Love to laugh

Max was always laughing but Tali is a little quieter. When she does laugh she sure lets it out (mostly for her daddy).

Crazy hair but happy girl

and you can see why...

You can hear me talking in the video and this is what I was reffering to. 

I didn't take the sucker away this time, I knew better!

Cleaning up the after math. First bath in the sink and LOVED it!

Stucki Boy

Max loves to wear his "Stucki shirt" and as he says "be a Stucki just like papa" (and Tali looks cute in hers too). He would wear this shirt 24/7 if I would let him. These came from the Harvey & Hilda Stucki Family Reunion. We were so sad we missed it but glad we got the swag.

Need a faster camera for these two.

Especially this one! He never holds still.

Check out the dimples in the knees, we are putting on some lbs.

Max being a great "helper"

What to do

I just don't know what to do with this hair some days... 

It is craziness after naptime

I do however know what these darling cheeks need... A BIG KISS!

She has started to put a little weight on and it is sure cute!

Race track

Aunt Mary gave Max this darling sock monkey blanket when he was born. It is a favorite around our house, but not just to keep him warm. He now races his cars on it:

He loved that they each had their own track to race down

Dad helped him with this one and he loved it. He likes to look at this picture.

My dads language (not his own)

We tease my dad all the time about this, but if you are native to Southern Utah you know exactly what they are talking about.

Daddy's girl

He is the one to always make her laugh, she constantly visits with him (she doesn't talk a lot), reaches for him when he walks in the door and can get her to sleep when no one else can! 

He is one in a billion and she only has eyes for him!

On a side note she had her 6 month check up and weighed in at a whopping 11lbs 5 ozs (-10%). She has met all the milestones and so they weren't too concerned and said to have her weighed in a month. With the suggestions that were given she gained over a pound (now at 12.7) which puts her in the 0%. We are thrilled at her gain!

FHE

A favorite FHE at our house:

Clu sets the projector up in the basement and it is movie night including pop pop (sprinkled with skittles) and "spicy" (soda).

SG...again

It never gets old to go to SG. Max (and now Tali) love to stay at Nan and Papa's house. After our trip to Lake Powell we pit stopped in SG for a couple of days.
Lazy days were in abundance. We swam with Xavi, went to the gym, walked around the temple, hit the splash park, visited Great Grandparents, went to Nannies school, fed and watered the cows and horses in Pine Valley along with many hours to playing in Papa's sprinklers.

Max asked Nan for a picture of him with his "baby sister"... 

  Our little fish

 Since Lake Powell he has taken to water

 Despite all of this fun we were glad to be home (2.5 weeks away is plenty for all).

Fast Friends

I haven't seen my cousin Rachel for years. In the college days she lived close to my sister (her sister lived with my sister) and so we saw each other a lot. Since then we married and had families. We were lucky enough to be in SG at the same time and spent the morning at G&G E's together. 

Slade, Rachel, Kate, Caleb and Owen

The kids became fast friends. Her children were so kind to Max. They built Lego tunnels, searched for "jewels" together, threw rocks, blew bubbles, saw Gpa's bugs and got to swing in Gpa E's cool tire swing.

Max and Kate throwing rocks

Max and Kate having a turn in Gpa's famous tire swing

The next day Max asked to go play with his nice "friend cousins".

LP

The last time I took Max to LP, I told myself I would never do it again. I ate my words and took not only Max but Tali to Lake Powell as a single woman (Clu had to work). This trip still had sleeplessness and temper tantrums but watching the kids play in the water and with the cousins by far made up for it. I am sure my mom said the same thing every time she took us to LP but year after year we went (and camped nonetheless). We grew closer to family and made fond memories. Thanks for keeping the tradition alive!

Driving the houseboat

Jumping off the Houseboat

Riding in the boat (supposed to be holding the flag)

Wake surfing

Emma, Courtney and Chasta

Lyvi, Meg and Max

Tyler, Cy and Shannon

Lyvi, Brittney and Emma

Water Baby!

Marc and Zac are CRAZY in the tube (so is the driver...Wayne)!

Wake Surfing

Little Momma

Watching the fish

Time to go home.