We Think That Summer is Here!

We are really optimistic about summer this year! We are acting like it is nice even when it is not! Ryan and the cousins went boating at William's Lake in Salmon over Memorial Day! Between rain storms they got a few loops in on the lake! It was actually really fun!

I thought this picture was so cute of the girls going for a walk with their cousins!

Ryan is amazing at wakeboarding, so now he must conquer surfing! He is a pretty cute surfer dude, I must say!

The boat had a heater, so that was awesome!!!! The girls always manage to have fun no matter what!

The Hone and the Arfy chicks!

We do love summer time, but, then again, I really like all of the seasons! Hopefully we will get a little more sun up here in Idaho soon (and less wind)! We are making the most of it, either way! Well, I think that is all for now! Everything is going great with us! Ryan is cheering on his Laker's at the moment, the girls love cheering with him! They are die-hards just like their Dad! The pregnancy is going great! I feel really good for the most part and we are gearing up for another girl! I'm glad that I still have 4 months to get ready, though! Have a great day! Jules

We Think That Summer is Here!

We had a fun baby shower for Shanna, Brad, and their baby boy coming in August! Shanna was adorable! She got a ton of cute stuff! Babies are so fun!!!! Here is a picture of Shanna with some of her cute friends!

Ryan and Brad are now partners in crime! Brad is going to be the General Manager for our Twin Falls Jamba Juice opening in Mid July! He is doing a great job! It will be so fun to go to Twin Falls to visit Shanna, Brad, and Baby!!!

Unfortunately, you can't see my belly very good, but, it is getting pretty big! It is fun being pregnant with Shanna, we are so lucky! Isn't Shanna such a cute pregnant girl!!! Love you Shan!

The Blissful End of a Wonderful School Year!

I love the changing of the seasons! What can I say... I just love change! This spring we had all sorts of fun things going on between preschool, dance, piano, and weddings! I've just posted a few fun pictures of each event.

The girls love having Grandpa Charlie babysit... now I know why... !

Maylie took piano lessons from Tappia. I was surprised by how well she caught on and how motivated she was by prizes :)! She was adorable at the recital.

She played "Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast! She did so good!

The girls loved taking dance this year from Miss Nancy! Their costumes were adorable and they did so good in their dance recital! Grandma Colleen gave them roses which totally made their day. It was also Ryan's birthday, so we had a fun time hanging out with everyone that came to watch afterwards! Oh, and btw... I love you Ry, Happy Birthday! Oh, and Happy Anniversary... now onto the next thing...! 9 years:)!

What cuties! Love you girls!

My Mom made these adorable dresses for the girls for my cousin Diana's wedding. It was such a fun day! The girls got to clear the tables, that is something that I just loved to do when I was little! Thanks Mom!

Now, onto preschool graduation!!! Brianna had so much fun in Miss Joy's preschool this year! She learned and grew so much! Here she is with her good buddy, Oakleigh!( I love how far Brianna has to bend over, Oaks is so tiny!)

I had always thought Brianna was shorter, but, when she lined up with her class, she was like the tallest one... what is up?? When did that happen!? I was always one of the shortest until Freshman year!!!

Another cute picture with all of the cousins from the wedding! Cute little blondies!!! If you can believe it... their really are no boys in any of these families. So, I suppose I should not be surprised that I am having another cute girl!

Well, that about sums up the end of the year festivities! We had so much fun!!!! Now, we are looking forward to summer! Love, Jules

Arfmann #4!!!!

Yes! That is correct, Arfmann #4 is on HER way!!!! We just found out today that we will be having a baby girl in October! We are all very excited! I mean, really, what are the chances of four girls in a row!!!!? The power went out right at the end of my ultrasound, so I don't have any pics, but, I'm sure you can imagine what she will look like someday!!!! She was very wiggly and healthy... so far, so good! As for me, I have felt really good this pregnancy and am very grateful for that! Maybe someday we will get a little Ryan :0) But, for now, we are so looking forward to a new baby girl!!!! (I guess we will be well cared for when we are old!) As for the name... we might have to draw out of a hat! Every person in this house wants to name her something different: Ryan- tired of hearing about different names! Julie- Sophie, Emma. Maylie- Emma. Brianna-Charlie. Ashlie- Tessa. It will probably be none of those, but, let me know what you think! I'm sure I'll have a new list for next week (probably including middle names:) Hope you are having a great day!!!! Love, Jules (I will also try to get a pregnancy picture, so you can all be glad it is me happily gaining weight...and not you!!!!)

