We have a great group of 10-11 year old boys from church that Jacob just loves.  And they are all playing football this year.  So I got them together (minus one who was out of town) for some football, lunch and pool time.  It was VERY hot that day, so the football only lasted about…

While playing around on Mark and Anne's wood deck, Samuel backed into a splinter of wood which pierced the heel of his foot.  OUCH!  We knew it was bad.  So we drove to an Acute Kids Care place (it was a Sat night) and they had two nurses and Derek hold him down while a…

My boys have the coolest aunts and uncles EVER!  Mark and Anne took the boys to the circus on Sat afternoon.  Snow cones, cotton candy, peanuts, hats, elephants, then back home for pizza and swimming. To say my boys are spoiled would be an understatement!  My favorite pics are the ones from Mark's law office…

Please buy your wife an adult-sized float…this is pathetic. Love, Management

This is so moving to me…whatever your religion, your creed, your belief…this is a message that we can all learn from.  Get the kleenex handy.   Forgiveness: My Burden Was Made Light.

On July 22nd our sweet Caleb turned 8!!  It was serendipitous that the pool was finished and filled on 7/21 just in time for Caleb's "friend" party on the morning of the 22nd!  In fact, he liked to tease that the pool was his birthday present!  Friend parties at the end of July are always…

We decided to take the first jump together.  All together.  And we asked our neighbor, Donna, to take the pictures for us.  We would all get wet at the same time (or at least in theory :).  And it was worth it… Can you tell we're a little excited?!  The picture with Caleb by himself…

Lookie Lou who has water floating in her pool?!?! Yippee!!! Fill pool Fill!

The DVD player in the Suburban doesn't work and we're too cheap to pay to get it fixed.  But the VCR works just fine and so we watch the oldies but goodies and I thank my lucky stars I kept all those Disney Classics from way back when.  At a recent garage sale, I picked…

After our Family Home Evening lesson tonight (on the fruits of the Spirit) Derek thought it might be fun to "wear the boys out" on the slip n' slide in the side-yard.  Secretly, he just wanted to use them to get his grass watered, but what do they care?!  I stayed in to go to…