Four Jingle Bells

Nelson really wanted Brooke to come over one day so he sent this message. I thought it was Karen so you can see below that we went and picked him and his sisters up.  Karen was sick and is very stubborn but we were happy to take the kids.  We went to the library and got pizza.  The pizza was late so I had to wait for it and the kids were being crazy in the car.  An old man came in and commented on the amount of kids in the car and I thought that was so sad.  Kids are a blessing! I made a goal to keep these little vases filled with flowers from our garden all summer. I did pretty well!  I love fresh flowers. Love cantaloupe from the roadside stands. We went on a long walk one Sunday.  Blake was sick and the kids needed to get out.  It was a beautiful day. Pea Tomatoes from our garden. They are so yummy! We bought them from a roadside garden and I hope we can find some next year too. Little maniacs!! Spencer was sad...

I had to have alot of bloodwork done and Brooke loved ripping off the bandages.   Found a ladybug!! Went to sno cones.  We always wait for the hottest day of the year! Brooke loves setting up the train tracks for William. It was pouring rain one day and Hailey decided she needed to go run a mile so she did. Then she had cocoa. Duck face William with legos. The kids went to "Camp Invention" that the Tidwells put on.  The first one was at the church and they loved going to it. We're all smiles when dad is home! Not William's first dental appointment but he did so good.  He had to have a little cavity filled and they gave him laughing gas and he wouldn't stop talking.  "I like trains. Do you like trains?" He had never talked so much to a stranger in his life!! I went on this crazy organizing kick and told the kids we were going to start folding our clothes like this.  It has kind of lasted. Blake made a porch f...