The Best Time of the Summer...APRICOTS!!!!

YEAH!! It was time to make APRICOT leather...AHHHHH, such a beautiful time of the year!! It is sooooooo good. My sister and I totally overdosed this year, it was wonderful. This year we had A LOT of little helpers that wanted to help the WHOLE time...it was challenging, but we finally got most of them picked.


Here are our cute little helpers. Luke is such a BOY, nothing scares him..he kept climbing to the top of the ladders, crazy boy!!


I have the cutest niece...she will get use to me, I will be the aunt that always has the camera in her face ;o). I loved the picture I caught of Luke laying by her holding her hand. So, sweet!! She is one loved little girl!!

The Summer's Reunion

We had such a fun time at our family reunion. The excitement of the weekend was the tent..my brother let me borrow his three bedroom tent. The kids were in heaven. They are all sleeping on my in-laws family room floor in there beds, so they are missing having a bedroom for the moment. So, this tent was heaven. It has bedrooms, shelves and cup holders. Rylee keep telling me, if I needed her she would be in her bedroom. So, funny! Jos, was completely traumatized when we took the tent down, she thought it was our new home....these moments will be the moments we look back at and laugh. I love it!!! Here are some great pictures from the weekend.


The tent...HOME SWEET HOME!!!


My Uncle made the funniest train out of water barrels, the kids LOVED it!! They couldn't get enough of it, fun times!!


Cookie walks, Luke loved this..especially when he won a cookie ;o)


Fun times relaxing and visiting!!


My Mom and her brothers.....

Horsin' Around

We had SO much fun. Boomer's sister, Joan got their horses already for us to go up and ride. The kids had been wanting to do this forever. We had a great day riding horses, then cooling off at the beach, not the beach we are use to but, it was nice to have sand between our toes again!!!

Patiently waiting for the horses to get saddled!!!





I am still amazed the difference between boys and girls. My little guy is the messiest, daring little guy. He is so funny, such a tease! He had so much fun up on the farm..playing and rolling in the dirt. The excitement that there were balls, all over the arena to throw and play with...look below to see what the balls were............EEEEEWWWWWW!!!



So, if someone could please explain to my little guy, that this is horse poops, not balls, please do!! He was in heaven, balls EVERYWHERE!!!!



And yes, my daughter was yelling at me, "MOM, why are you taking pictures of horse poop"...she was a little embarrassed, I loved it!!!

Independence Day!!

We had such a fun day spending time with family and celebrating our freedom!! Thank you to all our military and their families for everything they sacrifice for us. You are in our prayers!!!



I love nieces that run after my kids. Luke had fun playing with his cousin Jade with the frisbee he caught.

Moments that I love!!!

Sweet kisses and giggles!!!

Mom: Jos, why is Luke screaming
Jos: I don't know, I am just kissing him

My TWEENER!!!

Morgan just turned 11 years old...the one thing she made me promise not to say on her birthday was, "Oh, my baby is growing up", we all know what that means..."OH, my baby is growing up", with an attitude ;o)!!! She is such an amazing girl. She had her day all planned...lunch at Kirt's and then off to see Eclipse (she was so excited it opened on HER birthday), then swimming in her Grandparents pool. We had a fun day, she brought along her cousin Mollie. After dropping the little ones off at Grandma's (THANK YOU, MOM) we were able to have a day full of laughs and celebrating her.
To top it off, getting a picture with the one and only "Jacob", well a card board cut out, but still with "JACOB", who could ask for more!!!

FRECKLES THAT BUG US!!!!!

I was doing Joslyn's hair this morning as she was looking in the mirror we had this conversation:
Jos: "Mom what are those spot on my nose?"
Me: "Those are freckles"
Jos: But, I don't like freckles, why do I have freckles..
Me: Because they are cute on your little face
Jos: But, they are bugging me, I want them off, take them OFF"
Me: Go ask your Dad what he thinks
Jos: Daddy I don't like my freckles
Dad: But, they are so cute on you
Jos: But I want them off, PLEASE Dad take them off
Dad: I have freckles too

We continued to show her our freckles and Morgan's freckles...but she still didn't like hers....so the questions kept coming to other people:

Jos: I don't like my freckles
Nursery leader (church teacher): They are so cute on you (with a random look our way)
Jos: No, they are bugging me....

I am sure the saga will continue of why we have freckles that bug us!!! Funny girl!!