VBS Pandamania!

Audrey and I have been attending Vacation Bible School this week! The theme is Pandamania, Where God is Wild About You! Here's a few things we enjoyed every day:

~Music~ ~Crafts~

~Snacks~

~Games~ ~Animal Encounters~ ~Friends & Fun~ On Family Night, Audrey came down with a case of stage fright...but Brenna, on the other hand, did all of the motions right along with the other kids :)

Audrey had a great time at her very first VBS, and it is amazing to watch the little seeds already growing in her heart for our Lord.

Swimming with Cousins

We spent three days at Aunt Gwen and Uncle Craig's house this week. They have a beautiful backyard and pool where the six little cousins turned into fish and put on some awesome shows! Check out these fun tricks and cute kids!

Audrey & Reagan--Pairs swimming: (If you have a small child learning to swim, these floaties are awesome to have! Audrey was swimming all the way across the pool by herself within just a few minutes, and Reagan (2) is like a mermaid!)
Turbo Tubing with Cayden (8), Jackson (5), Layton, and Audrey:

Audrey and Ryan with a fancy Sea World trick: (Ryan is married to my cousin Brandy, and they have the three cuties we were swimming with.)Cayden as captain of this boat of boys:Albany & Layton with a pose for the paparazzi:Daddy/Daughter Duo--Reagan waving to the crowd:Layton with love for the audience (Nannie):Audrey helping grounds-crewman Craig:Jackson and Layton with a double high jump off the hot tub: Nana & Brenna sunbathing:Audrey with a flying leap:

Jackson--no hands:

Reagan and Bobby in Synchronized Swimming:

Brenna & Mama with trick skiing:

Bathing Beauties:

Hot tub hang-out (Notice it is dark and we are still swimming :)

The big boys were incredibly good with the little ones!

We did get some hot-rodding in during pool breaks :)

The stars of our show (and some really cute kids to boot):

Nannie with all of her great-grandkids: Reagan, Jackson, Audrey, Cayden, Layton, and Brenna We also spent an afternoon at the pool in Eastland with our cousin Corbin (2 1/2) and Layton.We love this water park!

But Brenna wasn't too impressed that day so we just lounged...

The wild man Layton, headfirst :

Corbin, such a cutie:"Aussey, Dorbin, and Wayton" at Sonic afterwards:

We are so thankful for all of our little and big cousins and so grateful for the fun times spent with them this summer!

New Pets

Meet our new pets, Izzy & Peach!

Our neighbor had some baby hamsters she needed to find homes for, so she graciously gave us these little sisters and a really nice cage!

Audrey picked out the name Izzy for the tan and white one, and Brenna helped name the fuzzy peachey-tan one, Peach :)

They are quick little things, so we turned them out in the bathtub to let the girls interact with them.

Brenna managed to get the wheel off the cage today, and we almost had a crazy jailbreak. This could be interesting...

Happy Fat Day!

So we started writing a special Happy Father's Day message on the sidewalk for our Daddy and grandpas... ...and lost interest a little too quickly before we could get it all done...

But it is the thought that counts, right? So Happy Fat Day to Awpa, Pop, and Daddy! We love all of you very, very much!