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Hello gorgeous Kiawah!! We are so glad to see you! ;)

 This year I forgot my camera…go figure! So my pictures are from my iPhone…at least I didn't forget my phone! We still captured some good memories and had a blast!

my three little mermaids

I loved getting to spend the week with this little ray of sunshine! Oh how cute and cuddly little Miss caroline was.

daddy digging with MC

our little family

the girls and Caroline

daddy and his mini-me

Uncle Will reading to Owen and Kendall

daddy and two of his girls

MC loved trying to make Caroline laugh

The girls were super excited to get to hold Caroline! Here they are carefully holding on;) :

Mc liked to "pet" cAroline…like a cat. I wonder if she purred.

the big cousins

John and Kim continued their tradition of taking each niece/nephew out for ice cream. Our girls looooooove their one-on-one time with John and Kim

both so serious...

 aaaaaand then there is these two...

all the grandkids…looking so cute as we waited for our photographer 

sweet MC

doing what Papa and daddy do best, dig at the beach!

What a great week we had! I can't wait until next year….and I WILL bring my camera! ;)

4th of July

This year for the 4th of July, we all gathered in Richmond at my parents. It was so fun to have everyone together! Mom and dad's neighborhood had a parade where the kids could decorate their bikes and then we'd all march down the street. Mom and Dad were able to find some bikes they could keep at their house for when the grandkids visited, so all we had to do was decorate. The kids had a blast wrapping the bikes with streamers, bows and "sparkling stars". 

Alley and her big girl bike

MC was so excited there was a bike her size!

all the kiddos with their decorated bikes

aaaaaand, they're off!

happy kids after their parade

acting as American superheroes

of course it's not a real the 4th of July celebration until you have watermelon!

Papa and Kendall having serious conversations about what she found on our family scavenger hunt:)

these two…seriously, they are crazy together. Here they are playing doctor.

ending the day with sparklers

again, I just don't know what to do with them

the family after church and before everyone had to leave.

What a fun weekend we all had!

Summer Church Activities

This summer our church is putting on several children's events. We decided that with the heat we are having here in the good ol' south, we would definitely participate! The first event was roller skating…eeekkk! The girls LOVED it. MC tried to high step the whole time, Kendall tried to run and go as fast as possible and poor Alley (with her incredibly long skinny legs) looked like a newborn baby giraffe!;) Oh how I wish you could have seen them skate!!!

Daddy helping MC

Alley practicing

 MC thought it might be better if she tried skating on the carpet...

Alley skating all by herself!

Another event the children's ministry put on was the "Critter Keeper". This guy brought in a bunch of animals and bugs…yuck, but the kids LOVED it…go figure.

MC walking with her best bud

these two…my heart!

I helped put on our churches VBS this year and it was so much fun (and a lot of work!!). I adore the theme (Journey off the map) and the girls learned so much about our calling to spread the gospel throughout the world. Alley has decided she wants to be a vet still but that she wants to take mission trips to Africa and India and be a missionary and treat everyones animals for free…she has such a sweet, tender heart!

Kendall got to go up and do the song hand motions one day…she loved it!

 Who are these crazy girls?!?!?!

What a fun summer we are having so far! We love our church and are so thankful for how they are investing in our kids hearts and lives:)

Arkansas

We made it to Arkansas! This year Andy's two brothers and their family's came to visit the same weekend we did. It was so much fun having everyone together and being able to catch up. Our girls sure do love their extended families!

MC and Todd taking a walk (they didn't get far, but it was the thought that counts;) )

 playing frisby in the yard

everyone hanging out not he back deck while Brad cooked up some ribs and bar-b-que…yum!

Joy and daddy enjoying the new swing

the brothers! (ignore Brad's shirt, it's all lies I tell you!;) )

Todd and Joy's little grand baby…she is so stink in adorable!!

when all else fails, there's always bubbles!

K kissing the bubbles

The brothers and their dad's sister and her husband

oh my heart, I love them!

On our way to visit Opa's grave…Alley had to have Uncle Todd sit next to her;)

She wanted some privacy to talk to God and Opa…what a sweet sweet little heart she has!!

G-ma and her boys. Yeah, they are definitely related...

the triplets…seriously...

G-ma and Alley drawing in boxes…who needs toys when you've got huge boxes!

We had a very fun filled time in Arkansas. We can't wait to come back!!