Toothless Grin

Well our S's are harder to pronouce as we go into second grade!!  Can't believe school starts in a few days and summer break will be over!   

Family Vacation 2011

Our Vacation started with a weekend trip to see Brian's cousin Dustin and his family in Indiana.  They have three sweet little boys (Daniel, Devin and Dawson).  They played so well together.  We did a whole lot of visiting and a whole lot of eating, it was insane.  

Olivia, Daniel, Dalton and Devin

This is Dustin and Baby Dawson

Kids had a great time on the slip and slide.  Daniel and Dalton were so competitive. 

Olivia and Devin were just having fun, I guess that's what happens with the second child..

When we got back to Kentucky, we took the pontoon boat out and spent the day with our good friends the Clemons.  This is Cleo, Tiffany, me and Olivia. 

Dalton, James and Jude had a ball (Jude must be jumping off the boat). 

We just had fun jumping off in the middle of the lake.  That until the storm came about lunch time. 

We pulled the boat out of the water (while it was raining and lightening) and headed to Nolin Dam Pavillion.  We had a great time.  We grilled out and the kids played in the rain. 

They had a ball, playing in the rain in their swimsuits, just being kids.

We came back just the four of us on another day and had a great time.  We had a picnic lunch and just cruised the lake, jumping off to get cool and cruising some more.

They are crazy, but having a great time!!

Look at that missing tooth..

Of course, they talked me into our own slip and slide.  It's so hard to have a pool with all the trees, but a slip and slide works great!

The secretly have a good time together!!

Brian and Dalton also went fishing with a Chris Newkirk and Dalton caught the big fish of the night!!  They are growing up way too fast... I remember going with my daddy fishing at that age.  I don't think I ever caught a fish that big!     

So, we had a great week with family and friends, just hanging out having a good time!

Picnic in the Backyard

Took these photos with kids' Ipod Touch, just wondered how they would look.  We had a picnic and after church in the backyard..

Another Tooth Fairy Visit

Olivia pulled her tooth all by herself.  She was the most excited little girl I've ever seen, then she kept saying "it looks really weird".  When going back to school, she said that another little boy had the same one missing, so all of a sudden it was a cool thing!

I thought these two pictures were cool.  The kids actually took them!!

Great Find

I found a product the other day that was really worth blogging about.  It's called a Remington Wet 2 Straight Flat Iron.  A friend gave me hers to try and Olivia was my test subject.  Her hair gives me fits.  No amount of frizz serum or anything will calm Olivia's hair.  Well, this product is well worth the $25 cost if you want smooth silky hair, like from a salon flat iron.  I had a flat iron, but it never made Olivia's hair smooth and silky.  This flat iron you can use on damp hair or dry hair.  Olivia's hair was  damp, well, it was really just toweled dried a little when I tried it.  You set it to the steam setting and when you first start using it, you can really hear the steam escaping.  It really did wonders for her hair.  I tried it on mine, but I'm not meant for straight hair, but Olivia's hair looked really good.  

Kentucky Down Under

Olivia before leaving for Kentucky Down Under.  She wanted "Daddy" to come with her on the field trip (even though I had taken the day off), so I didn't get to come.  They had a great time!!  She's daddy's little girl that's for sure.  Mrs. Monica done a wonderful job on the tie-dyed shirts!

Aren't they all so cute??

Mrs. Monica petting the snake, I couldn't have done it.

Easter 2011

I had a sinus infection Easter, so we didn't make it to sunrise services, which I hated because I really enjoy that service.  We met at Brian's grandmother's took some pics and came back later for dinner.  It was so funny to see all the Easter eggs in our church basement waiting to be found, they hid them in the ceiling vents and everything.  Here's some pics from our Easter.  We had a wonderful Sunday school that day.  I'm so thankful for my Lord.

Picture with Brian's Grandma

Olivia and Dalton

Oliva and Emma Kate

Olivia and Alyssa