Make a joyful noise...

I love it when they play "singing psalms"

Kayla was using a pretend pitch pipe.

Krista loves being the presenter with Big Brother.

Kayla was a "people."

The Big Decision of the Summer

To Undies...

Or not to undies...

Baby Boy Shower Idea

Our theme was Snips of Snails and Puppy Dog Tails, That's What Little Boys Are Made Of...

The Mommy is naming the baby Dallas. So I bought a "D" at Hobby Lobby, painted it and had all the guests sign it or write something for her to take home as memento.
I also scanned my Poky Little Puppy book and used the images around the tables.

The diaper cake came out cute. On the backside I stuck a larger puppy climbing up the back.
I also made snails out of washcloths and used stick pins for eyes. I wish I had taken some pictures of them. :-(

It was such a fun shower.

New Summer Friends

I had no idea Orioles liked humming bird feeders. "Orang-ie" as the kids are calling him has made several visits.

Krista was so excited to see what Big Brother caught.

Have you had any visits from any summer friends?

The Moments In Between..

Between all the of fussing, fighting, teasing, tattling and rough-housing, the Good Lord allows me capture moments like this...

Home Improvement

You may remember when we started working on the front of our home last year... here.
This year I got a great idea to tear out all the ground cover. We've had several issue with spiders and snakes in the past. There were some spots where the ground cover was half an arm deep.
It was quite the undertaking, but we got it done in just a couple of weeks. I'm so in love with the new front of our home and can't wait to fill it in with plants over the years.

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