternoon at 1:30! We went to the hospital at 2:00 Monday morning. Everything went really well, Brad's Brother Clarke & Megan were staying with us so they were able to be home with Carson - Thanks guys! All is well, he is 7lbs 9 oz, 19.5" long and beautiful!

Baby Eli!

My Sis Annalee & Scott adopted a beautiful baby boy a couple of weeks ago! His name is Eli, he was born on June 7th. He joins big brother Ben who is so excited!

Baby Eli giving Baby Jace a hug!

"Jacob's Ranch"

We were able to go down to Aurora this weekend to my Sister's husband's family ranch. Carson calls is Jacob's ranch and can't wait to go back! It was a much needed vacation for us and thanks to the Johnson family for hosting us. My sister did all the cooking and provided us with plenty of treats! (Swedish fish included and I did manage to finish the bag off in less than 2 days:)

I have never seen Carson or Brad have more fun! Carson & Jacob were so cute together. We didn't even have any major meltdowns!

Jed, an actual real cowboy, showing Brad how to saddle the horse.

Are my men handsome or what?

I think chaps are a great look for Brad:)

Brad & Carson, Jed & Kade, Nanci & Jacob on the trail!
(I being very large with child could not ride the horses or appear in any pictures.)

We went on a drive attempting to find some sand dunes but missed the turn and went on a very long scenic drive. The boys fell asleep and the adults actually got to have adult conversation. What a miracle.

What more can a boy ask for after a long days work? An otter pop on the porch.

Thanks Jed and Nanci for an awesome weekend!