As much as I want my kiddos to stay small, life is getting easier at home as they get older! Look at that, they are using the oven! Way to go guys! Yes they are just making themselves pizzas, but they are doing it by themselves!
We went to the river today with some friends. This is my girlfriends little guy. OK, not so little! Tony is the biggest 11month old baby I know! Just look at his chubbalicious tummy! He is such a sweet lovable mamma's boy!
We met Kristi and her husband Jake and friends at Longhorn Cafe tonight to say goodbye to Kristi for a bit. She is deploying to Iraq in just a few weeks and this was our last chance to see her as she is going home for leave before she deploys. Kristi has become a great friend to Troy and I and we will miss her very much! Keep her family and especially her mom in your prayers as her husband, son and daughter are all overseas serving our nation! Keep safe Kristi, we love you!
Oh how Coop loves a good sleepover! He loves pulling out the couch sleeper and watching movies late into the night after everyone else has gone to bed with his friends!
Gracie after eating her doughnut at the hotel before another long day in the car!
Long, long day in the car! From Minneapolis, MN to Norman, OK. Here is the sunset in Oklahoma, shot in our van moving south on I-35.
We left Cass Lake and Mike & Kari and their family early this morning. We were so happy to be able to spend time with great friends that we miss and love dearly. Thank you so much Mike and Kari! we had a fabulous time and can't wait to see you all again soon we hope! We drove to Minneapolis and spent the day at the Mall of America! The kids had a great time at Lego Land and the amusement park!
We went to some friends of Mike and Kari's tonight for dinner and a little four wheeling! D&T are absolute gems and we can understand why Mike and Kari love them! All the kiddos loved riding the four wheelers, but Coop was a natural! After getting comfortable he showed a very aggressive driving style and we could see the need for speed in his eye! Yikes!
Can someone please say Wipe Out! Whoops, there I go! Mike was dragging Troy and I around the lake on this tube and being nice. Troy and I were being smart a$$es by resting our heads on our hands like we were bored, so Mike kicked it up a bit til he threw me off! Troy being the loving husband he is let go and fell off too just to make sure I was OK! Sweet, sweet man, just another reason I love him. So much fun we did it again!
Happy 4th of July!
Gracie catching a fish in the canal! Doesn't she looked thrilled! Actually she was very excited about it, but she was just to exhausted to show it! We spent another day swimming and playing down at the lake in the sun!
After 14 hours in the "ManVan" we stopped in Cameron, Missouri and found this hotel with a water slide! The kids unleashed all their pent up energy playing in the pool, we ate pizza, and off to bed for another long day in the car tomorrow!
Me, playing with a wide angle lens, but not getting the distortion I'm looking for! Need to work on this! I want to get shots of the kids like the dogs with super big heads! Special, I know!
Zak oh so very carefully and precisely pouring icing on his cinnamon bread!
Gracie in all her cuteness calls her lone freckle her "pickle" Gosh, once again smiling here!
Welcome Home Joey!
Happy 44th Birthday Troy Boy! I love you! 
I love this photo! On the day before my dear husbands 44th Birthday, he still plays like a boy! Our kiddos absolutely adore their father when he is being playful and I absolutely adore him when he plays with our kiddos! We were spending the day on the river! So much fun with tree swings, tubes and Texas style snorkeling!
New bikes for the boys!
