Happy Birthday!

~We love you~

You are the best husband. I have loved being married to you for (almost) 12 years.

Thank you for Everything you do for us.

Thank you always telling us how much you love us.

You Always make us laugh!

The girls said: Thank you for letting us talk to you about any problems we have and tell us it is going to be OK. You are the best daddy! We love you.

I have found the one my soul loves. Song of Solomon 3:4

BeSt of FriEnds

My girls crack me up! They have the best imagination. They can play something no matter where they are. I was trying on clothes today and there were some barstools outside of the dressing rooms so they decided to play "interview". I came out and said it was time to go and for once they asked if I could shop some more because they were having so much. I think that was a first! They decided to continue their "interview" at home. I really don't know where they come up with this stuff, but it keeps them very entertained!

Happy Birthday Nana!!

We love you!

So today was my mom's birthday and she wanted to go pick blackberries. So we all went back out back to Harrah. We met my grandparents out there too. We all had so much fun!! Drew didn't have as much fun today as he did picking peaches. I wouldn't let him eat any blackberries, he is just too messy.

Drew is not so sure about this donkey.

We really didn't mean to coordinate their outfits!

Chef Emme

Emme loves to go into the kitchen and just "make" things for us. Which can be great or a little scary, you just never know. You pretty much have to eat a little of what she makes or it really hurts her feelings (Andy learned the hard way). She was so excited when she got to go to a friends cooking birthday party. She came home with the cutest pie pan and cooking utensils. She finally got to make a pie with her nana a couple of weeks ago and had so much fun. She decided she wanted to make a strawberry pie for her nana's birthday today. It was very YUMMY!

Swim, sWim, and more Swimming

Why is swimming with Daddy so much better?

Oh yeah, because he throws them so they can do this...

...and this...

and even Drewy gets to jump in with Daddy!

Oh.. don't worry, we think he likes it!? He never cries!

This is what we do about every weekend.

Then Sunday night we went out to some friends house to swim and hang out.

Gabriell and Drew. He loves their kids!

They were worn out from their long weekend of swimming! Rough life they have.

more Smores please

So my girls have been in to making smores since we went on vacation last year. At the hotel we stayed at, they had activities for the kids every day and at night they made smores out by the fire pit. They love them now and ask for them all the time. What better time to have them than when you have your cousin spend the night!

I think Drew enjoyed them as he stuffed them into his mouth.

Do You think We need A Gate?

He heard his sisters upstairs and thought he would go looking for them! He was pretty proud of himself.

Dad~Don't worry I am looking for a gate.

(Excuse the hair-it was a swim day)

Summer Fun!

So, I have decided to start a blog for our family. My friend Amy had started one and I love reading hers. It is a great way to make myself take more pictures of my kids and blog about the funny things Emme has said. You know you always think "Oh.. I will remember that" Well....I don't. (No surprise to Alicia!) If you know our family, you know Emme has the quick wit (like her dad) which usually gets her in trouble. Well... what do I say about Drew, 10 months, except he is all boy, which is different getting use to. Very Sweet but a lot of WORK!!! And then there is Maddi Rose. We really wouldn't survive without her in our family. She is always reliable and willing to help out with Drew at any time. So with all that being said...moving on to a glimpse into our lives. We really swim just about every day. My girls LOVE it! And if you can't tell, Drew has a really rough life being surrounded by these girls all the time!! I don't think he minds as long as they share their popsicles. Lucky Boy!

Hanging out with cousins Bella and Alexis-