Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Summer Fun

We are so happy that it is finally summertime. For us, summertime means time with family, fun in the sun, good books, and most importantly...no school! We visited with our families over Memorial Day weekend and had so much fun. It was great to be away from the heat and enjoy the Utah weather. We wished we could have stayed longer but Platte had to come back to start his job. He is working as an intern in the legal department of U-Haul International, Inc. U-Haul's corporate offices are in Phoenix. He is excited to learn a lot from working there this summer.

Belle has been growing up so much lately. She has increased her crawling speed to an all-time high, and thinks she can go anywhere she pleases. She is obsessed with standing up on anything and everything in the house--chairs, couches, walls, you name it. She has so much energy it is unbelievable. Belle's new favorite hobby is making all sorts of funny noises with her mouth--she chatters away, she spits with her tongue, and most recently she makes fish faces. It is hilarious. She seriously does it all day long. As you can see we are having so much fun observing her and watching her grow up!

Belle was supposed to be helping grandpa weed the flower beds. Instead she ate dirt.
Belle just hanging out.
Belle's first time swimming. It took her a while, but she eventually loved it!
Swimming with my family at the Rec Center in Bountiful.
Belle and Olivia playing together, or at least that's what we were trying to get them to do.
Dinner with my family, except Whitney. We missed you!
Belle with her favorite friend.
Belle loves playing with her Dad!
Fish Face.
Johann Sebastian Belle.

18 comments:

Elizabeth said...

I love the fish face. She is definitely related to her mother. It is so fun to see pictures of all of you--even if I was there when several were taken. We miss you!

Adam G. Ricks said...

Soooo fun! I love the fish face too! Thanks for posting!

Elizabeth said...

AHHHH I LOVE the fish face!! That is sooo cute! I love all those pictures. She is simply adorable. Congrats to you Belle! :)

Elizabeth said...

And that was amanda...again. :) I hate logging off

Andrea Ricks said...

Cute!! She is becoming such a little person! It was fun seeing you guys again! I hope you can work it out to visit again soon!

Deneal said...

Belle is sure living up to her name, what a beautiful little girl! Looks like you guys are having a ton of fun together as a family. We miss you guys.

Whitney Ricks said...

Belle is sure super cute! I wish I could play with her. I miss all you buddies! I love all her new abilities, but it makes me sad that I am not there.

becki said...

I can't get enough of her sound effects and silly faces! Love her!

Desta said...

Too cute! I think Belle would get along with Owen perfectly - he's all about cruising around, standing up on everything and making the cutest noises.

Sarah said...

Holy cow...Belle honestly couldn't be any cuter!!!!!! Our house hasn't sold yet. We've been close five times so I figure eventually it will be our turn:) I'm just tired of being a crazy neat-freak. I'm one anyway! But this has just pushed me to a new level of insanity!:) But it will happen. I'd love to talk soon! I miss you! I wish we were closer to let the kids play and go to the park. I'd also love to do some shopping:) MAybe we'll be able to coordinate it sometime. My sister is dating your second cousin, Bryton Ricks. His dad is named Grant. They've been dating for like six months now and they're so cute. I just thought it was a small world! Miss you! Love you!

Andrea said...

She is such a doll. I LOVE the fish face. She looks like a little cabbage patch doll. I can't wait to see her. It is hard for me to believe that she is old enough to be standing up on furniture and crawling around. How fun!

Cori Carpenter said...

Cute, cute, cute! She is adorable and getting so big! I love the fish face! Sarah and I were thinking you so need to come and visit sometime when you are bored!

Alisha said...

Belle is WAY CUTE! I love the fishy face. She is growing so fast. Looks like she and Olivia will be good friends!

Unknown said...

ahh she is getting so big. i love it..we need to play..mack is more aware of other babies now and loves playing!

Brittany said...

Oh I love the fish face!! That's so cute!!

Zeb, Hilary, & Camden said...

I LOVE the fish face! She is so stinkin' cute! We enjoyed seeing you guys this last week and will have to get togther once more before we move.

Gina said...

Oh my goodness. I love the fish face! What a doll. It was so fun seeing you a few weeks ago. I was so happy to finally meet Belle.

Adam G. Ricks said...

I'm not gonna lie...I'm getting tired of getting my hopes up every time I check to see if you have updated...only to have those hopes crushed. :)