Who are these beautiful kids??

Who are these beautiful children??

Surely, we could not create such perfection? Alas, we did not alone..but HE did and gave us these amazing children!

Fourth of July - 2011

What a fun Fourth of July we had this summer! Despite being BRUTALLY hot (altho July 4th was only 102), we had a lot of fun over at Nana & Papa's house. Aunt G and Uncle Bob came down and we were blessed to have the Mears family celebrate with us as well! They have two kiddos the same age as Rachel and Eric and we've really loved getting to know this sweet family!!

The girls decided to put on a July 4th show for us and the boys were cute enough to go along with it!! Here is Rachel (in my tap costume from the 90's) singing her "fireworks" song! Cooper, Camden, Taylor, Rachel and Eric. Dad said that, although not his intention when building the house, the fireplace makes a great stage!

Cooper was a HAM!!!

The girls loved the sparklers. Cooper was asleep and Eric and Camden started wearing down. Camden did a few sparklers, but the girls really had a blast. We also got some glow bracelets that they hooked together and made some FUN light creations!!

Girl Time

As a good-bye for one of our sweet Sunday School friends, we went to a paint your own pottery place this weekend...just us girls!! Rachel, Halle and I had a wonderful time visiting with all these sweet young ladies!! One thing I love to see is the beauty that both my daughter and niece possess. They are so kind and sweet. Their innocence is engaging and their love for life is refreshing!! Look at these sweet girls!!!

Father's Day 2011

To the most amazingly patient, kind, humble, creative, fun Father my kids could ever have! They are so blessed and I am even more blessed to be able to watch and experience this journey with you!! Thank you and happy Father's day!! I love you!!

First Season of T-ball!!

The big kids just finished up their first season of t-ball! Much to the delight of both grandpa's, I think we may have some future baseball/softball players in our midst!!

Rachel, though not the fastest base runner, really worked hard on putting her glove to the ball and moving her feet (which not all tballers do)!! She also greatly improved with her throwing and hitting skills!! But, alas, she is still our little Punky who really enjoys the company of her good friend Taylor out on the field with her!! Eric, is the man!!! The attention-span of the 3-4 year old league is not necessarily something we would like to experience again (sorry Coops). But, that aside, Eric did amazingly well at his first shot at a team sport! He's FAST! He loved to run after the ball. If everyone else missed it and the ball needed fielding, Eric was there!!! He also had lots of really solid hits!! He's amazing!!! And so cute out there!!!

Summer Swimming, 2011

So starts the summer!

Kindergarten...check!!!

Well, hard to believe...but Rachel is finishing up her last week of Kindergarten.

How is it possible that this girl has gone from my sweet 6lb baby girl, to this beautiful little lady?

Rachel, Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you! We love you so much!
Look at the difference from the first day of school to today! She's grown taller!! The dress now needs leggings under it!