June, so far.

he killed two of our chickens & almost went to the animal shelter. 

she almost joined him. 

last day of school!

the town lagoon. we're incredibly fortunate to call livingston home. 

presley joined us for fridays at the library. 

we may be keeping dairy queen in business. 

wild bunnies are a daily occurrence in our neighborhood.  

first sleepover of the summer. 

babywearing arlowearing.

margaret, our remaining chicken for the time being. we adore her. 

rainy day drive.

checking out the rain. 

post-storm view of the valley.

lazy afternoons in the yard. 

morning time with the dreamy boy. 

cool part of living in a railroad town. we watch planes go by everyday. 

getting stronger everyday. 

my dreamboat husband volunteered at the boy scout day camp. 

welcome to my saturday. 

In the movies.

A couple of weeks ago I was looking through the local newspaper when I read that part of Main Street would be closed because a silly SyFy channel movie was being filmed. I knew Presley would LOVE seeing that because A) The movie is about DINOSAURS. & B) He got a real kick out of spotting scenes from A River Runs Through It that were filmed in our old neighborhood. So we headed downtown to check out what was happening. After watching the movie being filmed we walked to some thrift shops & ran into extras that were in makeup & costumes. Pretty entertaining for a Sunday morning. 

Memorial Day Weekend.

Our first weekend of the summer was pretty laid back & uneventful. It was rainy most of the weekend which sucks for little boys that want to play outside, but good for me because it feels like we live in the Pacific Northwest. It's so green! We tried taking Arlo on his first family walk but that didn't last long. We did stop by a couple parks on Saturday & Sunday. On Monday we went on a long drive & did some exploring in Paradise Valley. I think it was my favorite drive so far.I can't believe how much we still haven't discovered this close to home. We found some beautiful little cabins up one of the canyons & we found a lake on another road. The lake is going to be one of our first camping spots as soon as we get our fishing license. The best part of the lake was that even on a holiday weekend it was almost empty. =) 

I'm looking forward to tomorrow so we can do more exploring. I love you, Montana. 

Meet Arlo.

He's here! Arlo Julian Perry was born on May 11th at 4:42pm. We went to the hospital at 7am to get monitored & start pitocin. My contractions were pretty mild so they broke my water & I started hating life immediately after. From there I was progressing quickly enough that by the time they checked me again it was too late for an epidural. What? =( They had an anesthesiologist come by to give me an intrathecal instead. Soon after that Arlo was born.

& he's perfection. 

We were able to leave the hospital the next day which happened to be Mother's Day. The big boys & my MIL welcomed us home with cards & sooo many flowers. 

Arlo & I had a rough few days when we got home. Nursing was not going well for either of us even after working with a lactation consultant. Arlo was not having enough wet/dirty diapers & I could feel some postpartum depression coming on so with Tyson's support we decided to switch Arlo to formula. Presley & Mason were both formula-fed & they are both incredibly healthy so I've always been 100% comfortable with formula, but I did want to try nursing at least once. I was a little disappointed but it's been just over two weeks & I'm feeling like myself again (give or take 5 pesky pounds). & Arlo is gaining weight like a champ. =)

napping while i get my pitocin. 

finally holding him. good grief it was a long nine months. 

meeting his big brothers. 

& his papa. 

hot mess. 

he's going to think his name is "look at that hair". 

first family photo. mason is still deciding if he likes him or not. 

lucky me. 

steak dinner at the hospital. it was surprisingly tasty. 

my mother's day gifts. the boys made the planter boxes at the hardware store in town. 

the littles & i. 

after his first bath. he is not a fan. 

naked, pouty baby.

presley truly is the greatest brother.

tired parents.

well rested, ready to party all night. 

sun's coming up, time to sleep. 

first family walk. 

he's the sweetest papa. 

hanging in his bouncer while i get ready. i'm just glad he enjoys the blow dryer. 

mama's boy. he rarely leaves my arms. 

black-haired, blue-eyed babe.