Summer 2008 part 2

4th of July, waiting for the fireworks to start
Christy, me, Samantha, Bethany, Gatlin, Dalton, Ethan & Tyler


Bethany & Tyler riding the train at the "linemans rodeo" in Lubbock


Tyler and Paige riding the train


Bethany repeling, well...kinda, she was so light that she couldnt really touch the wall, so she kinda just slid down the rope!


Daddy getting ready to do a mock rescue from an electrical tower, he is in the purple shirt with a red helmet


Daddy coming down off the tower.


My "baby gate" contraption to keep Samantha from going into the dinning room from the living room!


the one I made to block her from the kitchen


Samantha trying to help me sort the clean laundry!


Bethany was sopose to be feeding her, this is what I found! At least she likes her vegies


Tyler is 4!!!


Samantha and Bethany at 'the Cheese'


Tyler riding the monster truck


Bethany and Tyler and Chuck E Cheese


all the kids on the trampoline


Bethany and Samantha riding the horse!


A diaper cake I made for a friend, if you want one I do make them!!!!

Summer in a nutshell

Well, needless to say, we have had a busy few months! I will do my best to keep it short (HAHA).

Samantha and Andrew with the sitter at VBS


Bethany telling secrets to Isaac, our new best friend


Ethan, Tyler and Isaac playing in the pool


Ethan looses another tooth! #3


Ethan, Bethany and Samantha with the platter we made for daddy for fathers day!


Ethan, Kelan & Tyler being boys


kids painting in New Orleans...day one of our summer trip


kids on Jesse's boat at the Lake.


kids & Jason & Lynn at the Lake


Bethany in a tree at City Park...Day 2 of our trip


Bethany and Samantha in the tree


kids on the steps of the old bridge in City Park


kids at the zoo


petting the goats


in the petting zoo


Samantha didnt like getting close up, so Omi and Sam watched from behind the gate.


kids and the main guy at VBS at a church by Aunt Serahs house...they had fun.


Sam sporting a Cafe Du Monde hat!


kids at cafe du monde


Sam and cousin Nicola


the only picture so far of all 5 cousins together!


this is what happens after a long day of playing and a long car ride across the Causeway bridge.


kids feeding the ducks


on the city park train ride


getting ready for the train ride (my brothers and sisters and I rode this train when we were little)


Bethany & Tyler playing in Story Land


more fun in story land (this is "jack and jill)

my 3 little pigs!


swimming in Omi's back yard in the pool she bought for us! THANKS OMI!


Samantha wanted to join in the fun too! she could touch the bottom of the pool with her toes, she was walking around like she was in a walker...it was soooo funny!


kids at the Aquarium


Samantha likes the fish!


Cutie Pie!


Omi the seal, Bethany the starfish and Ethan being a goofball!


Sam and Nicola


COUSINS!


Fun and Friends on the Fourth!
Jacob,Tyler, Brett, Ethan, Riley, Ainsley, Matthew.


More posts to come later today, right now I have to go get my pre schooler...