I love these girls

I just had to post these two cute moments of the girls.  I think these pictures are beautiful and capture the spirit and connection these two have together.

Lyla's visit to her country cousins

I was a lucky Auntie~ I got my Lyla for an entire week!
We played in the rain

Found bugs

Went to Max's Homecoming parade!! He was the only 6th grader asked to march with the High School. Logan and Lyla cheered him on while the rest of the parade threw tons of candy to us!

We wore mustaches

She especially LOVED the chickens~ she would wait until the hens got off to get every egg every day ~several times a day~

She ran with them in the yard & helped put them away at night.

Then we went to an awesome pumpkin patch~ my battery died on my phone so not too many pictures. It had Hay rides, bouncy houses, farm animal petting zoo, sand castles, hay bale slides, water pump duck races, pumpkin picking and hot dogs!! It was a blast~ best one we have ever been too and it is right down the road from our house!!

We even had special guests come out for dinner! Zach and his new girlfriend~ We had not seen Zach since we dropped him off at school and now we know why ~he is dating a lovely girl.

Oh and I must mention our special girls day out~ Lyla and I went to the nail salon, got a pedicure and our nails done the same color with the same beautiful flowers on our toes!! What a wonderful week :)

GOODIE GOODIE GUM DROP

I KNOW THAT IS PIC IS BLURRY AND IT WASN'T THE BEST SHOT OF OUR LIL ONE BUT EVERYTHING IS GROWING GOOD WE DID GET TO SEE THE HEAD AND BODY VERY CLEAR ON THE SCREEN~HEARTBEAT IS GOOD AND WE WILL SOON FIND OUT WHAT WE ARE HAVING HERE IN A FEW MORE WEEKS! ZACH THINKS ITS A GIRL, MAX THINKS ITS A BOY AND LOGAN DOESN'T CARE :) I DON'T CARE EITHER BUT I AM ASSUMING A BOY AND WE ARE PICKING BOY NAMES UNTIL OTHERWISE SHOWN HAHA!! THIS MADE ME VERY HAPPY TO KNOW EVERYTHING IS GROWING GOOD NOW I CAN RELAX A LITTLE AND ACTUALLY HELP MY FRIEND PLAN MY SHOWER!! WE HAVE NO BABY STUFF~ NADA ~ZIP~ ZERO~ WE HAD GIVEN IT ALL AWAY MONTHS AGO!!

Eating dirt and stuff

 Here is a picture of Aurora having just sampled her first handful of dirt.  I dare say, she liked it.  This girl likes anything that looks like or resembles food in any way.

Violet is giving me her Spidey pose and Aurora is a little unamused.  These girls play so wonderfully together.  Violet is a very considerate, goofy, watchful big sister.  Aurora thinks she is Violets age and tries her hardest to keep up with Violet and Lyla.  Oh yeah, she is also trying to start to climb furniture, stairs,  and virtually anything that is dangerous.  My relaxing summer is turning out to be not too relaxing with this little one toddling around! HA HA

Summer time & the livin is EASY

My 1st garden~ it has not blossomed like I expected but it is HOT!!
Spinach, Squash and green beans

Logan and his chicks

they are really smart chickens~ they come when they are called and the love eating all these grasshoppers out here yeeehawww!!!

Graduation

Congratulations to Zach, the proud graduate of the class of 2011! We had an amazing time with family and friends. Zach is truly one of the most outstanding young men I know. I am honored to be his Aunt and am so unbelievably proud.

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Pomp and Circumstance

I can't believe this weekend he will be GRADUATING!

Yesterday was Zachary's Baccalaureate~I enjoyed seeing all the Seniors dressed up, it was like a preview of what is to come on Saturday. I also enjoyed sitting with all the other parents and praying for these kids.

I don't think I was the ONLY Mom in tears but this month has been especially emotional for me.

When He looks in the fridge and can't find the mustard I worry I have not done enough to prepare him for the REAL world~ I am trying to get used to our relationship changing~ Once he leaves this house I can't ground him or control where he goes or who he sees... He will be a MAN... He will be taking my advise under consideration.

I am excited to have a HUGE celebration (hopefully I can get it all together in time) at the house on Saturday afternoon with all close family here to celebrate this life changing event. This is the begining of the next season of our lives and I am not sure I am ready! I am however VERY proud of Zachary and all he has accomplished~ we have come along way baby!!!

5 years

One of my presents was having a photo shoot with all my guys~ I got this pic today and should be seeing the rest sometime this weekend!! Happy 5 years to my great Hubby~

chicks

I love these baby chicks~ I took them out to the pen yesterday and I could just feel them being HAPPY. They romped around, jumped, stretched and flapped their wings ~ it looked like they had the best time ~ I sat and watched them for hours.

When I took them back in for the night they were mad chirping and pecking at each other. Today I am letting them play (inside) in an old plastic swimming pool . The chicken coop has just a few more spots where something could get in so... I can't leave them out until we repair, plus I don't think I want to leave them out at night until they are bigger. My cat and dog~ Fiona want to eat them so much~ they circle the coop and lick their chops. I am just gonna baby my chickies until they get a little older.

Pre Prom

I can't believe my baby is going to PROM!!!

They are coming back at 5 so we can get pics with Zach and his date Jordan :)