happy happy 4th

We braved the 103 weather, and did the Flower Mound Children's parade today. It was our 4th year to participate, so we didn't want to miss it. We even brought Lucky!!! (bringing the dog is something we regret...).
Even thought it was H.O.T. I think the boys had fun. Definitely a memory maker. Lincoln said on the way home, "This is one of the best days of my life!" He said his 3 favorite days of the year are... His birthday, Christmas and 4th of July!! At the end of the parade, a big party awaited us. Hot dogs, lemonade, bounce houses, and a magic show!!! Lincoln and Lawson got called up to be helpers at the magic show, it was super cute.

Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 29:11-13 (New International Version)

¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ¹² Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. ¹³ You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

VBS Video, a must see

Our church put together a video of our Vacation Bible School.
It's an amazing video, you've got to watch it!!!
And if you look closely, very closely, you will see me and the boys...
And a close up of Lincoln at 215 (waving)

Just click here!!!

Boat Drama

Tom, you can stop checking the Blog for a picture of the new boat!!!

We owned the boat less than 15 hours before we returned it!!!

I'll spare you all the details, but when we took the boat out on the lake (alone) it had some problems. It's not a good thing when you have been in the lake for 5 minutes, and the boat stalls out for over an hour... Amongst some other problems we were not aware of... Needless to say, we were boat owners for one day. And Lincoln even got to drive the boat!!!

Now back to the "looking for a boat" stage. (or maybe we should get an RV?!?!?!)

The Boat

We are the proud owners of a new BOAT!!!
Decision finally made.
We are going to have Fun Fun Fun with this.
Gotta Go, we are heading to the LAKE!!!

Carnival Fun

The boys attending Vacation Bible School this week at a local church, CrossRoads. Emily, too!! Last night was the Family Program and Carnival.

Emily got her face painted as a Cheetah. The boys were disappointed not to get theirs done, but the line was too long, then they closed down.... Next time. But they did get hairpainting and tatoo's!!

Flippy

Introducing our new family addition
FLIPPY (named by Lincoln)
He is a male Beta, cohabitating with a beautiful Peace Lilly

(sorry for the delay, Jen I know you were anxiously awaiting the introduction... I wanted to find the right ribbon to finish off my little creation b4 I took the picture!)

This was a fun project for me, and am enjoying the company as I am doing dishes, dishes, dishes, and more dishes. The boys love Flippy, and the dog watches Flippy swimming all day long.

Lawso, the Fireman!

why oh why

Why oh why oh why oh why in the world did I bring my (3 week old) new cell phone on the boat with us. It's not like I was going to be calling people, or be answering the phone....

Well, I think Jen has been counting how many phones I have gone through this year. Is it 6 or 7??? My phone got wet on the boat, just enough to totally ruin it. I think they make phones so that they can't tolerate ANY wetness so you have to buy new phones all the time....

Fortunately for me, the guy at Verizon took pity on me and transfered out my phone for FREE. It's my lucky day.

Please remind me: No phone at the pool, no phone at the beach, and no phone at the lake. Let's see how long this one lasts...

Cheap Entertainment

You'd be surprised at how many hours of fun fun fun a 3 yr old can have in a $15 baby pool!!
Anything helps when the weather is 100 degree's....

Lincoln's Big News

My 5 yr old, Lincoln, woke up today with Big News!!

He has a loose tooth... he has been anxiously awaiting this day!

The Boys

The boys and I had pictures taken to give to Ron for Fathers Day.

New Friend

Check back for a picture of the new (live) addition to our family!

Once again, Happy Father's Day Ron!!!
The boys are very fortunate to have you as a Dad!

For Father's Day, Ron took the boys to Toys R Us. The rule was that they each got to pick out 1 toy. Any toy.... They walked through all the isles, and the boys debated different things.
Lawson picked out a big jug of building blocks.
Lincoln picked out a new Leapster Game (animal something...).
Typical.

HFD

Happy Fathers Day to Ron!!!

And to my Dad, and his Dad

And to all our other special Dad's out there....

Picture's courtesy of our favorite 3 yr old photographer:

boating

I have a friend, Shannon, who I went to college with in SA. She now lives a few miles from us. She has a 4 yr old boy, and a newborn girl... Thier family just bought a boat, and invited us out for the day today.
The boys haven't been on a boat yet, and of course had a blast. They had fun on the tube, but this picture of Lawson is funny b/c he has that look of worry...right before his 1st time being pulled...

Tubing

Ron and the boys being pulled by the boat in the tube!!!
So.Much.Fun

Boat or RV, that is the question...

For the past 3 years we have debated whether to get a boat or an RV.
Lately, we have been pretty set on getting an RV, and have almost purchased one.
However, after spending the day on the lake today on a friends boat, we may have changed our decision. Again.

If you look at a map of Flower Mound, you will notice that we are smack dab in the middle of two lakes. We could drive and have the boat in the water at either lake in a ten minute period!!! It makes a lot of sense to get the boat, and boy what fun would the boys have growing up on the lake! Around here, you can take your boat out year round....

On the other hand, how fun would it be to have an RV??? Think of all the traveling we could do. The boys are so outdoorsy and adventurous, we could explore new places.... Spending weekends near or far.... Even renting out or loaning the RV for friends or family for a weekend trip. Camping, bonfires, exploring, stargazing, traveling.... the options are endless...

Take my poll and let me know what you think:

Windowsill Pumkins and Monster Zucchini

We have pumpkins growing in our garden right outside of Lawson's room.

This cute one happened to land and is growing on Lawson's windowsill.
He LOVES it there. It's like his own little "friend"...
This picture is a view from inside of his room.

And the Monster Zucchini keeps on coming....
this zucchini Lawson picked today is I think the largest zucchini I have ever seen!!

The garden has been our favorite summer past time this year.

prayer request

Prayers for my cousin, Jessica, who has a confirmed case of the swine flu and she is pregnant.