A Banner Day

Brad spent Father's Day working in Joplin doing tornado clean-up.

So, we made him a welcome banner to greet him.

It took only 3 colors of paint and one melt-down from Anna to complete!

Isn't it Grand?

The Turner Family invited myself and the kids on an overnight to Grand Lake while the men went to volunteer for clean up in Joplin. The Turner kids are so amazing and were so good to my kids. It was a welcome reprieve for me and I thoroughly enjoyed the stay. I didn't take very many pictures but here's a couple.

Tubing!

Parker and his new friend, Luke.

Grant at the top of the somewhat steep slide on the dock.

After he climbed up for the first time he asked,

"Should I really do it Mom??"

To which I replied, "OF COURSE!!!"

Fat and Happy

I think Abby feels like I do after a hearty breakfast.

Summer Comes in Two's

I know it's summer now because we bought 2 scrumptious watermelons in a row.

And, because schools out tomorrow.

This is Grant with his teacher Ms. Parker and her assistant Ms. J.

Ms. Parker has a son named Grant too and is a fabulous teacher.

I wish I would have taken a picture with his previous teacher, Ms. Alley.

She was really great too!

Anna's Curls

Today I actually decided to curl my hair.

An attempt to feel a little more presentable post-pregnancy I suppose.

Anyway,

Anna asked for some curls in her hair too.

So cute, I had to post pics.

2 1/2 weeks

It's already hard to imagine our family without Abby.

We just adore her!

Anna has lots of loves for Abby!

Lovin' It

Last night we had a little Valentines FHE party.

We started by taking our strawberries for a dip.

Then, we made a craft!

And opened up our Valentines notes to eachother!

The notes were my favorite part. The kids came up with some really sweet things to say.

My heart felt full with love for these precious people.

The only sad part was that Brad had to work on the house and couldn't come.

But, we saved him some strawberries and he enjoyed his around midnight!