July 5, 2010

Last night we met up at Uncle James & Aunt Lisa's house for a BBQ! I believe we came home with close to 200 pictures. These are just a few of the favorites!

Dillon (And I'm pretty sure I've misspelled his name!)



This is either Ryan, Levi or Caleb (Yep, I'm that bad of an aunt!)



Malorie & Dad roasting marshmallows



Megan on the tire swing



Andrew debating another burger



Matt & Sylvia's adorable little family



Man, remember when we could do stuff like this?? (Neither can I!)



Gracie loved the swings



Maddie & the mallows



This one just screams, "Really mom? Can I do ANYTHING without you documenting it with the camera??" (Evidently not!)

July 4, 2010

The gang at Uncle Dick and Aunt Marlene's house waiting for the fireworks to start.



Awwwww, Uncle Larry & Auntie Joy



Malorie deciding if she wants a red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting - how is that even questionable?



Melanie telling me she wanted her ice-cream cone to be "this big".



Auntie Joy has gone from giving us home perms to giving us home face lifts.



Cousin Mardi



Finally! I found shoes that make ME the taller sister!



A Twofer! Not just one goofy face from Jason - check out grandpa behind him!



Dad and the boys enjoying one of many cones!



I think they do things like this thinking I won't put a bad picture in the blog - someday they'll learn!



Mom and Dad - 40 years together and still smiling...



Our family law enforcers not so much impressed with Dustin's police siren ring tones.



Malorie & Auntie Lindsay



Kera & Dusty



"The Bombs Bursting in Air.." Not Meredi's favorite part!



Time to head for home...



City Limits

Misc

So apparently I've been slacking in the blog department...again! Here is just a quick attempt to get all caught up with the pictures that are on my memory card!

Joe and Mom just a'swingin at Auntie Joy's house!



This one is for my mom. She tells me I'm not in the blog enough. This is me standing in a rut made by our friends' surburban that got stuck in the mud at scout camp! Fun times!



I made some really cute cupcakes for my Scouts - of course I also made enough for the kids to test them at home before we sent the rest off to camp!



The many faces of Gracie! (These pictures were all taken within 3 seconds of each other.)



Got to spend a couple of hours with some of my favorite people!

Cousin Skel and Kera who is my cousin's cousin...making her a 2nd cousin? Or is she a removed cousin? I hate that!!
Cousin Mardi and Sister Lindsay

The messy little face only a mother could love...



...and boy do I ever!!

Why Moms Aren't Invited To Scout Camp

Jacob (13yr) went to Scout Camp this week. He has a great Scout Master and instead of attending a local council camp, we put together our own camp - which was awesome! (For those who don't know - I am the scout committee chairman for our unit which means I get to be a part of all of the great things the boys and their leaders do! I love it!)

So here it is...THE #1 (of probably 400) reason Moms don't get invited to Scout Camp!



That's my BABY! I can imagine that one of two things would happen if I were there...I'd either be making every one of the boys get right back in the car and I would personally drive each of them back home, SAFELY, to their mothers! OR I'd just be an unconscious heap at the bottom of the cliff. I believe either response would be perfectly acceptable!



But now that it's all said and done - and right now my baby Jake is sleeping soundly in his bed - I can honestly say that I am so darn proud of him for doing this!! And I can also honestly say that I hope he never ever does this again! Ever!

Melanie Jayne turned 6

I don't know if there is a much better gift to get for your birthday than to have early release from the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! We all made a trip to Baskin-Robbins to celebrate both exciting events!



Then it was home for an entire afternoon of partying!



Grandma Janet made adorable pillow cases to go with the Tinkerbell bedspread she (and Malorie) got!



The little cheese ball held up every one of her gifts and posed for a picture! I chose one of the many to share!



Happy Birthday Miss Jaynie - we love you more and more each day and we're so glad you are part of our family!!
xoxo
Mom

This'n'That

Once again, I'm late at getting the Birthday Dinner picture uploaded! Jared and Joseph shared a night at Golden Corral! You can't go wrong with an all-you-can-eat dessert bar!



Jason finished his Eagle Project! A trophy case for the Elementary School!



Memorial Day - It rained...we all stood under a tree. Not a lot to tell. But Malorie did make a little string of her favorite beads for Grandpa Lee and was very happy that I let her leave it with him. I went back a few days later to pick up flowers and decided to leave her beads there. I was afraid if she saw them at home...well, it was a mom decision, I guess.



I don't really have a caption for this picture - it was just a moment that seemed very "Memorial Day" to me.

Parents 2, Teenagers 3

We're officially outnumbered now!



Jacob turned 13th last month!!



Accessories for his keyboard were the biggest hit! (Well, the 2K10 Wii Basketball game seems to be ranking pretty high, too!) Thanks Grandma Janet for your secret agent help getting the gifts here on time!!



Jacob also got cards from Great Grandma Margaret, Uncle Justin's Family, and his Grandma Lee.

Happy Birthday, Jacob!!