Moments of Summer

We have had a fun filled summer!  Our friends and neighbors, The Larson's have a hot tub, and we find ourselves over there a lot!  The kids love it and so do the adults!

 Cameron wanted to help me water the plants...but he ended up watering himself instead!

 Taylor was so tire one sunny afternoon that she fell asleep on the driveway!

Summer Storm

The girls had just gotten out of the bath and a summer lightning storm rolled in.  Chad put the girls on his lap and they sat on the front porch and watched the lightning.  I am so grateful that the Lord blessed me with the best man to raise our kids with.  He is such a wonderful father and takes advantage of little moments he has with the kids. It doesn't get better than this!

Moments

The minutes, hours and days of life with kids are crazy and hard.  But sometimes you look back at a picture-at a moment in time-and realize how precious these kids are.  I can't believe these kids are mine, and these precious pictures remind me that even though it is really hard and unbearable at times, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Sisters

These two girls begged me to sleep together in Katelyn's bed.  When I went in to check on them I couldn't help but get choked up. This reminds me of my sister and I growing up...always sleeping together and my parents trying to put us in separate rooms. We would sneak into each other's rooms after my parents went to bed.  I am so grateful that these girls have each other.  There is nothing better than a sister!!

Mama's Juice

Cam recently discovered that what I was drinking was not water, and that it tasted good!  He has been stealing sips of my Diet Coke ever since and calls it "Mama's Juice".  Whenever I ask him if he wants a drink he says, "I want Mama's juice!" So now I have to hide it from him and be super discreet about it!

Field Trip

At the end of the school year I joined Katelyn on her school fiend trip to the zoo.  This was the first field trip I went on with her and it was so fun!  I loved seeing her and her friends interact, and and how she was with her classmates.  She is such a sweetheart and doesn't want anyone to be left out.  The best part was sitting with her on the bus!  It's been a long time since I have been in one of those!

Welcome to the world Ava and June!

Marci and Hayley both had baby girls in the same hospital 12 days apart in April.  Hayley and Byron live in CA for a month and had June there because that's where their health insurance coverage was.  Both deliveries went well, and both baby girls are gorgeous!  I wasn't planning on coming down to CA until June, and I couldn't wait that long!  I decided last minute to fly down to CA for a weekend and surprise the girls.  The look on Marci's face when I knocked on the door was priceless!  I had a wonderful weekend loving those little balls of joy, and I am so glad I made the trip!