Ryan and I are getting very excited about our upcoming vacation. We are heading to Washington D.C.! We have always wanted to go see all the memorials and sites in D.C. AND to make the trip even better Mike and Megan (Ryan's sister and husband) live there too!!! We are excited to see them and the place that they call home.
School starts up soon also. I am excited that Ryan and I get to take a vacation before school starts. We have not had a real vacation since our honeymoon in November of 2008. I am taking a MIS class this semester. I am nervous and excited to get things going again. I am always nervous before class starts. Once I figure out the professors and the outline of the class I feel much better.
Oklahoma is still hot. Nothing much has changed except everything is drier and the cracks in the ground are bigger. There have been some recent showers and thunderstorms but the most we seem to be able to get is thunder and lightning.
While we are on the subject of lightening, Thursday morning the boys received a phone call around 3:00am that one of their fields were on fire. They ended up fighting and dealing with the fires until 7:00pm that night. Poor guys, the fire just kept starting back up. The fire is now out and everyone was safe.
Sometimes I feel like there is nothing interesting for me to write about, no story to tell, nothing to capture an audience. I take pictures to tell our story, to record memories, and I hope the pictures are what bring you back to my blog... and not my writing.
Onto the pictures!
Addison went swimming for the first time in June... and she LOVED it!! Below are some pictures from her first swim.
Below: Mom and Dad are keeping a closer eye on Addison.
Below: Addison was concentrating hard on splashing.
Below: Addison screeching... she was having so much fun.
Below: More splashing = more fun!
Below: Ben popped up in front of Addison with goggles on and it scared Addison.
Below: Goggles are off... Addison is much happier.
Below: Dad and Addison having fun!
Below: Up she goes! Love that grin on her face.
Below: Relaxed and floating on her back.
Below: Addison's first swim family picture!
Below: Tad is helping Ma fill cups with ice for dinner.
Below: Tad mowing the grass with his bubble mower.
Below: Addison gazing up at someone.
Below: Ava trying to eat the camera.
Below: S0 I knew Ryan and I had gotten Mom a Valentine's Day card... it just took us until June to find it!
Below: While Ava and Ashley were posing for a picture... Ava thought she would go after her Mom's nose!
Below: Looks like Ryan is being silly... and Tad is looking at me thinking what is wrong with this guy!
Below: Ma and Addison playing.
Below: I have no words for this picture... other than I love it!
Below: Addison is just a happy little girl.
Below: Tad and Ashley swimming. I am pretty sure Tad was saying "Get Boo" in this picture. He kept jumping in and trying to splash me.
Below: Tad's ornery face!
Below: Tad talked Boo into swimming... not sure what we were doing here, but I just love that smile and laugh of his.
Below: Ava missed out on the swim party.
Below: A wind storm came through in June and knocked a huge limb out of our tree.
Below: More broken tree...
Below: Tad needed some snuggle time with his Daddy.
Below: Angie was singing a monkey song to the girls.
Below: Then Tad joined in on the monkey song!
Below: Ava cheesing for the camera.
Below: Who needs a pool... Tad is jumping off the couch to Bradi.
Below: Ava's natural hair. I think it looks similar to Elvis!
Below: Tad helping me open my birthday cards.
Below: Jake opening his birthday cards.
Below: I said smile... and Jacob gave me this face.
Below: Then I got a real picture. :) So happy for these two.
Below: Addison posing for the camera.
Below: Uncle Ben adding bubbles to Tad's mower.
Below: Gigi and Addison waving at each other.
Below: Poppa sucking his thumb like Addison.
Below: I just love these guys! They just celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. What an inspiration they are. I strive to be just like them.
Below: Ryan sent me flowers for my birthday. I love them! Thank you so much babe!
Below: I also got a new lens for my camera for my birthday. I was playing with it and took a picture of some of my flowers.
Until Next Time:
Until Next Time:
Ju
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