Irrigation swimming/Grandparents house

We went to Byron's parents house for a week.  Byron is already living there since his new job position started in May.  We sure miss having him at home all the time.  This summer is a repeat of two summers ago with Byron living somewhere else.  In a few weeks we will move in with Byron's parents so that we can be together all the time and so Landen can start school.  We will do this until we can find a house to buy in the San Tan Valley area.

 Playing in the kiddie pool. 

 Josiah sleeping with his "Ruffy"  (It's really a stuffed pig, and for some reason he calls it Ruffy)

                                     
 My inlaws got irrigation while we were there, so the kids had a blast jumping into it. It was at least 2 ft deep.

 Josiah was deathly afraid of playing in it.  Michelle was trying to hold him and get him to play in it, but he just wouldn't put his feet down.  LOL!

                                                                    Colter baby!

       Sydney singing songs

                 While we were there, we decided to celebrate Josiah's and Landen's birthdays. 

 Sydney was jealous (was actually crying about it) that her brothers were getting gifts and she wasn't, so her Great Grandma Nancy Scott gave her a dollar and I did too.



Random pictures

 Sydney and Colter

Can't believe he is 1 month already!  Where has all the time gone. :(

 Landen and Hinkley

                                          Colter's Great Grandma, Betty Jean Longhurst



Colter's baby blessing

Colter Ross Singleton, was given a name and blessing today by his father Byron Adam Singleton.  We blessed him in our home ward, Sierra Pines in Show Low, AZ in the Show Low Stake. Bishop Kae was the presiding bishopbric. What a sweet feeling and sweet spirit to join our family. We are so lucky to be able to be Colter's parents.  We love him dearly. All of my family was present, with the exception of my brother Anthon and his wife Asheigh.  Byron's parents and grandmother Nadine Singleton were also in attendance.

(This was posted before I was able to catch up on my blog.  I would delete it, but it tells you about the short sale house that we bid on and then lost.  :(  I was so sad.....)
Here is a quick update on what is going on.  We had our 4th child, Colter Ross Singleton on June 25th.  He was 7.14 and 21 inches long.  We are in the process of moving back to the valley.  We were in the process of a short sale, but the sellers decided they wanted to keep their house and filed a Chapter 13.  Very very bummed out about that.  So  now we have to start all over on our house hunting.  So for now, we will be living with Byron's parents so Byron won't have to commute back to Show Low every weekend and I won't be a single mom during the week.   Landen starts Kindergarted here in three weeks.  He is very excited about that.  Sydney wishes she could go also.  

24th of July celebration

In Snowflake, they don't do a 4th of July parade; they only do a 24th of July parade.  They celebrate the pioneers that came across the plains.  We usually only go to this parade if we are in town and since we finally live up here now, we can go to them. 

 Halee, Bryce, and Crew walking in the parade passing out fliers for the mudrun in August.

 Gerald pulling the sign announcing the mud run in August!

 Byron and I

 Sydney

 Cohwen and Landen

 Josiah

My friends, Jason and Mindy Matyas, Jason's father passed away suddenly about two weeks prior to this parade.  So Jason and his brother Sam drove his car in the parade dedicating his life.  The sign says "Just another day in paradise."  I guess their father, Larry, would always say that phrase.