July 29th

The boys swimming in the pool .  They were playing with Owen's halo guys and pretending they were battling some type of giant sea monster.  I could sit and listen to them for hours.  They make up some of the greatest little stories.  Time is flying by so fast and before I know it they will be going off to college or getting married.  

July 26th Hail storm

So today we had another thunderstorm.  Lots of lightning and thunder and then low and behold we had some giant size hail.  It is amazing how it can be so hot outside and still huge chunks of ice fall from the sky.  You can see in the top picture the hail shooting towards the ground.  The bottom two pictures are pieces of hail the boys found in the front yard!

July 23rd Party at the Bradys

 Owen and Evan.... Superheros in the making

the kids hanging out 

Everyone has been on the go and so busy this summer and with the heat being so bad, Meegan thought she would have a little get together so everyone could just sit down and relax and have a few drinks.  It was really great to see everyone and just chat about what has been going on.  Not too much longer and the kids will all be going back to school!!

July 21st The girls visit

 Aunt Amanda

 Little E

Aunt Berb

July 17th

 this is how this cat sleeps 90% of the time.  His little front paws twitch like he is chasing something.  George is a trip for sure.  He is getting so big!

Owen built a lego pyramid for his guys to fight on.  He had a whole scene set up later in the day but wanted a picture of his lego pyramid before the aliens destroyed it :)

July 12th Slip and Slide

The neighbors invited the boys over today to play on their slip and slide.  The kids had a blast seeing who could slide the longest.  Miss Meegan even put a tarp at the end so they would have farther to go and most of them could make it all the way down to the end of the tarp and into the grass.  Oh the things kids find fun.

July 11th saw this on Pinterest

I saw this idea on pinterest.  I did not have a heart punch but I did have a small balloon so I wanted to see what happened.  It would be cool for like a birthday card or album.  Pretty neat idea!

July 10th shooting the bows

Owen hit the center bullseye

July 9th

 the boys playing in the pool

Owen, Me and Ashton hanging out by the pool

July 8th

 swimming in the pool

 Ashton doing back flips in the pool

Owen in his new pajamas

July 7th

 Owen 10 years Ashton 9 years

 Owen loves to swim and his play with his legos.  He has a great active imagination

Ashton has such a beautiful smile and is going to break a lot of hearts  he loves video games and being outside

July 6th day at the movies

the boys at the movies to see the pirates band of misfits.  It was a super cute movie and they were excited to get popcorn and a coke slushy.  We have started a tuesday tradition since they arent in school and it is super cheap on tuesdays!!

July 5th

 the boys together and not fighting....

trying an underwater pose... owen kept moving his hands or else his face would have been clearer.

July 4th Happy 4th!!

 view from Justins seat in the plane

 another view of the mountain range

 Justin flying

 the patches he made for his group

His room nothing but plywood and duct tape

July 3rd

More pictures of the boys.  I am trying to capture every possible memory I can for Justin while he is gone and for us so when they grow up and tell us that they hate us and would rather spend time with friends I can look back on these little innocent faces and know deep down they do love us :)

July 2nd

My handsome boys!!

July 1st Happy Birthday Justin

Since Justin is in the desert... the boys and I made him birthday signs and sent them to him for his birthday!!  We wish he could be here with us but we are happy he has the opprotunity to fly since he has always wanted to do that.  Happy Birthday Justin  We love you very much and appreciate all you do for this family