Family fun times

What a month this has been! We have spent most of August in Utah, liven' it up every minute. It hard to squeeze all the good times into a few paragraphs. So I figured I would let the pictures do most of the talking.

We love Dave!!!

Dan and Dave


Austin loved playing with Dave in the pool

Dan's brother Dave made a special trip out to Utah while we were there. It was so fun to have him meet Austin, and to play and hang out. His trip was cut short due to his service in the Navy, but we sure ate up every minute that we had with him.

Kayaking the Provo River

My sister Becca and I before the adventure began


Dan and I in our stylish orange life vests


If you ever get the chance to kayak down the Provo river, TAKE IT! The water was freezing, but the scenery is beautiful and the river is tons of fun. There is one point where you have to get out of the river and carry your kayak further up the river, and get back in. When I put my foot in to get back in, I saw what looked like a shoe string in our kayak. Then I realized it was moving! I jumped out and let out a yelp. Becca, my sister saved the day grabbing the snake and releasing it into the wild again.

Becca and the snake

Boating With the Fillerup Fam

Tagg, Becca and I whipping in the wind

Look at those cheeks!

Nothing says summer like a family cookout

Aunt Bo and Tagg


Alex and I

It was so fun to gather around the fire roast hot dogs and talk to the family. While we enjoyed the sun setting on mount Timpanougus.

Judy's Beauty

Brooklyn my niece want to be a beautician when she gets bigger. She is the one with the glasses. Brooklyn has already started her own business called Judy's Beauty. This is a picture of my sister Sarah her daughter Emma and I after our hair,nail and make up jobs. Pretty good hun?

Happy 50th Birthday Chicky Babe (AKA Mom)!

August started off with a BIG surprise birthday party for my Mom. We had all her friends and a lot of family waiting in the living room, and my sisters and our families hid behind a curtain. Her eyes welled up with tears as my sisters and I came out from behind the curtain one by one. Seeing the look of aw and surprise on her face, made all the planning and work totally worth it! Well that and going to Jack Johnson concert with her for her Birthday!The worst thing about it was that Tagg and I had to leave Dan at home to take his finals.

Taggalious

Austin loves sitting on the counter while I cook. Sometimes he tries to be a chef to!

Rub a dub dub, Austin in the tub.
"Hi five Dad!"
WOW! Did I just make that sound?"
I love this picture because it looks like he is praying.

The tickle monster!! Just kidding,we wanted to share this video of Tagg getting tickled by Dan. The quality of the video isn't the best, but the cuteness level is way up there! Don't forget to turn your volume up to hear the giggles.

Tagg is growing up so fast. It seems like he's grown an inch every time I get him out of his crib each morning. He is so much fun to watch as he discovers new things and develops new abilities. Like sucking his toes, sitting up by himself and making new noises with his mouth.

I love pictures, I think it must be genetic or something. So sorry if this post seems more like pictures than writing. Just wanted to share some fun pictures of Austin from the past month. Hope you enjoyed them!

A swimmen' Forth of July

Diven' Dan

Family swim time!
Oma and Austin relaxing by the pool
Heidi and Isaac (in our very clean pool! lol)

I love the Forth of July! The parades, candy, sunshine and fun fireworks always make it a fun filled day. This year we celebrated it in a bit of different style, it was more like a fish forth of July. Due to the 114 degree weather we spent most of the day in the pool cooling off. Dan's Mom and our nephew Isaac came to visit us for the holiday. Which made the forth all the more fun! As you can see from our pictures the pool isn't the cleanest. The wind is always blowing here, so there is usually half a palm tree in the pool or something!

Fun in the sun

Me and my Dad

With it being so hot outside we haven't been played much outdoors. On Saturday we went to St.George and hiked around on the beautiful red rock. Austin enjoyed being carried the entire time, he rode in true style much like an Egyptian king being carried by his slaves. Dan and I enjoyed chasing lizards and being out enjoying nature.

Disneyland Fun!

We had a blast in Disneyland in May with Dan's family! Austin loved the jungle cruise, tikki room and really loved the Peter Pan ride. He loved looking at the lights and the flying of corse (he he he)! We also got to hang out at the beach on Memorial Day. We loved walking the beach and searching shells and playing in the water. I even tried crab for the first time, it was interesting....

Dan's Graduation

Dan just graduated from BYU, here are some fun pictures of that special day. We have moved down to Las Vegas were Dan go accepted in UNLV's Physical Therapy program. Which he is really enjoying and is doing really well in. While Dan is at school Austin and I enjoy cooking, reading stories, going on walks and hanging out at the pool. We are loven it here! Our ward is amazing, and we have already made some great new friends.

Awsome Austin !

For those of you that haven't meet our little man here are some pictures of him from birth till now. Austin Taggart was born February 12th 2008, he weighed 8lbs 9oz and was 21in long. He is now a little over four months old. Austin is tons of fun and is growing and changing all the time. He is quite the little fish, he loves kicking and splashing around in the pool. He is super ticklish and squeals with joy when you tickle him. He loves standing up and is already acting like he wants to be able to get around on his own.