another first....

So, we took Blaine bowling for the very first time. It...........was.............awesome!!!! His first turn he got a spare and he and I were tied at the end of the game lol. So he might be a natural at it like his daddy :). Hope you all enjoy the video!

sisters.....sisters...

...aren't we gorgeous....



as good as a shot we were going to get with six kids, lol...

Have I used that title before? Eh, I don't care. Keeping in theme though, Amber came to visit from the faraway country of Texas (haha). It was pretty awesome to have the her, Becca and myself together - plus all of our children! Thank you sissy, for sharing yourself and your little ones~ I think we all had a pretty good time (not mentioning the disastrous missed flights :). Love you~

random...

No picture either, sorry. But last night we had such a good time with some friends and we were up pretty late (okay...it was only 9:00, but for those of you that know me....that's my usual bedtime!). So naturally, Blaine got to bed later than normal. Fingers crossed, we were hoping that he would sleep in, so that we in turn could sleep in. I heard him running around his room at about 6:00, so I tiptoed in picked him up and placed him in his bed. I laid down next to him hoping that he would fall back asleep. And he did! Especially after twirling my hair around his fingers. When he was nice and unconscious, I had planned to go back and get some more shut eye myself. But I pulled my hair out of his hands and watched him do the cutest thing! He would raise his hand and stroke imaginary hair, not finding it, he'd put it down again. Then he would raise his hand again and do the same. I probably watched Blaine do it for 10-15 minutes and found it to be one of the sweetest funniest things. There is something special in every day, let's live like it!

ahhhhhhhh, nature......

creepy plastic people sculptures in the woods...ooooooooo.....



the boy and i taking a swing...



i actually captured a butterfly!



handsome boy....



Michael and Blaine at the SVU maze...


Another glorious summer day! Wish they could all be this way. I just about fell asleep in that hammock, as did Michael. All that was missing was a good book and an ice cold glass of lemonade!