Bravery 9 months old!

Bravery is growing up SO fast! I can't believe she is already 9 months old. She has practically no hair but we love her little fuzz. She loves her bed, has two teeth, loves to clap, dance, crawl and walk in her walker. Her beautiful smile is contagious

Here are a few of her Halloween photos from her JCP photo shoot.

The Phoenix Temple

Just a few more photos from when we took the kids to the Phoenix Temple Open House. It was so beautiful and fun to see the inside and answer the kids' questions.

Halloween 2014!

So this post is mix of all our October adventures. Wisdom's preschool had a field trip to the pumpkin patch and farm. It was during Fall break so the girls got to come too. The kids got to take a trip through the corn maze and learn all about corn and all the things made out of it. They also got to ride on the train, play on the giant pillow and ride bikes. Tolmachoff farms is always so fun!

My mom came to visit and got to help us carve pumpkins! I love this picture of Kindly and my mom. Kindly was so grossed out by the pumpkin guts.

And the finished products!

For Halloween this year, Bravery had a really adorable lion costume. Unfortunately we live in Arizona and since it's still 80's at 7 pm at night in October we borrowed this cute strawberry costume instead. I did take her to get her pictures taken in the lion costume because it's just so stinkin' cute!

ROAAARRRRR!

Kindly was Anna from Frozen. It was actually quite an original given the number of Elsa costume around. And this one was made exclusively by her Grandma Tina.

Wisdom was a firefighter (again, well sort of). This was supposed to be last years costume but he wouldn't wear it so when we pulled it out again this year and it still fit, so we used it!

This is Passion's mean witch face.

I love that we captured Bravery's giggling here.

In October we also had the opportunity to visit the Phoenix temple open house and watch the cultural celebration & dedication. We are so excited to have a temple so close to us!

Cronin Family Reunion 2014

We also had the opportunity to visit some of the Cronin side of the family during our summer trip. Here is Passion meeting her cousin Landon for the first time. 

We LOVED swimming in Aunt Mimi's pool and especially picking and eating her fresh blueberries. So much better than the store ones!

Kindly basking in the sun. So fun that you can do that here in the summer (not so pleasant in AZ)!

Bravery looks monstrous next to little Landon. They are 3 months apart.

When there isn't a pool, let the kids swim in the hot tub, for 3 hours. :(

We had a blast at the reunion at Phillip & Summer's home in Washington. We went boating, jet skiing and played at the lake one of the days we were there. Such a fun time!

One of the mornings there were some deer visitors. A mom and baby. So cute!

Bravery got to meet her cousin Ebony (also 3 months apart)

The kids were being so quiet. I found them all huddled around the iPad in our room.

I'm not sure what this game is called but the kids loved playing it with Grandpa.

Travis with 3 of his siblings. Valerie, Phillip & Natalie

Travis and his brother Chad.

And then the goodbye. So sad. But the kids had fun watching everyone chase after our car. We sure miss everyone and all the green in Washington!