The Last Three Months!

I already have 3 other blogs titled, "The Blog of all Blogs!" So, I thought I would give that a rest even though this kind of is ... The blog of all blogs! We have been busy with all sorts of fun and crazy stuff!!! Maylie's Birthday, Ryan's and mine's Jamba trip to Cali, Brian and Natalie coming, and Easter! I couldn't move on without blogging about them!

We stopped by Twin Falls to work on our new Jamba store which will be opening June 2010!!! The girls and I walked across the big bridge which is awesome and majestic! We had a lot of fun!

Maylie and Kendel played on a basketball team together this year! It was so fun (and aggravating for the men) to watch. They got better and better! After one game, Ryan asked Maylie if she could hear him yelling, "rebound?" She said, yeah, what does that mean? She did make a basket, it was so cute! She was also a great defender!

My Brother Brian and his wife Natalie and kids, Kennedy and Nathan came to visit us in Idaho all the way from Florida! We had not seen them for almost three years! Brian is a lawyer for the Air Force and he actually just got back from being deployed to Iraq... way to go Brian!!! and Natalie!!!! Now, they are heading off to Japan for a few years... cool, but we will miss them!!!! Luckily, Natalie is a really good blogger, so it will be easy to keep in touch! Love you guys! We had so much fun hanging out with you! I will post the good family pictures on the next blog. Brad and Shanna came too, but, I didn't manage to get any non swim-suit photos of them, oops! Love you guys too!

Kennedy and the girls were best buds right out of the gate!

Natalie and Nathan, he is too cool and studly for words (I couldn't say cute, because he is a boy, you know) And Nat, I just loved hanging out with you!

Ryan and I had a Jamba conference in Anaheim, so we went and partied! He and his friend Tyler even went surfing in February!

My favorite part of every trip is walking along the beach, so here is a picture of me in my bliss!

We went to California Adventure Land, it was right next to our hotel. We had a blast! Thanks for a fun trip Ry!!!! I love you!!!!

Hollywood baby!

Ryan is a die-hard Laker's fan, so we went to the Staples Center! It was really cool! We were thinking of going to a game, but one trip to downtown L.A. was enough!!!! We drove through all of the nice houses in Bel Air and stood in a line of a hundred people to get $1.50 homemade ice cream sandwiches. I guess that was all part of the experience! It was a blast!

Now we are finally to Maylie's 7th birthday party!!!!! She has grown up so quick! She is such a blessing in our home! Most of the time, she is more of the mom than me, thanks, bud! She is so good to take care of her sisters and always makes sure that everyone is having fun! She is doing very well in school, and her teacher says she is such a sweetheart! She is taking piano lessons, and is so diligent at practicing and is getting better and better at reading everyday. Now she is into chapter books (I think I will have her read the Babysitter's Club! My favorite books when I was her age!)

What Heaven Sees in you

Ashlie, The Three Year Old!

All grown up! Ashlie just turned three!

Ashlie's Birthday theme was "Princess Party"! (Mainly Snow White, though!) This is the morning of the big day! I always decorate the table for when they wake up! It is so fun to see the surprise on their faces, it's a little like Christmas!!!

All of the kids played so hard, that they were red in the face!!! Here is Ashlie with her partners in crime, Ava and Reese!

(Slacker mom here, I froze part of Brianna's cake and brought it!) We had ice cream sandwiches and Snickers Ice Cream bars instead, that might become a tradition! (Easy!)

From Ashlie to....

Snow White! Isn't she beautiful!

Ashlie is such a sweetie! She prefers to be referred to as "Snow White!" She plays constantly with tiny dolls and her doll house. She will pretend for hours, it is adorable! She also likes to pretend to be a dog, she is just so fun! She is such a light in our house! We just love her to pieces! We went to Leo's Place for her party! All of the cousins and friends came along, it was really a special night! We love you Ashlie Jasmine! Thanks for all of the wonderful bear hugs and puppy kisses! Love, Mom!