Fish Guts And Good Friends

Last weekend Kyleigh and I went to stay at my friend Heather's house. I watched her son Andrew when he was three until he was five and then they moved away. Andrew & Kyleigh were Jr. Zookeepers at the zoo on Saturday morning so we had to get up at 5:30 to have the kids to the zoo by 7:00. We don't get to see each other very often but when we do we just pick up where we left off and have an awesome time! Most of the pictures of Andrew look like this:
















Before class:















After class: You can't see it but they have fish guts all over them. When we asked Andrew how he got fish guts on himself he only had one word to say "Kyleigh". Kyleigh's answer "I thought Andrew would want to eat fish, so I tried feeding him". You can't tell they've been together since they were three :) More like siblings - LOL!
















We had so much fun with them..and, can't wait to get together again! We miss you guys!

Getting Ready for School

BEFORE........

AFTER.......

I can see my kids' faces again!

Can you believe it!!??!! How did the summer go by so fast??? I am not at all ready for school to start. Tristyn will be starting kindergarten this year. How did that happen??!!??

Daddy & His Little Girl

I love this picture. Tristyn adores her daddy and, the feeling is mutual. These are two of the most intense people I know...they feel their emotions with their whole heart and soul. There is no middle ground with either of them. It can be intense around our house, but what a blessing they both are!

Landon's Swimming Lessons

Landon's favorite sport in the summer is swimming. One of my mom's friends has teaches private swimming lessons. Landon has taken lessons since he was 4 and he begs every year for lessons. He just finished his two weeks.

Here's Tristyn watching Landon's last lesson.
Landon doing one of his "moves".

Landon and Jeanine. Can you tell she enjoys him? She is a total blast and he loves every second of swimming with her.

This wetsuit was a pain to get off. It was too funny!

Camp Jonah

Back in June Kyleigh went to a music and drama camp in Washington. This was her 2nd year and she just loves it. It's a day camp and they go Monday-Friday and then on Friday the parents all come up and the kids put on their play and have a big BBQ. Unfortunaly, my camera was not working well that night and none of the pictures of Kyleigh during the play turned out. Every year Kyleigh learns more about the Lord, meets new fun people and has an awesome time.

Here she is after the play:

Look at the view from Camp Jonah's backyard.
I love this picture. Landon was running from the camera all night and decided to hide behind Julie. Julie is too smart for that. She lifted her fingers to me: 1...2...3 and she jumped away right when I snapped the picture. Gotcha Landon!

Sneaky little guy. Not the best picture but it's the best expression on his face! He wasn't expecting Julie to jump away :) ha!

MasterCard

I loved this commercial and laughed out loud when I saw it. This is what want for my kids - "being with people who understand you...priceless". There's nothing better then a good friend who understands you!

Our Newest Addition

Introducing...Thumper...finally! He's been in our family since the end of June and I have never written about him. Kyleigh's been on me for a month to tell you about him. She got him when he was only 2 weeks old and has been taking wonderful care of him. He loves to be held and cuddled and he even licks your face like a little kitty. He's a total blast and we are thankful for this little addition to our family.