4th of July

Another great year spent celebrating our country with the Harris family, Wineland family and friends.  Heather and Chris have a beautiful home and fun is always had by everyone!  Thanks guys!

On the way home from Montana...

It started off as a great ride home...made it through Montana, Idaho and almost all of Washington. Then, the truck started to sputter.  It cut out and we barely made it off the road and to the gas station.  At first we thought it was just going to be a fuel filter...but it was the fuel pump.  We sent CJ on home with the Wineland family and Carlos, Zac and I stayed the night in the hotel room.  After some stress and tears, we made it all work out.  Thanks to family and friends for picking up the loose ends at home and taking care of CJ. 

While we were waiting for Carlos to figure out the truck Sunday night, Beth and I took the kids for lunch and a walk.  The walk was in a cemetary!  They had fun as we gave them games to play; finding initials, dates and running! 

Montana!

A glorious caravan, with the Wineland family, to Stevensville, Montana to visit college friends Cara and Tom Ayres on their beautiful Angus ranch.  A fun filled trip that included, but was not limited to: boards games, firepit, singing, eating, swimming, laughing, drinking, feeding cows, moving irrigation pipe, rearranging furniture, sleeping in, staying up late, cooking, hanging pictures and basically...enjoying each other's company and talking about the past, present and future. 

Here are just a few pictures (thanks to Beth) that highlight our trip!

6th Grade

CJ finished up 6th grade exactly like he started...with happiness, great grades, full of excitement and ready for the summer.  He thought it was fun because "it just was", "it was the first year of middle school".  This kid really knows how to express himself.  His best buddy Stevie was there as the locker partner and classmate...they had almost every class together.  I am so very proud of him and his 4.0 GPA, his excitement for learning, his ability to laugh quickly and his interest in sports and art and reading and...and... well, I just think he is a great kid, person, human! 

Because it is DANCE time!

Cousins

One of my all time favorite pictures of the cousins. 
CJ at one month...maybe.
Cole at 4 months.
Taylor 3 years.

Oh.  My.  Goodness.  That is about too cute!

Easter 2012

In Mimi's Magical Garden hunting for eggs!

Daddy helping out!

CJ found lots of eggs too!

"The" picture we make them take every year.  I think they will not all fit next year!

Cousins...the best sitter and her little cousin!