Cute Cousins

 For Father's Day Rebecca and her clan & Jim Mary and their clan came over.  It was so wonderful to see them again!  We got to meet sweet adorable hairy little Esau for the first time.  He's such a sweet little guy!


Porter brought over some squirt guns, and let me tell you, they were a huge hit! It was so much fun. Hours of entertainment right there....







Wyatt is starting to look a lot more like Hank to me now. 

 Heath & Renata

 Little Boone is such a sweetheart.  He has such a different look than that of his brothers, but he still looks like one of Mary's boys. Such a cutie!

Houston enjoyed shooting Grandma's chickens.  They didn't seem to even notice him.

 Ana is growing up into such a beautiful young lady.  She is so kind and fun.

 Isla, I think I could listen to you talk for days.  Such a cute little girl.

Look at that sweet little smile!

 Hank seems much more grown up and mature since we last saw him. Still such a handsome little fellow.

 Houston & Wyatt

Renata & Boone

 Sweet little Isla and her bowl of beans.

 After shooting each other silly Porter, Gweny, and Renata came up with a battle game.  I didn't pay attention to the rules and specifics, but it seemed pretty awesome. All the kiddos joined in and had a wonderful time.

 Memphis! I think I could sit and take pictures of this smilie kid all day long. He is always smiling!

 Renata, our little song bird.  Always humming or singing a sweet song.

Julia & Houston

 Houston & Heath

 Julia... fun, crazy little Julia!

Like I said, fun, crazy little Julia.  I think she was getting her war face on.

 Gwendolyn.  Our tenderhearted sweet girl.  She is the little Mother, always helping out with such sweet attitude.

 Our two little city boys. Houston & Memphis.

 And here are our two little fattys.  Well the fatty and the mega fatty.  Isn't Nina just SO SO cute!  She was born the end of December, and Hannah the beginning of March, so they're just over 2 months apart. 

Lake Birthday

We spent my Dad's birthday weekend with my family. To celebrate we packed everyone up and drove down to the lake.

 It was a fabulously beautiful day!

 Our first stop was the Marina for tasty burgers for lunch.

 Then we buzzed over to the cabin to have some fun in the lake while Grandma and Hannah hung out.

 As we were getting ready to leave the dock Houston decided he wanted to stay with Grandma too.
 Heath on the other hand was super excited to go out.




















I got to water ski for the first time in a long time.  It was marvelous! I absolutely love the feeling of skimming over the water with the wind in my hair.

 Then Sterling showed us his impressive wake boarding moves.  This summer he got a job at a wake board place where they pull people across water with pulleys so no need for a boat.  He absolutely loves it! 

 The forecast had called for storms, but we had an absolutely beautiful day!

 Then the big boys and Grandpa took the jetski and tube out for a spin.

When we got back home we had yummy raspberry desert Grandma Verna used to make after Grandpa blew out the candles. We had such a fun time! Happy Birthday Dad! You are the best. I'm so grateful for all you have taught me and sacrificed for me over the years. I'm so glad you were mine.  : )