Hives

Ella woke up this morning complaining that she was itchy.  She said, "My whole body itches, even my bum!  I don't have chicken pox, I don't have hives, I don't have mosquito bites.  I don't know why I am itching!"  She cracks me up.  So I had her come show me and sure enough she was getting hives all over her back chest and arms.

I am really not sure what causes her to get hives.  This is the second time with a reaction this bad.  She got a little orange drink at the grocery store yesterday which she drank about 10:30pm last night and she ate raspberries at grandma and grandpa Braithwaites before that.  We had dinner at 6 so I highly doubt it was anything from dinner reacting that late.  ?? Who knows.

We started Benadryl and showered her and put her in some cool silky shorts.  She chose not to wear a shirt all day and just wrapped up in a blanket.  I didn't blame her.  She looked extremely itchy!

Here are pictures of what she looked like by evening.

Makes me hurt to look at her like that.  We are hoping the best for morning.

Summer Days

The summer is flying by!  We are LOVING the warm weather, having friends over, eating TONS of popcicles and playing in the water.  We have even been crossing a few things off our bucket list.

Here are a few of the everyday highlights..

COUSINS!

POPCICLES!

SWIMMING SUITS!

BIKE RIDES!

SLIP N SLIDE!

SPRINKLERS!

DADDY!

THE ZOO!

KENZIE!

WAY FUN!

We even went to the Splash Park and Carousel at Porter Park in Rexburg on Dustin's day off this past weekend.  I was all prepped to take pictures when I realized I had forgot the camera battery in the charger at home.  Here are a few from my phone

Baptisms

I got to take some pictures of our friend Kayden Hansen for his baptism invitations.   I love how excited he is.  Sadly we don't get to attend though because they are having it in Utah and we have a wedding here in IF the same day.  We sure love them though.

Kailey let me take some pictures of her too.

We got to attend her baptism this past weekend.   It was a special day and the spirit was so strong.  I just love experiences like that that build you up so much.  It was my older brother Jeremy's first time baptizing which made the experience that much more special.  Kailey is the oldest cousin on my side so all the girls get to watch her make her important decisions in admiration.

Bonk & Cousins

Poor Molly fell off the couch today not just once, but twice.  She says, "bonk, couch."  She got a goose egg on top of the goose egg.  She felt right onto the tile floor.  I feel so bad for her, it had to hurt so bad!  She is such a tough little cookie though and cries for only a minute and then moves along with her business.

We went to dinner tonight with Dustin's nephew David & his wife and kids Vanessa, Savanna and Ryan.  They are living in Italy right now while he is in the Air Force.  It was fun to see them and visit for a while.  The kids grow so fast!

4th of July

We spent the 4th in a little different way than usual.  We were driving home from our camping trip and stopped in Arco to visit the cemetary where Grandma and Grandpa Braithwaite are buried.  This is Dustin's grandparents on his dad's side.  Ella and Hillard Braithwaite and I just learned they had a baby Doyle Braithwaite who passed away at only a few months old who is buried next to them.

We got home just in time to unpack everything out of the car and into the house, shower and head to fireworks with my parents, grandma Bateman and brother Jeremy and his family.

Ella and Kailey

Kourtney was so funny.  She laughed and clapped and threw her hands in the air like it was the most awesome thing she had ever seen.  So cute!

Alissa Lou

I am so grateful to live in America and am so grateful for all the men and women who serve our country and fight for our freedom here.