Happy Father's Day Pete!

WE LOVE YOU!

Recent Photos

Alexis likes to mess with my piano. She just loves all the sounds it can make.

Me practicing, this is what I need to do more of.

Chocolate pudding + Nolen = need I say more?

I needed a new photo in my locket, because I hadn't put Nolen's pic in yet. Don't care if they are in the their pj's. Made a cute photo.

Nolen's first boat ride, water balloon.

Nolen learns about water balloons today. He was busting them quicker than I could get them filled.

Pete went fishing this morning & they were biting today. Stocking up for a future fish fry.

The whole family went for a boat ride late this afternoon. This was Nolen's first ride. I think he is still pointing to the sky because of the airplanes he saw yesterday.

Alexis catches her first fish all by herself. She casted it and caught a small fish on the first throw. She didn't even have bait in the hook. Way to go girl! She really wanted to keep it in a fish bowl and make it her pet, but decided to let daddy cut it up.

Nolen tries out the drivers seat. It was hard to hang onto him because he really wanted to jump overboard when we were going slow.

Let's Play Whack A Mole Today!

Went to visit my parents today and mom noticed a mole working right where we were standing. She went to get the hoe. You don't need a $30 mole trap to catch a mole. All you need to do is catch one working and stop your foot behind where he is working. That way he can't run backwards. With a hoe, start digging up where the mole was working & dig him up. Then whack him with the hoe of course. This thing was huge, as big as a small kitten I'd say. Alexis thought it was neat to see.

Alexis looking at the mole, she even touched it. YUCK!

Nolen & Alexis drove the Jeep around the yard. Nolen wanted to drive from the passenger seat.

*Note: The song I picked really doesn't have anything to do with this post. We heard Sissy's Song on the radio today and Alexis really liked it.

Owner of a new vehicle

I decided to make my purchase on GM'S bankruptcy day. Bought a new 09 Chevy Traverse today. Now we have all kinds of room for the kids & their stuff. Seats 8, so grandma & grandpa don't have to drive separate anymore.

Update on Nolen

Nolen's hand that he burnt is healing fine. The blisters finally went down and we don't have to keep his hand wrapped anymore. I know he is glad about that. So as I'm typing this I hear Nolen screaming from the other room. He bumped his lip on something and now he has a fat lip. When will it end?

I forgot this photo was on my phone. Here we are traveling down the Embarras River last weekend with the Lathrop's.

This photo is for my classmates who couldn't make it to the party last Saturday. Tina with her husband Glen. They both have braces. Too cute! And yes he golfs, hence the visor.

Wildlife+mud+class reunion= fun weekend

We had a busy weekend. We always camp on the Embarras River during Memorial Day Weekend, but were not so sure about getting there this year due to the rain & flooding. The river did finally get into it's banks and we were able to get to the campsite. The guys set bank poles up and down the river and usually catch some big fish. No big whoppers this time, but enough to skin & keep for a future fish fry. Here is the cabin and notice all the lovely mud. Usually the campfire is located in the middle of this area, but we had to move it to higher ground this year.

Doug carry bank poles and showing off the fish that swallowed the bait and hook. He will need a little surgery to get it out if you know what I mean.

The kids all gather around to see the fish that were caught.

Fish that were caught on Saturday. By Sunday, they caught a few more.

A turtle showed up in our camp and the kids just loved it.

A tree frog also showed up in our camp. A snake welcomed me to camp. I drove the truck up and followed Pete in the motor home. As soon as I opened my door, a large black snake was there on the ground. I always kept my eye out for that snake the whole time I was there, but luckily didn't see it again.

I had to make a quick trip back into town to meet up with some high school friends that were in town. Tina lives in California and it had been several years since I had seen her. Several others showed up and it was fun to get caught up on things.

I'll post some more photos later! The weekend continues and I'm sure there is more fun out there for us to have. Nolen didn't go with us on the overnight trip. We decided he would spend the night with grandma & grandpa since it was too muddy and with his hurt hand and all.