august rush.

g e t r e a d y f o r a d o o z y.

it's been a crazy month full of lots of activity! let's see where do i begin. well, loren came back from mexico at the end of june and it has been so nice to have him back with the family. as a welcome home present (well, it makes it sound better but really we just couldn't pass this up) we bought a boat! we decided to go in with tad and tracy with a sweet deal and it has been AWESOME!

w e L O V E i t !

p o o r l i t t l e l y l a .
can't move in her life jacket!

the cutest little captain ever.

then, my mom and sister heather came out to visit from alabama. we filled the week with hollywood, santa monica, the lake, shopping, (whew - got to take a breath.) It as so much fun!
t h a n k s f o r t h e v i s i t . m i s s y o u g u y s :(

and then, drum roll please...

loren GRADUATED from Parker college of chiropractic on August 15th and is now
d r . l o r e n m a r s h a l l !
thanks to all the family who came out to celebrate with us!

AND (the dromroll again please...)

he's a big boy now!

it took a few days & some really cool potty prizes but noah is potty-trained.

h a l l e l u j a h .

loren went out and bought what we like to call "poopie prizes" aka A LOT of thomas the train stuff. last night, noah got his last "poopie prize" so dad and noah built this huge track! i don't know who enjoys building the train tracks more...

a n d l a s t b u t not le a s t ,

part of our preparation for our big camping trip over labor day.
noah and lyla were helping dad put together his new tent!
more to come next month!