Yosemite!

On Thursday the kids and I went with
my parents to Oakhurst. On Friday,
we headed up to Yosemite. The kids
had a blast! Thanks Grandma Sharon
and Papa for inviting us to join you!


Kaleb, Taylor, Bradley and Grandma
Sharon in front of the waterfall.


Taylor and Kaleb enjoying the Indian
museum and display.


Taylor collecting acorns.

Circus!!

Last night we got to go to the Circus!
Thanks to Jonathan's work we got some
awesome tickets to the Circus for a great
price. The kids had a great time! We went
an hour and a half early to see the animals
and meet the crew. We were so glad Grandma
Sharon, Uncle Larry, Uncle Bubby, Dillon
and Connor got to join us too!


Taylor and Kaleb checking out the zebras!


Bradley modeling Sissy's sunglasses!

Taylor and the butterfly clown!

Taylor trying on the costumes!

CALM with the Cousins!

We had such a wonderful time this past
week getting to play with Dillon, Connor,
and Brenna. It sure does make me wish
we lived closer because the kids LOVE
to be around each other. And, I love
being around my nephews and niece.
Monday Grandma Sharon, Christina,
Granny Barbara and I took them to CALM.
We went early in the morning before it got
too hot. We all had a good time and finished the day
off with a picnic and then a Sonice slushie. Thanks
to Uncle Larry who got us the CALM membership
and Sonic cards!


Taylor and Brenna checking out the birds!


Bradley was fearless in feeding the goats!

4th of July

We had fun this 4th of July with our
friends from down the street. We had
a good time swimming, eating yummy
food, and watching the fireworks. A
special thanks to Uncle Larry for taking
the kids to get fireworks. They really
enjoyed our first year of fireworks!


Bradley and daddy! So glad no one
got hurt.


Kaleb and his silly face!

Summer Fun!

Here are a few pictures from our summer
fun this last month.


Bradley trying on daddy's new Red
Wing boots. Right after we took this
picture he fell over backwards cause
those boots are so stinkin heavy!


Taylor holding her newest cousin, Caia.
I think she held her for about 30 minutes.
Looks like she is going to take after her mama
and grandma! Got to love those babies!

Photo Shoot!

On Saturday the kids had a photo shoot with their
cousins. It was really laid back and the photgrapher
just took pictures of their everyday smiles/looks.
I think she did an amazing job at capturing their
personalities! Here are a few preview pictures.

Party Time!

Monday night we helped Grandma Dede
celebrate her 70th Birthday! Uncle Larry
ordered Chinese food, mom made a
pink cocunut cake and I made homemade
vanilla icecream! After eating I had the kids
pose for a picture with the birthday girl!
So, glad we got to spend time with Grandma
Dede on her birthday. And, we pray that
the Lord will bless her with many more!

Easter Sunday 2011

The kids posed for a picture before
church Sunday morning. Grammy
Tenny bought them their Easter
outfits this year. It's hard to get
Bradley to pose for a pic. Taylor is good
with the boys though and tries real
hard for them to help make my
life a bit easier by looking at the camera.
Here are a couple of shots from the 10
I took!

A Day at the Races!

We spent Saturday evening at the Bakersfield
Speedway with our new neighborhood friends
The McClenny's. Their son, Kabe, races the
miniature cars. Taylor, Kaleb and Bradley
loved cheering for Kabe! He was in first for
about 3 laps until someone wrecked him.
It was fun to watch the kids have such a great
time. In between his heat race and the real race
the kids posed for a picture with him. Kaleb
wasn't at the race yet because he spent the
day with his dad and Papa John at the USC
spring training day. Taylor is still kind of shy
when it comes to boys (other than Dillon & Connor)
so she turned red when Kabe posed for the picture
with her and put his arm around her. I sure hope
this shyness stays around till she is 21!

A day at CALM!

Grammy called and asked if the kids and I wanted
to spend the day with her. She took the kids and I to
CALM. We had a wonderful time! We got to ride
the train twice and see the animals. Below is a pic
of Grammy and the kids walking to see the animals.
Taylor and Kaleb also got a picture with the engineer
of the train...Bradley wouldn't stay still long enough
to get in the pic. And, the last pic is of Kaleb wearing
his mask he made at the craft center!

Bradley's Mickey Party

On Friday night the family got together to celebrate Bradley's 2nd birthday. Grandma Sharon made his birthday cake which turned out adorable like usual. Bradley was very blessed to have both sets of grandparents at his party and 3 great grandmas and two great grandpas! We were so very excited that Jonathan's grandparents from Georgia were able to attend. The Lord has definently blessed Bradley with a wonderful family which made his birthday even more special. But, he defiently missed Dillon, Connor, Brenna, and his newest cousin Caia. He was excited though to get a special birthday call from Dillon and Connor! Thanks to all who came and helped us celebrate his 2nd birthday!

Happy 2nd Birthday Bradley!!

Happy 2nd Birthday to Bradley Dean! I can't believe he is already two. He has grown so much this year. He can say anything he wants and is always trying to do what Taylor and Kaleb do. I can't wait to see what the next year in his life will bring. I thank God everyday for bringing him into our family!!

Playtime!

The kids had a great time yesterday playing football with Papa John and daddy. Great-Grandpa and Grandma Hunt came all the way from Georgia to spend the day with us. The kids really had a wonderful time!

Disneyland 2011

We had a wonderful time this week at Disneyland. The kids loved getting to meet all the characters! We were so glad we got to share this experience with Dillon, Connor, and Brenna not to mention their parents, Grandma Sharon and Papa, and Uncle Larry. Here are a few pics we took the rest we left up to my brother which I am sure he will post soon.

Tuesday Fun!

Yesterday morning the boys had lots of fun playing with Mia and Macie! Then later that evening Uncle Larry, Pops and Grandma Dede, and Grandma Sharon and Papa came over for dinner. The kids enjoyed playing outside with Pops until it got dark. We all sure are enjoying this nice weather! Kaleb playing with Mia and Macie! Macie is the only one
that would smile for the camera!

Pops pushing Bradley around in his car.

Bradley driving his car!

Tree Trimming

Papa and Grandma Sharon came over today to help us trim our trees. Of course the boys thought they had to help Papa with every little thing. So, Papa let them haul away the old supports that were holding up the trees. A special thanks to Papa and Grandma Sharon for helping Mommy trim the trees this year :)
Kaleb and Bradley working together.

I had to get the back shot too!

Kaleb said after we were all done that his

tummy hurt. I asked him why and he said

because of all the hard work he had to do!

He is his father's son...for sure :)