Holly and the Durango boys came over for a wee visit before we all headed to the beach for a sunshine-filled day!
Miss Holly...
Caylise & Kate hanging out in a very muddy tide pool
more fun in the tide pool
A bucket full of claims
trying her hardest...
not liking the rules of the game....
heavy concentration, along with 29 strokes 
passed on by Shelley...a blogger & a friend
*Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
*Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
*Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. (or email it!)
1. I should be a weather wo-man, I can predict a high pressure storm coming with my head(ache).
2. I know I'm gonna wish I did more with my kids while they were young... school is about to start and I've got regrets already.
3. I love being able to fly around when we can... it's a cool perk. But there again, we wish we made more use of it.... Paris, Rome, London... what's stopping us??
4. I don't like our pet bunny.
5. I love to cook but hate to clean up after the mess... I wish I had a maid!
6. I love it when people just stop by. As kids we used to hop in the car and just drive around and when we were near someones house, we just stopped in for a visit. I loved that! I wish I knew if we could do that today!
7. I wish we lived closer to family...
I tag Cathy C., Mom, A. Shirley, Mamie, Jenn K., Gayle D., Sue H.
So here we are to the middle of August already... the company has seemed to slow down, but life hasn't! We had been to convention, started swimming lessons, finished painting the house, the kids had a couple of their little friends come to visit, and the kids have had some illness... the yucky part! And it's been raining... sound familiar to anyone? Good year to plant our grass, that's about all I can say about that!
We've been trying to make the most of our last few weeks of summer... September means school... I'm not ready for this!!! Bella continues to comfort me and tell me that she'll be ok, and she's only gone for a little bit, and she'll come home every night. David seems to think he's going too. Kate is turning into a little 2 year old monster. She screams at everybody and anything to get what she wants.. threatens us with biting and bodyslams. Ok, maybe it's not that bad, but she's definately hit the 2 year mark! She wasn't always so bolsterous and overbearing... oh wait, yes she was...
Kate at 6 months (posted again due to a few requests)
my precious princess.... 
and back to present day... the little neighbour girl from where we used to live at the apartment came for a play day.
... just add Kate
the girls
good little friends
and David adding to the fun
Braden came over for a sleepover... he always is intrigued with the accordian
fun outside, riding bikes....
and getting wet!
... while Mike cut the hayfield
Some misc. shots.... we camped out Sunday night after convention... at least some of them got sleep!
Swimming lessons
...we're almost finished the first level!
look Ma... spots!
sisters...
picture taken by Bella or David... munching again
grabbing a java...
freshly painted
sunrise... obviously it wasn't me taking the picture!
Kennedy Space Center... here again, not me at the wheel!
and then there's Willy... trying to escape every chance he can get!
Baking some cookies with my little helpers
and trying them out!
Made a fresh peach pie last week... only to be disappointed by the peaches (I miss my Niagara peaches!!!)
and a roast for Sunday dinner (kinda looked pretty, so I thought I'd snap a photo!)
waiting for lunch
... Nancy & Richard and Ed & Audrey came for supper on Sunday night... what a fun & crazy night!
