A whole bunch of everything!

Blogging hasn't been high on my agenda lately. Seems like we're busy non-stop and so it gets pushed aside. But I love keeping track of our days and months and years. I love looking back on our special times and our adventures.  These are the things that make this life.  So, here's a hodge podge of the last three months. Bits and pieces of our story. Enjoy!

 Bren's million dollar smile! (no braces!)

 A little mid-week trip to Granny & PawPaw's.  Even near dusk in August, the pool is very warm!

 Cait still loves Tin Tin.  I snapped this one night. She asked to stay up and read.  We found her a little bit later sound asleep with her book.

 Matching pajamas thanks to Aunt Hilerey.  The girls love them!

 Lily decided she loves riding her bike and we all went for a family bike ride (except Bren...whom we missed!)

 Cait's first "turban" "like mommy wears". She was feeling pretty grown up!

 What can I say?  My treasures!

 Lily & Cait wearing daddy's (?) old cowboy hat.

 School days are here.  Above, crafts. Cam made a walkie-talkie out of pipe cleaners and the girls tried to make window clings.  Below, history.  Cam's history, Veritas Press, is so much fun that Cait often sits to watch it!

 Sleeping beauty & Bunny-Bunny.

 At the end of August, we met with some friends at the zoo.

 We even got to watch the elephant show.  I'm glad we did because this cute little elephant got sick and died shortly after we saw him. Very sad.

 One morning Lily was sitting at the counter. I asked her what she was drawing. She said the first one is Jesus on a cross and the second one is an empty tomb!

 Another get together with friends. This time we filled our small house with over 20 people although it overflowed outside for a good portion of the time together. We enjoyed s'mores in August and an impromptu worship service.  Great times with great friends!

 "Hello, my name is chocolate bar" says this beauty!

 A non-hurried Saturday morning is unusual and must be documented!

 Labor Day weekend we escaped to Lawton. Cait finally got to ride the go-cart and we enjoyed several swimming sessions.  Daddy's been working out and mommy got him to show off his guns :)

 I got to go to the Women's Fun Shoot this year with Carrington & her mama.  We had a great time!

 My dear friend made me this oh-so-delicious cheesecake for my birthday. Thank you for spoiling me!

 I walked in on Cait & Lily giving Cait's pony a bath. I laughed, took a picture, and told them no more water or soap.  JC walked in a bit later and the bathroom was flooded into the bedroom carpet!  Oops!

 The fellas went camping and the moms and girls headed out for breakfast at the Tea Room. We are very blessed that God has brought so many friends into our lives this year.

 On Fluffernutter Day, we headed to the zoo with more friends. And of course, our fluffernutter sandwiches!

There are a couple more events that took place in between all these adventures but they deserve their own posts!

Seeing things more clearly

 I had noticed that I was straining to see lately so I scheduled an eye exam.  Since the kids hadn't been in two years, I thought I'd get them in, too.  We love our eye doctor.  He is laid back and silly with the kids.  Momma & Cait went to see him on Monday.  Turns out we both are farsighted!

 Look at my big (baby) girl looking so grown up in glasses!

 Lily and Cam saw the doctor on Tuesday and passed with flying colors.

Here's a Cait & Momma selfie with our new glasses.  It took a couple days for both of us to get used to them but I think we got it now.

Pre-Summer Fun

 Even though it's not officially summer, it's June and that means the days are heating up.  The kids enjoyed the seal sprayer that I found on clearance over the summer.

 This just shows the creativity of children!  Lily on the Sit-n-Spin on my office chair; so happy!

 And we started swim classes.  Cam is taking after Bren; he loves the water and swims pretty well.  His class is learning the different strokes and water safety.  The girls are in a beginning class.  In their first week, they have learned to put their heads under water and float on their backs.  Cait is enjoying the class a lot.

 Lily is pretty reserved and isn't excited about the class.  She does enjoy when momma can get in the water with her before and after class.  Otherwise she just tolerates it.

 The kids playing with blue and red ice in their water table. A small lesson about blending colors.

Cam had no problem going off the diving board.

 The girls class went off the diving board.  The picture above, you can see the girls holding hands. I think they were both a little nervous but they did it!

 

I'm so proud of them all and very thankful that we can afford to put them in swim lessons.  It is such an important skill.