My Beach Boys --- Beach Post 3

This post is for my boys...

Here are some of their individual pictures.

Shepherd---

Those blue eyes...

So sweet

Sandy butt :)

Ashton---

There is a SmAshy face

Can't decide if he wants to laugh or cry

Hunter----

This picture prompted me to cut their hair the day after we got back

<3 This is soo Hunter!

Group Shots



on the way home... they are pretending to be asleep

Race --Beach Post 2

Racing down the beach turned out to be a favorite activity.
Here are some pictures.

Lining Up

Ready
Set
GO!!!

Back from the Beach! --- Beach Post 1

We seriously had a great time at the beach! We went to Garden City Beach with Chad's parents and his sister and her family.

Here are our group shots taken right before we left. As luck would have it, the best one is blurry. :( But at least we captured that we were all there!

the blurry one - where everyone is, of course, looking at the camera smiling

We stayed in the perfect size house with a good layout for the 10 of us :)


Some things to remember....
1- Papa and Grandma decided that instead of eating out the whole time, we would cook 3 nights. We loved that idea. I doubt it saved a whole lot of money because PapaHub bought soooo much stuff. He really loves to go "pick things up at the store."

2- Charlee and Ashton were hysterical together. They definitely have a love/hate relationship. They act like siblings.

3- Chad is horrible at the card game "Bull S---" I had not played cards in so long. It was good to get all the kids in bed by 8 (even Charlee was in bed early-she is a night owl) so we could play "adult games."

4- I dont know how Grandma does not strangle PapaHub sometime. I love you Hub, but Patsy is sooo patient with you!

5- Hub really loves the color red.

6- Girl toys are cooler than boy toys... period.

7- The rocks right outside "our house" were perfect for pictures.... too bad taking pictures of 4 little ones is quite a challenge. See below.







*** More pictures to come... the beach posts will have to come in installments.

Eucharisteo Part 13

*** Before I start, sorry it has been so long. I had a good list going and then I lost it :(

365- Books strewn on the floor

366- Swim bubbles on little backs

367- Learning to swim

368- Overcoming fear of going under... water

369- A good morning run

370- Extra Strength Tylenol

371- Smudges on backdoor glass

372- Inexpensive air conditioner bill on van

373- A good mechanic

374-Picnic lunches

375- Bread for ducks- eaten by Shepherd

376- New Bible Study

377- Fresh green beans

378- 5th grade VBS girls

379- Elementary style humor

380- Shep dancing to VBS music

381- Hunter and Ashton doing the motions to VBS theme song- Bi -Bi-Bi, Bi-Bi-Bi, Big Apple Adventure

382- Summer thuderstorms that pop up out of nowhere

383- Hunter getting into MultiAge kindergarten

384- Ashton sharing his sucker with Shep

385- Sweat tea right when I need it

386- Headache subsiding

387- Flower boxes pouring over

388- Flagstone paths

389- Safe plane rides

390- Spending .72 for $16 of stuff (plus getting Extra Care Bucks back)!!

391- Going to Target by myself.... aimlessly wandering

392- Eating 6 icee pops back to back to back

393- New shoes for small amount

394- Christmas shopping

395- "We love because He first loved us"

396- Beach anticipation

397- Closure of VBS

398- Early mornings

399- Painted toes

400- Picture that brings repeated chuckles

401- Dinner with the girls

402- The bug guy = No more ants!

403- Being friends with the bug guy = basically no bill :)

404- Muddy paws stopped at the door

Gardens, Dogs, and Half Birthday

Finished up our "mini lake vacation" yesterday. Glad to see my parents get back safe and sound from California.

Again, this is really a post that should be 3 or 4 separate ones but I am lazy...
enough said.

PART 1
On Monday, we were going to go the lake but Chad had to go to work at 9 in the morning so I wasnt about to take 3 boys to the lake by myself. We decided to go feed the ducks and have a picnic at the Botanical Gardens. It was fun and a lot less messy than going swimming.

Here are some pictures from our trip.

Picnic Lunch

Hunter

Ashton

Shep

This is such a funny pic of Hunter, but so sweet/ mean of Ash and Shep.

I have people ask me at least once every other a week if these two are twins? Do they look that similar?

PART 2

Wish this was a video but instead I will write the words- just imagine them screaming it at the top of their lungs
Ring around the rosy (or is it rosie)
Pocket full of posies

Ashes, Ashes


We all fall

DOWN

PART 3

I took these pictures for my parents so they could get their dog fix.

Miss Abby

Abby smiling

Mr Ed

Eddie has a question

My Molly

PART 4

And lastly, someones half birthday was yesterday. I cant believe he is as close to six as he is to 5.
Hunter, kid you are awesome. You are so kind. I cant believe you are starting kindergarten. I know you will do awesome. You make me so happy and love you to the moon and back!