Bouncy

We recently inherited a bounce house for the kids to play in.  That is pretty cool considering the fact that I would never think to go buy one on my own.  Here are some pictures of them enjoying their first day in it :)

Clark wasn't sure about it.

The big kids bounce too much so he didn't last very long.

It's a pretty good size though for the kids ;)

Good way to get out some energy too

 So fun!  Hope the kids get lots of use out of it, especially as it gets closer to cooling off some outside ;)

Good-bye tonsils!

Sandra has some huge tonsils!  I didn't even know she did until a year or so ago at a Dr. visit.  She isn't sick often and so I didn't think too much about it.  While learning about large tonsils we found out that they can cause kids to not sleep well... BINGO!  We figured out what was going on with our little Chica.  She snores and never seems to get enough rest.  It was time for the tonsils to go.  It was great timing too since we are not back to school yet.  

Here is her before picture:

The hospital nurses commented on how impressively large they were.  That made me feel better that this was important to get done.  The doctor also commented on how large they were.  

This is the morning of her surgery.  She's got her new penguin that her primary teacher brought her as well as her chipmunk.  She loves animals!

Waiting to go back to surgery.

And after only about 40 minutes she was back with me... and so sad :(.  

The popscicle did help cheer her up, but she was upset about having an IV and kept talking about how her throat hurt.  Poor girl!

Once we got home she took a good nap.

She woke up much happier!  I'm sure get well balloons from our friend Kayla helped too :).  

The rest of the kids also loved the balloons... she bought enough to share.

They had a blast with them for the next week or so.

Sandra took about 10 days to fully recover.  Not the funnest surgery, but not that bad either.  It was tough when her recovery got worse around day 5.  She was waking up at night and really in pain.  I'm so happy to be done with it all and that she seems to be getting more rest at night too!  We love our Chica and are so happy to help her get some better sleep!

Tummy Time!

Little Lorna just keeps getting older.  I figured it was time to see how she did for some tummy time.  She can lift her head, but doesn't keep it up for too long.  

So cute

Oh, and Clark loves her :).  I think she loves him too... she loves all of us right now... getting to be a good smiler!

She is such a joy and she's going to just keep growing.  
Love her!

Cute Kids

So I ended up washing Clark's church shirt with a pink skirt... let's just say it wasn't very white anymore.  Well, it was more like a white polo shirt and I figure that this was a good time to pull out the nice button up :).  I even had a little boy tie!  I had his older brothers wearing this when they were this young, but I think he's just adorable!!

He even leaves the tie alone.  I think he likes looking like his brothers!

I love how a box can be the best toy!  I know it's hard to see but most of the kids are in the box... their new hide out!

Clark had to join the fun too!  

We love summer!  Free time that kids get to enjoy each other and be creative!  Good times :)

Say Cheese!

After returning home from our trip and doing pictures there we realized that we really didn't care for our photos and needed to redo them.  We took a trip to the Botanic Gardens with a photographer in hand and got some good shots.

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Love this one :)

Clark 2 years old

Lorna 2 months old

cute tongue!

Mhari 4 years old

Sandra 6 years old (such a poser)

Grant 8 years old

Talmage 9 years old

Jeff and I

Love him :)

Mommy and Lorna!

Love her!

So cuddly

Daddy and Lorna

All of the girls

All of the boys  

Our awesome photographer!  Thanks for helping us out Kayla!  We love you :)

Now we can have updated pictures on our wall... at last ;).  It's crazy to see my kids growing up.  I know it's not going to slow down either ;(.  

Happy Fourth of July!

This year for the 4th of July we were invited over to our friends house to celebrate.  There were several families there, lots of food, and tons of awesome fireworks!  We brought water balloons to share and the kids had fun with balls and a pogo stick while it was still light out!  It was a fun night to be outside and let the kids really enjoy the country life too :).  Here are some fun pics of the evening.

Kayla helping Mhari do the pogo stick

Sandra trying the pogo stick out

Grant could do a few hops in a row :)

Stephanie enjoyed holding Lorna.  I'm glad my baby gets such great love and attention :)

Kayla and Sandra

Talmage on the pogo stick

Sparklers!!


Talmage

Clark 

Mhari

The fireworks show!  There were several neighbors lighting off fireworks too!  Everyone had a great time enjoying the action!

Hunny :)

Hope everyone enjoyed the 4th and celebrated our awesome country!