fathers day...

we are so grafeful for this daddy!

happy fathers day!

lydia's 1st birthday...

our sweet lydie rue turned 1 on the june 14th {flag day} but we didn't celebrate till we were surrounded by lots of family on the 4th of july!

keeping with the red, white, & blue theme we partied!

after the cake she needed to clean up...

ending the day all clean and in her daddy's arms!

 anthony said it best "she had a great day didn't she! ?!?"

she sure did! happy birthday lydie!

one...

happy birthday lydia rue..

{camera phone photo}

today is your birthday...it's also flag day!

we call you "lyd, lydie, lydie rue, rue baby, rue rue, baby, sweet baby"

you are one today!

today you the sweetest little baby we have had. the SWEETEST!!! you are the most calm tempered and the most patient. this is probably because you are the yougest of 4 children!

i can tell you though that you are loved! to say this is a complete under statement.

we all just adore you totally and completely adore you.

you are not walking yet at 1, but you are really close. i think you could totally do it but you are being a stinker! it okay i want you to still still for just a bit longer! 

you have the cutest little smile that when its really big you can see all your 6 teeth that are just giant in your little mouth. you are extremely ticklish. your feet are the most ticklish.

you love to get in the bath and love to swim. you even love to dunk your head in.

you love to snuggle and you love your blankets.

you just love your dad and he love you.

happy happy birthday sweet lydie!

anthony's baptism...

there was a special event this weekend for for the olsen family and it was all about anthony! he chose to be baptized a member of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. it took plave friday night and truly was such a wonderful night.

...his announcement...

...the rest of the pictures...

can't believe how handsome he is and how old he looks. looks more like

he is leaving on his mission not getting baptized!

i just love this big boy of mine.

anthony shared his special day with addy lesueur & her family. the lesueur family are our close friends and we are so grateful that we got to share this special day with them.

thanks to all our family that came.
{sorry missed a phot opp with nama & papa but so happy they came too!}

my heart was full all day.

tears were streaming from happiness & gratefullness for anthony

 and i am so proud of him. proud of the boy that he is becoming and for his sweet testimony. one of the sweetest moments of my life...

 i can't believe he is eight! eight is great! :)