Finally........

......the kindergarten has started! Mikelle was soooooo excited! I can't count how many times between last night and this morning she asked me if she was going to school today...."right when I wake up?" LOL!!! She could not wait!
Do you like Tyler's "Superman curl"? Ha ha.....he asked me to do it like that! They look so cute all ready for school! I love it!

Mikelle got out of the car and says, "Bye, Mom!" and I'm like "Wait.....I'm going to walk you into class!" LOL......Who is the nervous one??? That would be me! :)

This is her backpack hook! She is such a cute girl......so independent, and social, and happy! I can't believe she is getting so big!

I snapped this one as I was going out the door and the school bell was ringing! I thought it was funny....ha ha!

Mikelle made it thru her first day! She thought it was great.....especially that they had cupcakes for snack 'cause it was someone's birthday! YEA! She is five years old until next month when she turns 6!

Austin wanted to be like Mikelle and show that he is 2 years old! What a big boy! He wants to go to school too like his big brother and sister! Gotta get potty trained first, bud! Ha ha!

One down and one more to go.....

One kid back to school and one more to go......Mikelle is very frustrated that she has to wait a week to start kindergarten and Tyler gets to go to school already!
Tyler was super excited about starting first grade!

He had an awesome first day and says that "First grade is even MORE fun than kindergarten!" and then to Mikelle "You have got to go to first grade!" (She will.....next year.....lol) Oh, funny thing Mikelle said to me today while I was doing her hair, "I wish I had girl hair!" and then she went on about how she was mad at Tyler for cutting it! I laughed and told her how cute I thought her short hair is.....ha ha! We will have to style it really cute for her first day of kindergarten. ;)

Shaelynn is finally happy to play while laying on her tummy! It's a miracle! She used to just scream if she got stuck on her belly!

She may even start crawling soon! Yea....I think......sometimes I'm not so sure!

Taking a rest..........this is hard work!!! Cute girl!!!

Who says the twos are terrible?!?!?!?

This is one of the few "terribles" (not that terrible in my book)!
He got the poultry scissors out of the knife drawer to cut open the loaf of bread!

Then spread out all the pieces and took bites out of several of them! Little stinker! But how can you be mad at that cute little face?

Austin has really been a piece of cake for a 2 year old! He is very easy-going and generally a very happy kid! When he's tired he drops wherever he's at.....even on the hard kitchen floor!

His new thing is "feeding the baby".....just in the last few days I've seen him lifting his shirt up and telling me he's feeding his baby! LOL! He cracks me up!

Austin was the first one up this morning and when I got up I found him wearing his little baseball cap (which he loves if you can't tell) and reading "Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?" to his baby doll! He is such a sweet little boy and I love him so much! He definitely brings lots of smiles and giggles to our family!

Squash Bugs! Aaaaaaaaahhhh!!!

This is where they have all been hiding!
In the pumpkins!!! These things reproduce like crazy! I am constantly squishing them! But I have never seen anything like this before! The pumpkins are kinda hard to get to right now 'cause the plants are so huge.....so the bugs are taking over!

A cute little orange pumpkin! I'm excited for October! Hopefully we will still have some by then!

The tomatoes are doing awesome.....I just need some sturdier cages.....they are so big and heavy that they are tipping them over!

Yea for watermelons! They are finally coming on! Hooray! Can't wait for them to be ripe!

The cantaloupes are producing really well and we are sure looking forward to trying one of them here soon!

This is a big ol' spaghetti squash and a zucchini behind it if you look closely! We've had 2 spaghetti squash already! Yummy!

Isn't this amazing! I love it! But this picture doesn't quite do the mountain of zucchini and yellow sqash on my counter justice(especially the monster zucchini they are piled on)! We've really been enjoying the tomato and cucumbers lately! The carrots and onions need a little bit longer though....they are still fairly small! I see a few squash meals in my future....don't you? Let me know if you want some squash.....fajitas with squash is my new favorite! Please come take some.....I really can't eat it all....and my kids are really getting sick of it! ;)

Steiner Family Pictures!

These are some pictures Jackie took of the whole fam when we were all in St. George for the 4th of July!

Sorry this is sideways....I forgot to turn it before I saved it! "All the Grandkids with Grandma and Grandpa" We're gonna need a new one in about 6 months though!

I love the old antique look......these were taken over by Staheli Barn!

Dan, Mica, Tyler, Mikelle, Austin, and Shaelynn

Grandpa Randy and Grandma Lauri

Another pic of the whole gang!

Dance Factory Sweethearts! :)

This is where we met so we figured we ought to take some pictures here! We loved going country dancing here! Good times!!!

Update: Kelsey's Baptism, Mikelle's hair, bath time....etc...

This is our neice Kelsey.....who was baptized July 11th! We are so proud of her.....she is such a sweet little girl! :) I'm glad my kids have such awesome cousins to look up to!

I took this picture to show a new flower and headband I made....and thought it was too cute not to share!

I have finally learned how to style short hair (kinda...it's a work in progress)

I didn't even dress them matching on purpose....but so cute, huh?

I love my little cheesers!!!! Where's Tyler? Good question! I just realized I have all the kids except him in this post! (unless you count his foot you can see in the corner of the pic of just Mikelle...ha ha)

Austin had a bubble bath and I talked him into letting me put bubbles on his face (he wasn't too sure about it at first) and I took a picture and showed him and he said, "Me...Ho, Ho!" I laughed.....and then taught him how to say "Santa"! Cute kid!

Then we spiked it "like a dinosaur"!

Then he put bubbles on my face but.......we didn't take a picture of that!

Shaelynn loves baths.....she loves to splash and kick her cute little feet...and she even figured out how to spin the little purple wheel on the bath toy!

My sweet little angel sleeping peacefully in her cute little bed! Love it!

4th of July activities!!!

Sorry...I did this post backwards! Fireworks first....ha ha!
Mikelle, Mica, and Tyler watchin' the fireworks at the Sunbowl in St. George!Shaelynn enjoying her first popcicle.....feels good on the gums! :)

Braden & Jackie eatin' popcicles (they are expecting a baby in January.....yea!!!)

Jaymie and Austin waitin' for the fireworks to start....

Thanks "Papa" for the yummy popcicle!

Daniel & Mica

Shanan, Kelly, and Carson (also expecting a baby.....in February.....yea again!!!)

Austin showing us the awesome fireworks!

The kids playing in the dirt at Vernon Worthen Park while we ate Navajo Tacos! Yum....

Carson and Shaelynn love sitting and playing together......so cute!

Brothers.....Tyler and Austin

Sisters......Mikelle and Shaelynn

We had some fun taking pictures in Grandma Lauri's backyard in the cute, festive Independence Day Outfits!!! We love the 4th of July and are so greatful for our freedoms and the opportunity to live in this great country! God bless the U.S. A.