Summer Weekend

This first picture is for our special friends in St. Louis & Bentonville!!!!




This is for you Michelle & Grammy.... Get better soon Grammy!!! We love you both!!!

I've been dying to get Brodie a gator for a while but couldn't bear to pay the $400 retail they sale for so after searching for months I found a used one!!! The kids are THRILLED!!!!





























Terry had his Birthday party at the creek this weekend and the kids had a ball in the water. Especially our crazy little girl Aspyn!!!






Drinking creek water!


















Now let's get our head wet.... notice the naked little child beside her! I am sparing you right now but I must warn you when you scroll on down you will see a naked baby hinny... as we call them in the mountains.


















Notice she's preparing for her swim suit water shots on the beach one day or maybe under a waterfall.....

hehehe that do you think Michael daddy?












Ok so Pa never ceases to amaze me... Seriously does it get much funnier then a 79yr old Great Grandfather with a nose ring?













Lounging in the creek.










Ok so Brooks ran out of little swimmers and if you have ever seen what a diaper does when you put it in water then you'll understand why I simply let him go naked. Yes my children will probably hate me for the rest of their lives for all the embrassing pictures I have of them but you know what????? I could care less!!! I'm going to be old and grey and sitting at the creek looking at my picture books of my boys playing and loving that I have ever memory I can possibly catch!!!








Look mama!





















I'm sorry but I just can't stand how cute this is!!! If you know me then you completely understand my terrible urge to pinch those cheeks!!!!!!!!!!

















Mama's little Angel!












So Sunday evening Daniel & Erica called and said "We've got steaks and water"... we said "What time"???








Carter on the slip & slide.


















The kids loved it!!!


















Even Brooks loved it!













Tell me this Boy is not having a great time!!!

I can't help but smile at all these pictures.

Hope you enjoy!

Finally an Update

So I know I've been extremely slack on updating this summer! It's been crazy busy! I'm working 4 10 hour days with Friday's off, which is WONDERFUL, because I get to spend the day with the Boys!

So we've done a lot so far and below are just a few pics! I've got more and will try to update soon!






Growing Boy!! Looking more like his big brother here.












So Brodie found these goggles and wouldn't put them down for days. We were on our way up the mountain and I looked in the backseat and he was out cold with them on!


















Of course he had to have them in the bath as well!












Who said Flash Dance was 30 years ago??? Brodie slept like this!














Hay Time!!! This year Brodie got to ride around with Farmer Pa!

Daddy had to have his gall bladder removed so he was confined to driving duty! And supervising of course.















Brodie & Carson at the creek!
















July 4th get together!














Sally Jane












Brooks & Carter














Me & my boys!!!


















Pa & Tyler!

Pa rode all day with Tyler and had a wonderful time! I think it was great medicine for him!


















Of course me, manda & the kids had to ride as well!

This is miss thang showing off for the camera!













Here is Tyler and his team he took to Milwaukee













We were watching Tyler and I was shooting pictures when I turned around and cool man Joe was chilling.










Aren't they sweet??














Oh sweet boy!! Next he'll be smacking her.





























This is Liz!!! Tyler's Bride-to-Be!!! We LOVE her!!! She's so great with the kids. Brooks passed out right in her lap!












Me & Brodie riding Liz's horse jughead! Brodie drove the whole time and I just sit back and relaxed while he and I discussed the ways of the world. Like "Why did God make me like corn mama?" and "If an Indian shot the wagon wheel with an arrow we'd be in trouble." and oh let's not forget furture plans... "Mama I'm going to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle when I grow up!" followed by... "You know they're not real mama?!"






For these two to look so different they couldn't be more alike in personality!!!













Beach Time!!! Brodie loved the ocean!!! Never wanted to leave! "Mama, I wish we lived closer to the beach!"













Brooks had a great time too!!!













Aspyn's 2nd Birthday!! Mermaid party on the Farm!













This is what Brooks did at Aspyn's party for the first hour!

















Brodie, Brooks & Terry building a "dam" according to Brodie, who after awhile decided, "You can't stop the water!"










So back to the beach trip... Brodie was begging to do this so I thought what the heck!














He loved it!!!


















Me & Brodie horsing around @ Barefoot Landing









Me & Brodie @ Barefoot Landing