Liberty, Justice & Sparklers For All...........

Since the 4th of July fell on Sunday this year we went had no plans. After church our great friends and neighbors the Evangelesta's called and invited us over to watch the fireworks with them! We all just enjoyed Schnepf Farms fireworks from the comfort of the backyard and it was great!!

The kids ran around playing and watching the fireworks and just having a fun time! I didn't get many great pictures but we all had a nice evening with our friends and that is what is important!

What a great sister.......................

Well like I said we all got burnt after our fun time with the E-Crew. Kenna was sooo fascinated by Walker's skin peeling she could not stop herself from peeling the skin from his back.

I told her not to cuz it makes a mess so she showed me she would just put it in her hand as she peeled!! hahaha

Walker pretty much was like if I can be comfy then you just go right ahead sis!! These two together are sooo fun!!

Cool Fun In The Hot Sun........

We hadn't been able to hangout and have some friend time with our friends the Evangelesta's for awhile because of craziness of life for both families so finally the day came and we went over to their house and had sooo much fun!! Carrie of course had activities galore for the kiddos! So what do you do with 8 kids ages 11-3........They have a fun water slide that the kids enjoyed soo much....
She had the bucket/sponge relay for them to do.......
We did a girl team.....and a boy team.........Poor Caitlin got Kenna and Addy on her team and some times they forgot about the relay and went and played bubbles or tether ball or something else.....Kenna and Addy playing with the bubbles...
Cooper and Aaron playing tether ball before we had our pizza for lunch....
They also had a play pool to splash around and enjoy. Here are the four youngest ones.....Walker, Ryan, Addy and Kenna.
Here they are enjoying otterpops.......otterpops while staying cool in the pool.......who knew so many kids could fit at one time!!
They also had the sprinkler going under the trampoline.......The boys.......The girls........Kenna and Addy had soo much fun playing together as usual........With that many kids you would think there would be some arguing or fighting but nope they just ran and played the whole time pretty much. We got our first sunburns of the summer that day too. I don't know what happened I thought I had put plenty on everyone but I guess not. Anyways we all had soo much fun just hanging, visiting and playing that we can't wait to do it again!!! Thanks Carrie!!

Happy Fathers Day......."POP"

We had a really enjoyable Father's Day this year. I bought some gourmet popcorn and made a tag for it and that was Rob's and my Dad's gift. Quick, Easy, and Cheap! Thats how I roll lately!!hahaha I made one of the family favorites for breakfast......breakfast casserole, poppyseed bread, and fruit. Quick, Easy, and Cheap! Like I said thats how I roll lately!! Most of my family came over and we had such a pleasant time together. Everyone that came were: my parents, my sister Jessica she had to come without her husband Brandon cuz he had to work, my brother Mike his girlfriend Jessica and my nieces Haylee and Lynzee loved seeing them, my brother Eddie and his wife Chris and thier son Chance who Kenna and Walker had been waiting for. The kiddos were running and playing the whole time and didn't stop to eat just to have a go-gurt and they were off again!! We had a Ham dinner with all the trimmings and it was delish!! Cooper had my camera at one point and he took a picture of his Dad at the end of the evening......
asleep in his recliner. Happy Father's Day to my sweet husband who is the best, most magnificent, superb, amazing, fantastic, marvelous, great, brilliant, perfect Dad to our 5 children. I love you Rob!! Happy Father's Day sweetheart!!

Two Hearts Become One..................

My little sister Jessica and her fiance Brandon finally got married!!!! ♥YEA♥ Sadly most of my pictures suck....hey they wanted me to help with food not pictures for a reason I guess!! Here is the Bishop, Brandon and his friend Jacob who was his best man.
Rebecca Brandon's little sister as the flower girl and Walker as the ring boy.

