July-Family and Friends

Whew...what a busy month!!! I could have put even more pictures in of birthday parties, playdates, etc...but the month was already getting so long!! We had a FULL month...and that means making LOTS of memories! Eating on your own means lots of baths to get clean, sweet Caleb.

Here we are, learning about Faith, on one of our summer Bible study Fridays with the Dyes

We have a standing tradition now....Fourth of July Celebration at our house. This year was the largest crowd we had...around 3o folks. It was CRAZY, but soo fun!

Some of the onlookers...

Uncle Wes and I...looking more alike the older we get!







Max and Mike with the watermelon!

Flying Josue'

Another tradition...chicken fighting with Amy and Travis!!

The little guys on the "move"

Sweet Asher and Angie

Not so sure about the fireworks!

Some of the crowd...

The show was a hit!!!

We will never forget this fourth of July...as everyone was leaving, Mimi slipped on our garage steps and fell hard. We found out hours later, her ankle was broken in several places. It scared us all!

Poor Mimi was in this cast for almost 12 weeks.....it was one hard summer for her!! You, girls, got to pick out the color....are we surprised it's pink!? Mimi is holding new baby Lexi here.

My four favorite people in the entire world at an outdoor concert at Crockett Park

At the end of the month, our dear friends, the Millers came to stay with us for a week. They had been visiting friends and family before moving to Rwanda for their next "missionary journey!" We are always honored that they choose to come visit us and share in their life experiences.

We called it our "staycation" and boy, did we fit a lot in!

Softball in the park..........

and some kickball!

Slip n Slide...

A visit to the African market....

A little African drum practice!

Pedicures.......

and water fights!!

Skating..........

and farm hands...

Lots of togetherness...

and of course, DANCING!!!

It was like a party all week long......we were soooo sad to see them go. We are hoping and planning God will open a door for us to visit them in Rwanda one day...

Our future builder is already working on a skill to teach when we go...riding in the dump trucks!!

June-Celebrating!!!

June was truly the month to celebrate....
We started with a family day to the zoo to celebrate Caleb's first year of life. What a joy you have have brought to us, baby boy. We CANNOT imagine life without your sweetness, your smile, your laugh, your gentle spirit. It was a such a fun day together.

Checking out the meerkats...........boy, they're funny!!

Making new friends...........

These are the moments a momma LOVES..........................................

Caitlyn, you have a special spot in your heart for horses. We did a little research and found a horse camp that you were able to be apart of for a week. We were a little nervous you may not like it because you didn't know anyone, but we were wrong. You loved it!!! You learned how to take care of a horse, about the tack and how to ride. What a wonderful experience at Creekside Stables.

My happy, summer baby is getting so big!! Look at those teeth!

The second reason to celebrate in June was to have our whole family back together again!

We had been anxiously counting down the days for the Dominguez crew to return from Mexico. Finally, that day arrived. We met at the airport with our signs to welcome our loved ones HOME.

Oh, how good it was to hug and love on them again!!!

ALL smiles!

The kids had changed so much....Price and Josue' checking each other out.

Pure exictment for the threesome to be together again!!

Caleb, you were only 3 months old when they left. Leoncio was making up for lost time with some sweet kisses.

We waited to have Caleb's birthday bash until the Dominguez family could join us.

Time to PARTY!!!

You (and your Daddy) love balls so much, we decided to go with a baseball theme swim party. How fun to be able to celebrate a summer birthday in the pool!

Our future ball player......

Ready to get wet!!

The water table has been one of the best toys we have ever bought. It has gone through all you kiddos...and is still a hit with the little ones!

Some of the crew!

Baby Reed even made the function!!

Me and my Papa!!

You dug right in!!!! Happy Birthday, buddy....enjoy!!

You are so close to walking...the girls love to help you practice.

You love to eat by yourself....we have learned to just let you do it by yourself...mess and all!!

Baseball season wraps up for Daddy's church softball team...so we celebrated with friends at the park.

We love picnics!!

You girls took swimming lessons again with "Miss" Glenda. She is so good with you and is such an encourager. You both progressed quickly.

Here you are learning how to turn your head when you breathe.

Caleb, this is how I found you one day when I came to wake you up. You are getting so long, buddy!!!

I wonder how long you'll let your sisters kiss you?! I love this shot...............

We decided to get together with the Dyes ever other week during the summer to do a Bible study. This was after our lesson on peace. You each made a peace sign and decorated it, to help you remember to get along with each other. We are so thankful for friends that help us grow closer to Jesus and HIS ways.

Just another sweet moment I wanted to remember....such freedom!!!