1st Annual Pitt Family Reunion

July 9-11 was my the first official Pitt Family Reunion, so after hanging out with the Millers, we headed to Garth and Janelle's to pass the time before the reunion at Lake Perris. We did some of our favorite things: went to Extraordinary Dessert with some of my sisters, Casey took the kids to the park, we all went out to dinner with my parents, and just hung out. Then it was off to the Lake to see the rest of my siblings and start the fun. We camped, played in the lake, ate good food, played games (My favorite and I played Mafia for the first time. Crazy, I know.), went on a little hike, Casey went rock climbing, and we got to enjoy being around my family. There is a lot of cousins, so it was really fun for Weston too. He was never wanting for someone to play with. Before we knew it, it was over and time to head home. Janelle and Jonas put it together and did a great job! Thank you! We had a lot of fun and can't wait until the next one!

All of us that could make it at one of my favorite restaurants: Extraordinary Desserts

My Passion Fruit Pavlova (and Casey's Truffle Framboise in the background). It is as delicious as it looks.
Weston all geared up to go to the park with his cousins

Setting up camp

Benson hanging out and playing with his feet while we set up

We had breakfast the first morning with Jonathan and made breakfast burritos

Hanging out and eating

Swimming in the lake

Weston playing to his hearts content. This boy sure knows how to get dirty!

Playing cards

Broc helping to keep all the kiddies entertained
Weston and Brett harassing Pink
Casey rock climbing
The last day we were all packed up except for this stuff. Benson was the last one to wake up that day.

The Happiest Place on Earth

On our second day visiting the Millers, they were nice enough to take us to Disneyland. Kerstin was our tour guide and knew where everything was, so we were really efficient and got to ride all the rides we wanted to in the one day. We would ride swap, get fast passes, and watch each others kids so that the adults could ride the big rides. Whenever each of us had all four kids at one time, we got funny looks and many people thought we had two sets of twins. Kerstin and I were even able to feed the little ones on some of the longer rides to maximize our time : ) I love Disneyland and it was even more fun since Casey and I hadn't been in a long time. It was Weston's first time and when we talked about it he was excited to see Mickey Mouse, but when we got there he was a little awe struck all day. Don't expect to see many pictures of him smiling :) Thanks for taking us guys!

Jackson and Weston standing in line for Buzz Lightyear while Casey and I rode Space Mountain. Aren't they sweet?

Casey and Weston
Me and my two little boys. I was surprised at how many rides I could take Benson on.

Casey and I on Indiana Jones.

Kerstin and Ryan took the boys through Tarzan's treehouse while we were on Indiana Jones, and then we took them while they rode it. I think they walked through the tree house 3 times that day.

On the Jungle Safari. Weston really liked the animals.

Riding Winnie the Pooh

Posing with the Honey Pots. Weston didn't like to look at the camera either, let alone smile.

The eight of us with Tigger.

Weston with Ryan on Casey Jr.

Riding the teacups. We got a peach one since that is my favorite color :)

Wait, what is that I see? Weston actually cracked a smile. Don't worry. He made sure it wasn't too big though.

Casey pretending to be sick and Weston wondering what he is doing.

Weston zonked out around 5:00 and took a little nap, but our day was far from over. We still had about 5 hours left.

The Materhorn. Weston was tall enough, so Casey and I both took him on it.

The four of us in front with Mickey. Casey said this picture was a must so we took it as we were leaving. I can't wait until we get to go again.

Just Like Old Times

On our way to my family reunion, we stopped by to see our friends the Millers for a few days. They are old friends from when we were at BYU and we just love them. We used to hang out a lot and have shared so many great memories. Now we both have two boys and it is always fun when we get to see them. On our first day hanging out we went swimming then headed over to Kerstin's aunt and uncles for a BBQ and more swimming. They had really good tri-tip and yummy homemade ice cream. The boys had a good time swimming, while Kerstin and I sat poolside with the little ones. Kerstin has a great family and we had a lot of fun. Thanks guys!

Casey, Weston, Ryan, and Jackson enjoying their ice cream

Kerstin and I sitting with the sleepy babies.
Weston had a blast with Jackson on the trampoline now that he can jump better

Jackson and Weston enjoyed wrestling and fought over everything like brothers.

4 Months

On July 5, Benson turned 4 months. Wow, it has gone by so quickly and he is getting so big already!

