Armwrestling!!

So everybody drove up to Reno to watch Bretton, Tristan, and Uncle Danny arm wrestle. It was a pretty big tournament and those Otteson boys kicked but!! 

Bretton in his wranglers and boots....! 

Tristan's first tournament after breaking his arm in Idaho the year before. 

Me and my love!!!!!! 

Brett took first place 

Tristan took third place 

Love these two faces. 

We brought Jace and Dallynn home with us and got a hotel in Fallon so we could all swim! In our house there was no bathtub, just a shower so Rae just bathed in her baby bath. She was so deathly afraid of water. Like shaking and crying and screaming. It was SO sad. She did so great when daddy took her in the water though. 

Jace and Dallynn passed out after swimming. 

So then we stopped in Hawthorne and went and swam in Walker Lake! The water is so warm there. But let me tell you, the spiders and dragonflies are absolutely disgusting!!! So we didn't stay for long. 

Sleeping beauty

My heart seriously melts when I look at her. I mean literally I can fill it get all hot. And it feels all big. And sometimes, my eyes will fill up with tears. Happy tears of course. Thankful tears. She is my baby. I carried her inside of me. I've watched her grow. She is the sweetest little girl....

Playing outside

I bought Rae sidewalk chalk. She sat there for a whole two minutes. Tj ended up drawing, and she ended up eating dirt. At least they both had fun. Tj is such a kid at heart. I love it. 

So isn't in kind of an unwritten rule that your kids have to climb through those germ infested tubes in McDonalds at least once?? Maybe not.....but I thought we'd give it a try. She loved it. And daddy was there to help. 

Even though she doesn't need her bumbo to help her sit up, she still loves sitting in it. Haha she makes me laugh. But don't let that picture fool you, she's almost 21 months today (yes I'm soooooo behind in blogging) and she still won't sit still for a whole cartoon. I dream of the days I can turn a movie on and have peace and quiet. 

Khloee, sweet Khloee. She's so scared of Rae. And I don't blame her. Raelinn pulls all of her fluffy hair. One day, they will be best friends. One day. 

So we bought her this potty chair, sat her on it, and she totally peed. I thought that we were gonna have her totally trained in a week. Haha, she isn't peed in the potty since. I guess 13months is too soon to start. We will start trying again soon, now that she is closer to two. 

Graduations

 Kasen graduated from Kindergarten, our cousin Lane graduated from high school and so did our friend Emily! Baby Rae had only been walking for a little while. She's so sweet.....I'm grasping on to every minute of her little life because I know it'll be no time before she is graduating high school!! 

This girl....

All kicked back in her high chair. Singing and laughing. My heart melts every day. 

If those aren't the three sweetest  pictures you've ever seen......... 

Baby Rae learning to drink from a straw! (She's now addicted to soda) uh oh!!