Auntie Melissa and Charlie having a good time with the camera Daddy working on his farmer's tan :) Gracie helping Uncle Ross drive the boat Nanna and her grandkids The whole gang (minus me, I was driving, and Melissa was taking the pic)

Lake Carlyle

We headed out to the lake with my family and it was a little chilly...about 75 degrees, but about an hour into it the sun broke through the clouds and it warmed up a bit. The kids loved riding on the boat and the lake was really pretty. It was so big you couldn't see the end, so we all pretended it was the ocean:) Gracie couldn't wait for us to throw the anchor down so she could swim a bit. My dad joined her, but the rest of us stayed nice and warm.

Independence Day

We had a great fourth of July....hope you all did too! Here's a few pics...more to come soon!

HOT, HOT!!

Today it got way past 90 and it was HOT! The kids and I spent the day with my mom. We went out to lunch, cooled off with some shaved ice, and then headed to a park. The kids found how nice and cool it was inside the tunnel. I edited this two pics and I really like these way they turned out, what do you guys think?

A relaxing weekend

It's been a long time since we just stayed home the whole weekend, and we really enjoyed it. My sister and her hubby and Wade's friend Matt came by Friday night. Saturday Wade's sister Heidi came by and we took her on a bike ride. After church today we all played outside, ate some ice cream at Annie's, and played some more at the park. What a great weekend. There is nothing I find more fulfilling them simply just being with my hubby and kids. It can't get any better than that!

Sweet Caitlyn

If you get a chance please send out a prayer for Caitlyn's parents and brothers. I found Catilyn's website a while back and her beautiful little face grabbed me and her story pulled me in. It just hit home with me and made me think of my little Gracie. Caitlyn was not diagnosed until she was five and sadly she died last night, just a little over six years old. What an amazing little girl she was and what an true example of Christ she and her family have been throughtout their ordeal. It broke me heart to even try to imagine saying goodbye to my little girl. I cannot imagine it, yet for this family it is their reality. I have no clue why God chooses to take some home earlier than others, especially the littlest ones, but I know someday I will know. “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. —John 14:1-3

Big Boy

When Gracie turned two we surprised her with her very own big girl bed. I was so excited to move her out of her crib, and I was pregnant with Charlie, so I knew I would need the crib soon. However, from the first day on she's been an early bird. So, i've learned my lesson and kept Charlie in his crib. He has been fine with it, he loves to sleep. He would usually get up between 9-9:30 everyday, and still take a nap at 1 for a few hours. But he decided on Tuesday that he wants to be a big boy and have big bed just like sissy. So, at 2 years and almost 5 months, I had Wade take the side bar off of his crib. He was so excited and kept saying, "me big boy!" However, I was awaked at 7:30 with a little face next to my bed. And I knew the good days were over. However, this morning he slept until 8...not too bad, I can handle that:) It was so cute to see how much he loves going to be now. And it makes him look so much older. Sigh....they grow up too fast!