Independence Day

We had a tri-ward flag-raising, pancake breakfast, and parade the morning of July 4th. We all had a grand time, but it was HOT by the time it ended. Joshua liked wandering aimlessly around the parking lot, and Kara enjoyed keeping up with everyone in the parade. That evening we met up with some friends and watched fireworks from a mall parking lot. Happy belated 4th!

Watching the Rain

Joshua ate some black Play-doh

Kara ate a black crayon (at 19 months)

Fun in the Sun

We played in the sprinkler in some friends' backyard a few weeks ago.


Catching the water



Water balloons!



Sweet sibs

Coloring

...in the garage...
(Can you see Kara's name?)



and in the kitchen. They each completed their works of art by themselves.



Kara at 17 months:

Happy Birthday, Joshua!

Today my baby boy turned one! This year has flown by so fast. Joshua's a happy little boy whose favorite things to do are stand on his head (like prepping for a somersault), chase Kara, play with cars and balls, color, and eat mini marshmallows. He had a good day today with messy cake and lots of presents. Love you, Buddy!

Let Him In

This morning Kara said, "Jesus don't need to have wings; he needs to walk."
"He doesn't have wings."
"He needs to walk by our house."
"Do you want Jesus to come to our house?"
"Yeah! And He gonna ring the doorbell, and you need to let Him in, and He gonna go upstairs and play toys with me."

Has This EVER happened? to ANYONE?

Today we went to the Wal-mart Portrait Studio to get Joshua's 12-month picture taken. (He won't turn one till the 24th, so the more pressing reason for going today was because I have a portrait club card , and I wanted one more free 8X10 before it expires on Monday.) Anyway, Joshua gave the camera a cute smile, the picture taken looked great, and that was it! One picture. ONE. We paid and left. It was the fastest I've ever been in and out of there. The moon must be blue tonight.

Happy Birthday, Dustin!

Today is Brian's older brother Dustin's birthday. Dustin is very sociable with a strong personality. He's the proud daddy of a little girl and lives with his family in Virginia. We hope your day is great! We love you!

It all started one day last week...

Joshua cuts a couple more teeth, making nursing painful again.
Mysterious, itchy, pimple-like bumps appear on Kara's torso and thigh.
Joshua leaks diarrhea out his diaper all over himself and his bed.
Joshua vomits on me and the kitchen floor.
Brian gets bitten by fire ants.
Joshua leaks diarrhea on his bed again.
Kara vomits on the kitchen table, in the toilet, and on her bedroom floor.
Ants invade my home.

Am I stressed? Of course not! Why do you ask?