Water Fight

Grandma and Grandpa Randle came for the 4th of July and we put them to work. We cleared out the overgrown ivy (and all the junk that was hiding in it) in the yard, moved everything out of our storage unit, and had a little fun along the way. Grandpa got water guns for the kids and the fight was on.

Father's Day

The kids picked out a new pillow for Casey this year, and I had to really hold them off from waking him up at the crack of dawn so he could open it. They were quite excited.




Christian got to feed himself his potatoes at dinner. You can see his success all over his face...and arms...and hair...

Fire!

In June Casey made his first work trip to the Southwest after Mary was born. I was a single mom to 4 kids for 5 days, ugh. But check out the manly firefighting he did!

A Night at the Ballpark

This year Andrew really got into baseball. His team was great, they worked hard and won the single A tournament! Andrew really came a long way, and even got the game ball in one of his playoff games for getting 3 hits and batting in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning (which in single A is the last inning). Way to go Andrew!!

Dress Up

Willa's 5th Birthday Party

Willa had an Ariel party this year. All the little girls wore mermaid tails...



...and matching necklaces, which they made at the party.



We decorated the living room like the ocean. I hope my kids never get tired of balloons (they were the sea water).




We played games




and danced to the Little Mermaid soundtrack





and had Ariel cake





and of course opened presents.



It was the perfect little girl party.

Willa's 5th Birthday

I can't believe Willa is 5! In the fall she will be starting kindergarten. She loves to play on the computer and with her stuffed animals (which are her favorite things in the whole world), is learning to read, and tries her hardest to do everything Andrew can do. She loves her little sister, always seems to be stealing toys from her little brother, competes with her older brother for everything, and instantly makes friends with everyone she meets. She is confident, gregarious, and can be tons of fun...and sometimes not, but that's all we'll say about that.

On Willa's birthday she opened her family presents. It was the first week of summer vacation for her, so we got to hang out all day.




It was also really hot, so we broke out the sprinklers.







And because the Ariel cake was all gone, we had to have a new one on the day. So much cake...