their daddy is a funny guy

school days school days fa la la la la la

today is the BIG day!!

school is back in session!!!!!here we come ms. h, mr. r, and ms. d...

don't forget daddy....

it's a family affair - here are our cousins!

j.man at his new locker...

and g.money's a big 4th grader - he starts in mr. r's room with math and social studies and then goes to ms. d's room for science and reading!!!

it's a big day - please keep the boys (and their teachers) in your prayers!!!

the last yahoo of the summer

we spent the last weekend of the summer just like we spent the first weekend of the summer -

we went camping!!!

we went to eisenhower state park - we've been here before but daddy says it doesn't count if you camp during a hurricane!!!??? :-)

here's the camp site...

daddy making breakfast...

the boys - well - doing their thing....

we went on a couple of hikes -

on saturday we went to fossil ridge....

it's called fossil ridge because - wait for it -

it has fossils....

aren't we cute?

he's pretty cute himself...

the fishing pier at fossil ridge...

here's the trail around fossil ridge...

and the view....

i love flowers in unexpected places....

the boys got all "tuckered" and had to take a rest...

but this was the view from our resting spot...

after our hike on saturday we had to go into to town to get a part for the camper - and as i'm sure you can imagine - the closest place to find the part was in oklahoma!!

so off we went on an excursion -

and naturally - as we do any time we leave the state -

we took our picture when we came home:-)

and i'm sure that you will all understand - that after a morning hike and an excursion to a WHOLE OTHER STATE - that i would need to take a nap :-)

but you can also imagine my surprise - when i wake up from my nap to this...

we only had 2 kids when i went to sleep - but when i woke up we had 7 -

how did that happen???
oh yeah - and a dog too

after the "locals" left - daddy and i made mexican chicken in the dutch oven - yummmie!!!

and g.money made a camp fire...

we woke up to a beautiful sunday morning and decided to take a stroll down by the boats...

but then i saw this...

and hey - look over here guys - aren't these pretty...

and isn't this a beautiful tree - what else is down this way....

and wow - would you check that out - that's really cool - i wonder where it leads - come on boys let's find out.....

ahhh - mama - we're tired...

2 hours later our "little morning stroll" seemed a bit longer than planned -

ooops :-)

well - we had fun didn't we!!:-)

now we are home and gearing up for the first day of school

stay tuned - i can't wait to see what happens next!!!:-)

fun and sun in florida

we are back from our annual family destin trip - and we had a blast!!!

we met up with the cousins/family at dfw

and arrived in destin saturday evening
here is mellow yellow - our home away from home for the week

we spent lots of time playing.....

cooking....

and hanging out....

we also spent lots of time by the pool.....

and we made new friends....

when not swimming at the pool - or making new friends - we swam at the beach...

and made new friends...

we had our annual family dinner at aj's - yum...

and we hung out in the town of destin...

and ate even more yummie food...

and of course we saw pirates....

we also were able to watch the boat parade through destin harbor for the start of the "poker run"

and then - it was time to come home...

thank you nonnie for another great florida trip