Took me years....

It took me YEARS I tell you to get my name on one of the many family plaques that we have on my dad's side.  It took Carter 1 year!!!!  My family has always been and probably always will been big gamers!!  We love to play games, and since there are a TON of us, we always have enough to play.  We have a road rally on the 4th every year and a domino tournament every August.  This year Chris, my Uncle David, and me made up the road rally because we won last year.  We did something a little different this year and made them put a puzzle together to get their clues and also do a crossword.  Carter jumped in the car with my cousins Raymond, Brooke and Melissa, and low and behold they WON!!!  He was so excited, and I love that he is getting to experience this at such a young age.  I hope that when he is our age they will still do these kids of games/rallies, etc.  I am blessed with such a wonderful family that does crazy stuff and enjoys every minute of it!!!

Happy 4th of July

We had a very low key 4th of July this year, probably because it was in the middle of the week.  We went up to our church on Wednesday night to hang out with our Sunday School class, enjoyed a cookout, and then watched the fireworks show that they put on.  Then we had spent Friday and Saturday this weekend with my family for some family fun.  

Kennedy and her friend Addi enjoying a popsicle

The girls swimming with my cousin Morgan at my cousin Lou's house 

Look at that face...she is approaching 2, and let me tell you has her TERRIBLE 2's moments already...heaven help us!

I am not sure why I don't have Carter in any of these pictures lately.  He was there, but I think because he runs off with his friends everytime we get somewhere I never gets pictures of him.  They joys of having a very active almost 6 year old!!!

A LOT of Girls!!!

We have 10 grandkids on Chris's side, 7 of which are girls (I know please start praying now :) ), almost 6 years and younger.  WOW!!!  We have so much fun when we are all together, and I loved these pictures.  The boys were doing, well boy things, and didn't want girls to play.  So, Paige being the oldest girl started her own party.  I love how they are really listening to her tell something I am sure is very important.  This was all the girls except the newest Laurel.  We are definitely blessed!

I love this one...

Little fun and sun in Branson

We went on our annual trip to Branson with the Boyers earlier in June.  We had a great time once again hanging out with them.  They have 3 kids and we have 4 so we are definitely out numbered in the kids department, but they all play so well together.  We spent the first day at Silver Dollar City, then also spent some time riding go-karts, eating ice cream, and swimming at our cabin.  Such a great time, and I hope we continue to get to enjoy this annual trip with them.

Bailey surprised us so much this trip...she LOVED riding all the rides, and go karts.  She is totally not the one that we thought would like that stuff, but she does and Kennedy does not.  I think this was one of the only rides Kennedy rode.

The girls and Cole waiting on their older siblings to get off the go karts....oh how much we love Cole!!