Happy Birthday Kayla!!

16 is kinda a big deal... so a surprise party was in order. She was pretty surprised. So surprised that she almost fell back out the door when we all yelled surprise!

Mallory was in the middle of everything... I think perhaps she remembers the present opening from Christmas.

Lot's of Davis'

The wall letters that we bought were a hit. They looked great with the purple paint.

Grant looked like a big shot with his flannel shirt. He was also sporting some baby Chuck's. What a man!

The cake was a hit too!

Happy Birthday Jacob!

Last weekend we were booked full of parties... this is the first one we went to on Saturday. Lots of boys = a ton of noise!

Somebody is excited to go buy some new video games.

This boy loves cake... but I really don't think he needs any more sugar. He manages to get into enough trouble on his own.

This is Handy modeling the latest model of mucklucks... This pair was about 7 sizes too small.

Pinewood Derby

We hadn't been to a Pinewood Derby in ages...boy have they come a long way. Now the winner of each heat is determined by electronic scoring, weights are exact and wheel base are measured. It's a little more technical than my idea of sticking some wheels on a chunk of wood.

Anthony's car was pretty cool looking and pretty fast.

Happy Birthday Little Sister!

Birthday bonfire = roasting hot dogs, toasting marshmallows and eating cake. What a sweet way to spend a Saturday night.

The big "2-0"

The smores with peanut butter cups were super yummy.

I think this boy got more marshmallow on his hand than in his mouth.

There was lots of picture taking too...

More from Halloween

Lots of fun costumes this year!

The hayride was fun but really cold... we only made it half way and then walked back to the house.

Sneak Peek

Indoor photos are a challenge but with kids this cute it was easier than I thought it would be.

Hope you like them!

Labor Day

The perfect day for a little football...

a little relaxing...

a little walking...

and a lot of kids!

Fearless

This boy is fearless... He does things I won't even do.

Deep water... no problem.

Who needs the kids water trampoline?

Not this kid!

Visiting

When we only get to visit once a year I have to be sure to get pictures of everyone.

These boys make me feel little...

So do all these tall people for that matter!

The fam!

and the fur... I hadn't seen this fur in "fur-ever"!

Fun in the Sand

During the swimming breaks Nanny, PawPaw and Kayla went to sit in the rocking chairs...

And these kids played in the sand.