Sunday again

Looks like my baby has been kipnapped by cowboys...these guys look dangerous!
Look who came to visit: here's Silas with his great-aunt Vicki and Daddy's cousin Danielle who was born one day after Silas. She's just a little bit lighter weight than him...but then he's a big boy, already in 3-6 month clothes. I think Danielle looks just like her brothers Caleb and Lucas and Vicki said she thinks Silas looks very much like Levi. If you look close, there's Mya in the background. I just realized I don't have any pictures of the two of them together. She's 7 months old and he's 8 weeks and they weigh about the same weight because she's little for her age and he's a moose!

Guess who slept 9 to 5 last night?!

Silas...and Mommy too...yeah!!!!

Dad's Day

Happy Fathers' Day to all our wonderful Dads. Here they are with all of our boys...And just so Mya doesn't feel left out just b/c she's a girl:

Silas looks so grouchy in that first picture, here's one of him looking happier...he does smile and coo and is generally very engaging.

A very "cool" camping trip

Daddy took the boys camping on Lowes Lake along with Matt, Annette, and Jesse and our good friends Nate, Kim, Madison, Noelle, and Caleb Henry. The weather was cool, cloudy and at times showers, but they had a great time.Marcy found this snake in the bushes and kept barking at it. Jesse then insisted on carrying it around. We've all decided he's gonna be a zoo-ologist b/c he always has worms, frogs and salamanders in his pockets or down his shirt.

Noah, Levi, and Madison out in Aunt D's kayak. What a ball they all had. The cool weather didn't keep them from getting in the water.

proof that we have lots of water now...

Neighbor Bill bought this Sponge Bob slip and slide for the boys. They couldn't wait til we had water so that they could actually use it. What a mess. A bit chilly, but they didn't want to stop.

The things we take for granted!

Very little water for the whole weekend and low pressure for weeks before - what a pain. The plummer thought we'd need at a minimum a new pump and probably a new well...ouch! Finally, Michael dug it up and it was simply a cracked pipe. Thank God! So Dad and Michael fixed it with a simple part and it's oh so wonderful to have water again!!!

Levi offers Papa his pointers on how to complete repairs...

Noah takes advantage of having Gramma around since he's always looking for someone new to play with him...Levi isn't much for sports and Noah would live outside! They also played badmiton until the bugs got too bad.

Three peas in a pod.

These outfits made me so happy when I found them in children's place that I was practically jumping up and down and squealing. They all looked soooo sharp and everyone thought they were so cute together. I might as well enjoy myself now b/c I know very shortly they won't let me dress them any more and certainly not in matching clothes. As it is now, Noah and Levi think it's neat to wear matching outfits. Levi was so excited he took the baby's clothes out so he could "show Silas his outfit" and hung them so they dangled in his face on the swing. Whoever said dressing girls was more fun is VERY mistaken...I'm having an absolute ball with my three little men.