Photos

I've been way behind posting photos with my posts lately. We use Stephen's work camera, so I have to wait for him to bring it home and download the photos for me. So here are a bunch of fun ones from the most recent download. The first one is from Tyler's birthday this spring. They have had SOO much fun playing baseball and playing outside this summer. Next is of the kids fishing. Both boys are able to cast on their own now. Tyler is the fisherman like his dad, Ryan gets bored and starts throwing rocks. Jeanisha just wanders.




The next group of pictures here are from a Sunday morning getting ready for church. Aren't they cute???


















This next picture is our super sweet cat Lucy!!!! She is a joy and is so good with the kids. They haul her around, play with her with a bouncy ball or yarn. It is so funny to watch her chase a ball all around the patio. They all love her!!!!















Then you have cute Jeanisha-- she is the one who loves to pose for the camera.













And here is one of Adam with his sunglasses!

















And here is one of Tyler at the Idaho Youth games. He came in 2nd in his age group. He loves running and is pretty fast. He was so proud of his ribbon from this race and his medal from Tae Kwan Do. Jeanisha loved the dance class adn Tae Kwan Do, although she was pretty bummed her medal wasn't chocolate.














Here is Adam and his cousin running around during the races.






























Our other fun summer activity was swimming. Ryan is now in Level 3 and loves jumping off the diving board and being able to go anywhere he wants in the pool. Tyler is in Level 2 and has come SO far from a year ago when he wouldn't even bob under water. Jeanisha passed preschool with flying colors, but is still a bit short for level 1. She loves swimming and jumping off the diving board. We usually put her in a life jacket and then she can swim and go wherever she wants. Adam was just jealous that he couldn't get in the water.









And here's just one last cute picture of Adam eating his bowl on my birthday! He loved his cake.

Our newest addition

We added a new addition to the family for Mother's Day-- just a little late.

Picture coming as soon as they are uploaded.

She is 9 months old and so much fun! The kids named her Lucy. She loves to chase bouncy balls and play with yarn or just sit in your lap with her little purring motor going! I had always wanted a calico and when the kids started really wanting a pet-- they wanted a dog, but this was the compromise for now-- I started watching for one. We got her from the Animal Shelter, so yes, we paid $20 for a cat. :) But she is spayed and has all of her shots. The kids wanted to adopt ALL of the cats there, luckily none of the dogs really caught their interest and attention.

All of the kids love her. T keeps calling her his cat, and then J gets very defensive and says, "She's not your cat, she's all of usses cat." The boys have made a deal to take turns cleaning out the litter box, they both wanted the job everyday-- let's hope that enthusiasm lasts. A loves her too-- and is constantly going to the sliding glass door and saying, "kitty, kitty, kitty" and wanting out. It's the first thing he does in the morning-- she even trumps breakfast. She is so good and gentle and lets the kids carry her all over, purring as loud as she can.