-Rolls over. He is much better at back to front though. He gets his arm stuck when he is going front to back a lot of the time.
-Is slowly but surely getting more hair.
-Grabs at everything, including my hair.
-Loves to go swimming and he kicks and splashes when he is in the water.
-I love to hear Weston and him laughing when we are driving.
-When he is on his tummy and sees something he wants, he takes his legs and arms off the ground, balances on his tummy, and kicks his legs really fast. He wants to move sooo bad.
-Somehow moves all over the floor.
-Went on his 2nd road trip and did great.
-Was 13lbs 12oz and 25 3/4 in at his 4 month appt.
-Dances and stomps his feet when he is standing.

Benson on the day he turned 4 months with his friend Wade, who is 12 days younger than him.

Just a funny picture of him wearing Weston's sunglasses.
Laughing it up! I've been having problems uploading videos on blogger, so I don't know why the video is cut off.

Land of the Free

Since the 4th of July was on Sunday and we were leaving for Southern California that night, we just had dinner and dessert with Jason, Ashley, and Charity. Jason and Ashley were still in a hotel from their house flooding, which had a grill, so we went there for dinner. We had ribs, tri-tip, strawberry salad, chips, and a flag cake for dessert. It was delicious! We left that night around 7:30 and caught about 20 different firework shows along the freeway as were driving, so I got to see my fireworks too. I love our country and the freedoms we enjoy.

Casey drinking while his hands were still messy from his ribs

Weston trying to copy him and then saying, "Cheese, smile!" as I take out the camera
All of us

Me and my flag cake. It was my first time making one.

Camping

We went camping for the first time as a family the first weekend of July at Emigrant Gap (about and hour away). Casey had Friday off work, so we packed up and headed off that afternoon around 2. We left a little later than we wanted too and while we were driving up there was a lot of traffic (4th of July weekend), so we were a little worried we wouldn't get a spot. We got there and there was one spot waiting for us. After we set up camp, we took a little hike to a nearby waterfall. The waterfall was pretty, but let's just say the water wasn't exactly warm. It was actually freezing, but presented a challenge, so I told Casey that if he went in, I would. After our hike, we explored the beautiful meadow by our campsite, Casey made a fire, we roasted hot dogs, smores, then put the boys to bed so that Casey and I could enjoy the nice night and fire. The next morning, we woke up pretty early because let's be honest, who really sleeps in when you're camping, ate a quick breakfast than packed up shop. We had a great time and I would like to get one more camping trip in before summer ends.

Casey after taking a dip in the water

Benson and I with the waterfall
Casey and Weston making their way across the stream to hike back to the campsite

The four of us on our hike

Weston found some pretty big pinecones

This is what Weston did a lot of the time we were there.

He also liked to do this (then pour the dirt on himself while he was at it)

Our happy, dirty boy. He just loved camping.

Our happy, clean little boy. I just love this picture. His smile goes all the way to his eyes.

Roasting hot dogs for dinner

Toasted marshmallows for the smores. We hadn't had smores in a long time and thought they were pretty delicious.

The next morning. Yes, I'm a human pillow for our two boys :)

We love Daddy, yes we do!

We had a fun Father's Day this year. Casey is the best Dad and you can tell our boys just love him to death. Weston definately prefers Casey over me these days and Benson gives his biggest smiles for Casey too. I just love it! I couldn't have asked for a better dad for our children and I will be eternally grateful that I get to raise our children with him. For this reason, he deserves a great day. It started out with breakfast of course (what day doesn't with me : ) ). When we got home he opened presents. I got him a new toolbag for all the tools he has been accumulating. For dinner we did something a little different for me, but really fun. We had been invited over to our friend's (the Griffins) for dinner the Sunday before. We said yes, but then I remembered it was Father's Day and was going to reschedule for another day, but Casey said he wanted me to relax and not have to cook for a Father's Day, so I obliged. Do I have a great husband or what? Even on his special day he is thinking about making my life easier. Anyways, Ally made tacos and we had fun hanging out with her and Chris as always and playing a game. Like I said, it was a fun day!

The card I made him Looking surprised as he opened his present

This is his "Ahh, you shouldn't have" smile. He deserved it.

My three handsome boys
Here is Benson on Father's Day. Weston wore this same onesie two years ago.
Now for a comparison. I tired to get a picture as close to the one I took of Weston, but it was tough. Here is Benson this year...

...and this is Weston two years ago. What do you think? They looked REALLY similar at birth, but Benson is definately getting his own look.