Zoo

We love taking the kids to do fun things. Kyle especially loves to do things with them on his days off. We took them to the zoo one weekend!They have added a few new things to our zoo. One of them was a butterfly room. Carson (my bug man) was in heaven!

Kylie looks cute, even with big ears!

That night we went to the drive-in. We get the kids in their jammies and head out.

They are normally asleep by the time we get out of the parking lot!

Normally in the mornings, everyone ends up in my bed. So cute to see Carson and Lexi snuggling!

and here is a pretty picture of my Kylie all dressed up in her favorite color!

Air show

We had to go and check out some cool airplanes at war hawk air museum over the summer. Kyle has a deep love for airplanes........especially the P-51 mustang. Those were what were at the airport that day. It is fun to see him get so excited about them.

There is also a restaurant on the roof of the airport. We like to go there and eat and watch the planes. The kids love it too. We had to get some milkshakes to cool off.

Oh dang........up close and personal with the Mustang!

That was very impressive!

Haircuts, reptiles, and races

Lexi got her first haircut a couple of months ago. She did so good. Kylie and Carson went first, so she watched them and knew just what to do. She looks so cute with her new style!We also had the reptile guy come to our local library. It was a great experience for the kids

In this picture he had two little turtles and you can see my kids right by him

He also had a tarantula, an big iguana and some large snakes.......creepy!

The kids and I also went to the horse races with my parents one night. We had great time.

Carson always takes good care of his sister.......and some other friends of his that are girls. I guess he is a ladies man. ha.ha

Horse parade

I bought the kids a slip n slide one day. I remember how I loved mine as a kid. It lasted a whole hour, before it was ruined. I am glad it was cheap!But it was worth the money for the hour for sure. The kids and their neighbor friend had a blast.

That same night Kylie and I went to the all girls party for our church activity. I was helping to set up and clean up, so I couldn't bring Lexi with me this year either. We had a great time!

That weekend we decided to go to the horse parade that takes place before the rodeo each year.

My favorites are always the dancing horses. I could not take my eyes off of them!

After the parade we went to the park to ride the paddle boats and feed the ducks and geese. Pretty funny.......they were everywhere. A man standing by us kept saying "They don't have teeth, so they cant hurt you". Finally I decided to feed the goose some popcorn from my hand. It may not have had teeth, but it sure did try to take my finger off! I don't think I will try that again anytime soon. ha.

Kylie rode with her daddy

Lex and I were glad to have Carson on our boat. He was a great helper and has some good leg power!

We finished off the day with some yummy ice cream treats! What a great weekend.

Happy Birthday Kyle!

Kyle wanted to go camping for his birthday. His sister and her family joined us for a night.

Carson's train. Not to bad for a five year old!

This picture helps me to remember to treasure every second with the kids while they are small. I know our chairs will not always look like this:0(

The kids were so excited when their cousins arrived!

They all liked to play by the bathroom. Not my idea of a good hang out spot, but they wanted to cast their fishing poles from the ledge.

The large moth before it met Carson

The large moth after it met Carson

This was one of my favorite pictures! I could picture them as old men out fishing and talking together. ha.ha
We ran to the store one day, and Kylie and Carson took a nap on the way back. Camping is hard work!
Before Kyle's sister and her family left, we went swimming at the reservoir and had lunch.

There was a fallen tree that the kids loved to walk on. It made a bridge across the creek and they would get water from it to water the flowers that they picked for the table.
This ax was one of Kyle's birthday presents. He got it early because he was going to go buy one.=0) I thought it was cute to see him and Carson chopping wood together.

First catch of the day

Our trailer has an indoor and an outdoor shower. The outdoor one was perfect for the kids!

Watch out for this girl......she is dang good at card games!

My birthday boy and I

Presents! He had a lot of help opening them.

Tri- tip to celebrate the special day!

I forgot the candles, so I tried to light some small sticks on the top, but that didn't work either.ha.ha

Lex was asleep about five minutes after this picture.....good work grandpa!