Poor Walker started to cry cuz he couldn't see us and thought he didn't know anyone until Brandon put his hand on his shoulder and he finally looked up and realized it was Brandon so he stood by him and was fine after that.
Here comes the bride........
Here they are right before Rob gave the prayer.
The ceremony.......
Jessie giving me the "Go Away" look....hahaha
Brandon giving Jessie her ring. So when Jess went to give him his ring it was really tied on the pillow and she tried to get it a couple of times but had just gotten her nails done that day and wasn't use to them yet so she couldn't...So true Jessie fashion she just ripped the whole ribbon part off the pillow and that took care of it!!
The vows.....
The wedding party. Jacob -best man- Brandon & Jessie
Shayla -Maid of Honor- Walker -the best and cutest ring boy ever- Rebecca -flower girl-
Here is Tanner enjoying dinner......We had a salad bar just as Jessie wanted with rolls and different types of salads....Chicken Caesar salad, Pasta Salad, Macaroni salad, Mixed greens with Strawberries, Feta, candied pecans and poppyseed dressing, Mixed Greens with pears, Feta, Candied Pecans and a Citrus Vinaigrette dressing and a Jello salad. It was a light dinner that was so tasty.Walker done being the ring boy and playing around.
Walker Kenna Carter and my nephew Chance having a grand time in the hallway!! I love Chance's arms in this picture he is really running for all he is worth...so cute!!
Cutting the cake.....
The super delicious cake! Linda Applebee one of my young womens leaders from back in the day made this for Jessie. It was all different flavors which were all good but the carrot cake one was to die for....yummy!!
Cooper had my camera for some of the evening too.....
Kennedy♥
Carter and me dancing. He came up when it was time for everyone to dance and said you and dad should go dance and I reminded him dads back was killing him so that was not gonna happen so he asked me to dance....It was sweet but he kinda looked like I had forced him to or something!!
So for planning and carrying out a wedding in about a one month time frame I think it went pretty good. Jessie also paid for alot of it herself. It was a great evening and so excited for Jessie and Brandon's new life as husband and wife.....welcome officially to the family Brandon.

Fish Stories Told Here....................

I went with Carter on his 2nd grade fieldtrip to the Sea Life Aquarium here in Tempe Arizona. We were among one of the first schools to go there since its opening just a few weeks before!! SEA LIFE Arizona transports visitors into the amazing ocean world, providing close encounters with a vast array of creatures including seahorses, sharks, rays, tropical fish and more!
When we arrived we sat and listened to a instructor explain about the animals we would see inside. She used stuffed animals to show the kids what animal she was talking about. The children were mesmerized!! Carter sat still the entire time and loved all the information he was learning!!


I had 6 kids in my group and it wasn't to bad only one girl kept running off. I was busy keeping track of here so not many pictures unfortunately. We saw a lot of different Sea animals and enjoyed ourselves. After the feildtrip was over instead of going home I stayed with Carter till school got out and when I went with him to mathlab we played......Quizmo! I loved that game when I was a kid! :-) sadly I still suck at math!!hahahaha It was a fun day!!

Who is the "Best Super Hero in the World".........

I had a really nice Mother's Day this year. I got to sleep in as usual!! I got my breakfast in bed as usual!! I got my handmade cards and presents as usual!! A few changes tho...I premade a breakfast casserole the day before so they could bake it on Sunday morning but only because I was making them already for my sister's bridal shower that was that weekend. I also went and bought my own gift a few days before hand. My blackberry had been acting weird so I went and got a new phone. It made for an easy Mother's Day for Rob....hahaha!! Here are my cards.....Here is the inside of the card Cooper made at school.....I was cracking up at what he wrote for it but mostly the part where he says "She is the best cook ever. Her enchiladas are the best. It is hard outside and it is soft inside. It has cheese ham and spices all over. When she makes brownies they're soft inside and hard outside. With chocolate chips. Her fried chicken is the bomb. Its hard outside and squishy in the inside. So I guess my secret to cooking is out......."EVERYTHING" I make is hard outside and soft inside and also I might have to try ham in my enchiladas instead of the beef or chicken I use. Here is the inside of the big poster board card they made.....if you look by the tree I am sitting underneath reading a book.....I am red with black curly hair.....Also the book must be bad cuz I am frowning....hahaha
Tanner
Cooper
Carter
Walker had Carter write this for him....I never knew I was a super hero much less the best one in the world....the secret is out now I guess!! I am glad that Walker is my sidekick that is perfect!!
Kenna had Rob write hers.
At school Carter made me a card & silk flower arrangement with a pencil in the middle for me to use. At home he made me these tulip flowers out of tinfoil and colored them with markers and taped them in a plastic cup he cut down to size....umm....he just thought of it on his own...At scouts he made me a pair of earrings and a bracelet that were so beautiful!! He was proud of ALL his gifts.....how long do you keep tinfoil flowers before tossing them out????We had a nice dinner that evening with my parents and my sister and her husband and my brother and his wife.