And so the story goes

That I am summarizing the rest of July because time gets away from me and I don't get a chance to blog as often as I would like.  So, here are some highlights from our adventures.

 JC bought me a new couch!  You can see it in the background of this picture.  I love it and it is so comfy!

 The girls love their yogurt first thing in the morning!

 Playing with cloud sand that I made last year.

 Lily decided to try her hand, literally, at painting with the kids.

 We got to see 2 day old piggies at Oakridge when we worked this month!

 Lily is always stylin' with a hat on these days.  She LOVES hats!  And babies.

 Cait got a bug bite below her eye and it swelled up real bad. This was the same day that JC was admitted to the ER for severe dehydration due to a tummy bug that lasted well over 2 weeks.

 Some of the high school girls came over for a craft & movie night.  JC had gone to Tulsa for a Men's Conference so Cam got to spend the night (first time ever!) with a friend and Bren took Cait out on a date for part of the evening.  I had so much fun with these girls!  I just love them!

Margaret had eye surgery so we spent a couple days "taking care" of her.

 The boys and Cait had a BLAST in the pool.  It was a lot of fun watching them, too!

 Bren and Cam made some homemade arrows and Bren taught Cam how to shoot.

And, my camera died this month.  I've had it for about 6 years, so it really did pay for itself.  But, we are saving for 2 trips and with the ER visit, dentist work on Cam and JC's ER visit, we're really trying to pinch our pennies.  So, I dug out my old Kodak camera that the Tinker's gave us as a wedding gift.  The last time it was used was when Lily was little and there are a bunch of crazy pictures that either Cait or Cam took.  But this was one of the pictures and I just love it.  Can't believe this girl is so big so fast! Another reminder to cherish every minute of this life.