Oh what do you do in the Summer Time

We've had such a fun summer with Ari Jane, here are some pictures from our first summer with a baby! :)

 We took a Family trip with my Fam to Cali.

Ben Eating a Turkey leg in Disney Land

Ari and Dana waiting in line for the Toy Story Ride

Uncle Bub, G-ma Cindy and LuLu waiting for the ride

Shane and Lu Lu Waiting some more.....

 Ari and Dad strolling along.

 Poor Ari was sick most the time and you could tell she didn't feel good but she did great and tried to have fun!

 Ari and Lu Lu

Out to dinner at the Dessert Rose YUM! YUM! Best food ever!

 Ari's first swim at Pelican Hill resort

Ari and G-ma Cindy

 A cute little Daisy all wrapped up

 Uncle Bub sitting in the hot tub

 Ari's first time in the Jenny Jump up, not quite sure what to think but she sure looked cute!

 Playing with Dad... we figured out a mean little trick

Ben saw and eyelash on her cheek so he was trying to blow it off...

in that process he figured out she makes this really funny face when you blow in her face...

Here its! lol we were dying laughing, its really funny when she sticks her  

tongue out too... we had to test it out a few more times so we could get a picture, probably a little mean ...:)

She sleeps like her mom.. with her mouth open.

 I love this little bum! Its so stinking cute.

 Look at all the pretty dark hair... it doesn't look like that now :( 

 We got to go swimming alot this summer, this is when we were getting ready to go with Lindsay and Scott.

 Ari and I went to surf and swim with Ben's Sisters and their Kids.

 Bens sister and her kids came to town from Washington, we were so excited to see them, this was their first time seeing  Ari. Both Jordan and Kylie loved Ari!

 Kylie Rocking the sun glasses

Ari getting ready to swim, hanging in her cute little cover up.

 Mom and Ari

 Grandma Mari and Grandpa Brad with Ari at This is the Place Heritage Park, a friend of mine is apart of a Non profit organization called YMAD, they take High School kids to India each year and work in the orphanages. They were having a big celebration to raise money to go to India this November.

 Ben got asked to run in the rickshaw races sponsored by SilverLeaf. they each had to take turns pulling and riding, up and down hills, it was a hard run but they did a really good job!

Dad and Ari after the race

Derrick Clark, Darrel Thomas and wife, Matt Pehrson & Ben Sims
Go Team SilverLeaf!

 Mores swimming!! To be funny I put my pink swim cap on Ari, it was so funny the lifeguards were cracking up!

 My cute niece's Livvy, Sadie and Jenna helped me out all summer long and came with me to work to watch Ari, it was so nice to beable to have Ari with me at work for the summer! (Above- Livvy)

 Ari went to her first Raptors game! our nephews Cole and Landon also came.
 The night before the game we were all at the trout farm, Ben told the little boys that who ever licked their fish could go to the raptors game with us... so they did ..:-P

 We has great seats, like 5 rows behind home plate, Thanks Mom and Dad :)

 Ari's first time in her high chair, she loved it, she thought she was so big sitting up with us eating food.

 Just playing around

 At the Raptors game again with my niece Addy

 I decided to start couponing, to save some $$. This was my first victory. I got all these razors for $.99ea, this purchase should have been like $57, but it only cost me $9.00

 We went to Cherry Hill on annual Cherry Hill day with my Moms family.

Ben's Family at Lagoon.

 Ari's first time at Lagoon

 Daisy, Livvy, Ari and G-ma Mari at Lagoon

 Aimee, Ari and Ben Riding the Train.

 Ari watching all the fun rides from the train.

 Looking at the Animals

 My niece Jenna danced at Bonneville's football game, so Ari and I went to support her, it was a blast from the past being back at my Alma Mater...

 Mom and Ari at the football game.

 Well, we have had a fun summer and are excited to celebrate all of Ari's first major holidays coming up!

Lets back up a little

On June 29th 2011, we celebrated our 5 year anniversary! 5 Years 2 dogs, 2 houses and 1 baby later we are more in Love than ever. We took the day off and went to the movies and lunch and played with Ari. For my present Ben gave me a night stay in Park City, so we went there that weekend and had lots of fun. We spent the day at the outlets, then took Ari swimming, and also went to the big farmers market and celebration they were having for the 4th of July. Ben really wants to get into biking, but its so expensive so I made him a "Bike" jar with some "skrilla" so he could save up for his bike.

 Ari Hanging at the hotel

Eating room service

 Ari's make shift bed on the pull out bed.

 Out to Breakfast

 Ready to go swimming

 At the pool with Dad

JEWELRY PARTY!!

I am having a Jewelry party for all those who are interested!

EVERYTHING is $5.

When: Thursday August 4, 2011

Time: 6pm-8pm OPEN HOUSE

Where: Aimee's Mom's House

5877 S. 1050 E.

So. Ogden, UT 84405

Come find cute necklaces, bracelets, earrings and more!

*All Jewelry is Lead and nickle free

*Refreshments served.

Call for questions 801-388-0744

So Much to Share!

So I need to do a little catch up.

We blessed Ari on May 1st. It was such a wonderful day, she looked so adorable in her white dress, and Ben did a great job with the blessing, it was so tender and loving, he is a wonderful Daddy. My amazing aunt knows short hand, she wrote down the blessing for us and typed it up. I just thought that was the neatest thing! Ari will have that to look back at for years to come, and always remember the words her Daddy said for her on her blessing day. I didn't take pictures like I wanted to and I could seriously kick my self for that :( We got a few pictures though, and I had her pictures done professionally with the blessing dress on, so we have that! After sacrament we had a get together with some friends and family, it was quite the ordeal! In Ben's family it is tradition to invite EVERYONE! Which is fun, but if you both have large families it can get to be alot! So I just invited my immediate family and we invited Ben'e extended family. Sorry my family but its not really tradition to go to everyone's blessings so I figured you'd all be ok with just an announcement. It was a large group of probably 85 or so! We had yummy food and talked and just had a great celebration for my sweet little Ari!