TRY THIS WHILE ON VACATION!

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Take a picture of your feet at every stop along your vacation. Great new way to show your travels, and probably really fun for the kids. Come back after the 4th and I will have ours up from our vacation photos. Kids and all.
Love ya!
Jenn.

MEMORIAL DAY - JELLO-SHOT STYLE!

POOLSIDE WITH THE JELLO-SHOT CREW!

First stop... Cindy & Ken-Toughs.

Jacob's Aunt & Uncle's home.

I LOVE THIS PHOTO!

Ronny, Jacob's dad, posing as Pop-eye!

We played all day. Dad played kick ball with the crew as we all hung out at the pool.

Kick Daddy Kick!

Water volleyball anyone? Mom and I supported from the steps. Kinda hard to play when the water is up to your chin. The boys had fun though.
I was sick with the flew this weekend. So sitting ring side at the pool was the only fun I was allowed to have.
Great Party guys.... Can't wait till next year!

MEMORIAL DAY - LAKESIDE!

JUMP IN THE BOAT!

On Memorial Day, all of us headed to the lake. Because where else are you supposed to go on Memorial Day!

Amoruso, Desi & Dylan at the dock.

It started to rain a little, so we all took a pit stop to do some fishing. Papa helped Chyl and the kids hook up some lines to catch the brim.

Patty had her kayack out, and mom as been talking for months about getting one. So Dad thought it would be a great idea to see if she reallllly wanted one.

The first time in - she flipped over! So this is Dad and Patty holding on as she gets in for the second time. Success!! Off she goes. Oh..and she does realllly want one now.

And so does Katie and Robert! Everyone had to try it.

Matthew and Robert enjoying their trips around the dock.

My poser! Never fails. Just point a camera at her and say Desi. She immediately turns around with a big grin! (hand on hip 89% of the time too.)

Dakota on the other hand, is my CHALLENGE! She is so hard to get to smile. Always so serious, inquisitive, and watching everyone else. To her this is smiling at the camera.

Mom and Dakota hanging out on the boat while we all swam. The water was pretty chilly.

Pappy finally got her in & smiling! Swinging her thru the water did the trick.

Dylan & Robert playing Rocket Launcher. Guess who's the Rocket?

Chyl & Amoruso heading out. All the boys were scared of sharks! But the fun of playing in the water was just to great to stay on the shore. We had a blast. Everyone went home with a major sunburn. Perfect for going back to work the next day.

OPEN WIDE!!

OPEN UP...

TIME TO TAKE YOU FISHING!
We sailed off for another trip to the farm.

Catching some sun and a whole lot of FISH!! Ronny, Jacob's dad got to get in the action. He caught a few. But the story of the day was his last cast! Ronny caught a fish only for it to fling itself hard enough to break the line. Which I am sure has happened to most of you before. But has that fish ever jumped back up and you could still hear the rattle of the lure! Yes, it did.

And then later in the day, Jacob caught the same fish! We heard it rattle, though it jumped off his line too, and the lure went flying out of it's mouth thru the air and into the lake. So funny!

My creative shot of the day. Dad fishing on the side of the bank.
I tell ya.. makes you want hook up a line doesn't it!

Have a good one!

HAPPY DOGDAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Luke and Zoe just had birthdays.

Luke turned 3 on April 28.
And Zoe` turned 2 on June 16th.
They have both gotten so big.
But are still hipper as always!
LOVE YOU BOTH!!!

Let's go for a W-A-L-K!

SOCCER IN SMITHVILLE!

#18 is on the field.

GO Tigers!

Dylan had a blast playing for the Tigers this season.

For their last game and team pictures they all spiked their

hair into mohawks. Dylan has grown his hair out so long

that his was the tallest. (and we think the coolest!)

I have gone thru the photos and put some think blogs on each photo

so you can tell where he is, and what he is doing.

We all had a blast watching from the sidelines.

Dylan played a defensive post, so he defended the

goal and played back quiet often.

A couple of times Coach let him play forward.

This is the coach's son (the best player on the team)

telling Dylan what to do. Or trying at least.

He made several goals and was praised loudly from all

including his coach. He was more interested in the $5 that

Pappy promised a couple of times with making a goal!

When going thru these photos I happened to find this one. So funny. He is trying so hard his tongue is sticking out! = )

Quiet often you saw this on the field. Being a defensive player and having really good offensive players left a lot of down time!But Winning is always fun! And this team did a lot of it.

They only lost one game. At the end of each game the parents lined up and

the boys ran thru, giving a high 5 all the way down.

The girls had fun too! So funny how the world is small. A friend that Katie and I went to school and played softball with, had a son Dakotah that played on the team. She and her husband also had 4 other girls! So you know Desiree & Dakota fit right in! Here they are posing for their photo and playing ring-a-round the rosies. We are all excited for the Fall season to start. This was a great team!

Way to go TIGERS!!

1st FARM TRIP of 2008

Fish & Cows!

First trip out to the farm! I love going there. It is like the moment you enter the gate your being transported to another planet. Where it is peaceful, quiet (unless the boys are shooting their guns), and everything bad in the world today seems to fade away,

and no longer exist.

We were all checking out the farm running around on the 4-wheeler, dad fishing on the boat, when all of a sudden we look up and a herd of cows walk across the dam! We were awestruck. Come to find out they had pushed down the barb-wire fence from the neighbor next door.

So I guess they agree too,

the grass is greener on the other side!

Fishing... what it is like to have your own stocked pond to fish without the jetskiiers, boats, and all that annoying stuff. The boys love it... They have a contest every time we go to see who catches the biggest fish and the most fish. It goes back and forth on the winner. The winner...well he gets bragging rights until the next time they go. And trust me, it is bragged upon quiet often. = )
This time around ... Dad won! The last cast and last catch of the Day!

Huge! As you can see...Mom could fit her whole hand in its mouth~Mom did give the boys a run for their money though!

So excited with each catch.

She looked like one of the kids...catching her first fish ever!

We did meet a new friend. This little guy was hanging out in an old rubber boot under one of the big trees. I waited foreverrrrr for him to come out so I could show you all his pretty colors. No luck. He just peaked out to say hello.

As the day moves on you slow down in the sun, and really start to appreciate the scenery. This is my favorite view. The road creeps around a big set of trees, with the branches lying low. Mom, Dad, and Jacob took in another view... Watching the leaves blow in the Big'Ole Oak Tree above.
Not a bad view either.. Well.. until another day at the farm...

Here is video of the cows... to keep you company until then.

THE BIG 8!

Okay, Okay, Okay... So I am behind. Really behind.

But I am here to catch up!
Starting with...

Dylan's 8th Birthday!!

One, Two, Three... Blow!
Time to Eat Cake!!Desi...just like her momma, not a big sweet eater,

but still who can resist cake!

Dakota Grace deep in thought about how

good the chocalate is.

PRESENTS!!

One thing great about this year... Dylan can read the cards!

He was so excited to get thru each one.

Especially the ones with money in them $

We have hit boyhood. Guns, Monsters, and skateboards.

What little boys are made of. Happy birthday Bubba... love you!