6 months, 2 years, and a road trip

Lots has been happening in the last month. Allie is 6 months old, Sam turned 2 on July 4th, and Jake is now driving across country with his 6 cousins, Grammy, Tom Tom, and Aunt Meg. Allie is rolling and scooting. She is babbling in the cutest baby talk. She also can scream like you would not believe. She is eating cereal and baby food without problem. She has been introduced to baby Mum Mums and is now an addict just like her brothers were. Here is a picture of her, at the end of June, right at 6 months and with our friends' new puppy:

 Sam turned 2 years complete with presents, cupcakes, and of course, fireworks. We went to a BBQ at some friends from USU who live on a lake. The kids stayed up late watching the fireworks and were all really good! Sam is talking a lot, knows his shapes and colors. He and Jake regularly argue, which is funny to watch. Sam's favorite things are bridges and tunnels. He says Narrows Bridge in the cutest voice. He generally attracts attention with his cuteness whereever he goes! Here he is with his new Scuut that will probably be Jake's for a little while.

 Here are a couple of previews of pictures we had taken by a local photographer. He did a great job and I'll be sending copies to folks, as well as posting to Snapfish or Shutterfly at some point.

 
We've had a lot of visitors this month, which has been really fun. Brenda, Heather, Jake, Noah, and Stella came to visit from Portland. Grandma Barb was here while I traveled to San Antonio. My family just left and took Jake with them as they drive Tom Tom's RV back to Indiana. You can follow their adventures on Facebook. Seems like a good time, but we miss Jake alot!