4th of July

We had some friends and family over for a 4th of July BBQ. It was fun and the firecrackers were awesome!

Yeah for poppers!

More poppers! Notice our crazy dog, Brodie. Yes, he was catching and eating the poppers. He also had a taste of a sparkler:)

What chocolate cake? (Elan)

Jordan with a sparkler.

Chloe, Jayden, and Jack with sparklers.

Stephen watching the fireworks with Grandma Renee:)

More fireworks!

Don the pyro-maniac:)

Enjoying the fireworks:)

Jordan and Stephen:)

Elan and Stephen:)

Me, Mom, and Chris:)

Family portrait:)

Stephen and Alayna

Stephen and Alayna are so cute with each other.

Here is a look at the two of them together:)

Cheeeeese!

Crossing the street on the way to Coffee Bean:)


Stephen stopped to pick Alayna a flower. She took it and threw it on the ground:)

He didn't seem to mind--he loves her anyway:)

Our families at The Grove:)--the Pearsons and van de Vens

Playing chase:)

The tackle!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Here is Stephen singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. The best part is the note he holds at the end:) Future rock star? Maybe:)

Random Cute Pics

We love this kid! And with a face like this can you blame us?

Trip to Georgia

We went to Georgia back in April for Lindsay's first baby shower. Stephen had a blast with his cousin Sadie and his aunts and uncles:)

Coming soon-baby Thomas:)

The Girls:)

Sadie and Stephen spent a lot of time in this tent. Good idea Aunt Sara!

Stephen taking Sadie for a ride in his NASCAR:)

How cute!

Swingin' with their Grandmas:)

Flying a helicopter with Uncle Dan:)

Aunt Lindsay:)

Aunt Sara:)

Aunt Diane:)

Uncle Jeff:)

Giving hugs goodbye:)

Big Boy Bike

Stephen got a two wheel bike! It's called the Gravel Blaster! He loves it and mastered it quickly. His favorite thing to do is go really fast down the driveway and stop quickly to make a skid mark. Take a look:)

Scooter Days

Stephen loves to be outside. For his 3rd birthday, Grandma Renee and Papa Chiaki got him a really cool Spider Man scooter. Here are a couple of clips of him on it. He has since graduated to a Razor scooter.