More Fall Fun

Well it wouldn't be Fall Break without a trip to Nashville, IN with family! I love the fall decorations, the time to reconnect with my parents and hubby, and yes, the shopping!

Love this picture of two of my favorite guys!!

And Fall Break wouldn't be complete without working out on the land. Kevin found our first pet...a turtle!
Alex was determined to wait until the turtle (which Landen named David) popped out of his shell.


But he soon gave up and instead, placed an acorn hat on him and sang "Happy Birthday"! Love it!!!

And of course Fall Break wouldn't be complete without a little imgaination building with your brothers!

A Great Fall Day!

Busy Days!!!

Between working out on the land...

And getting everyone ready for school...

We have had busy days at our house!

Short & Sweet

Yep, that was it...short & sweet. We met today at 4:00 to close on our land, and we were out by 4:30. Pretty painless (well if you call departing with a large amount of money painless) and waaaaay faster than I thought! So now we can put that on the back burner for awhile and focus on the upcoming event..................drumroll please...........

July

Well, we have blinked and it seems that summer is almost gone! These months have flown by. Here's a snippet of what July has involved...

Of course fireworks on the the 4th with family and friends. (Kevin just loved playing with the new camera, and props to my dad for being the photographer for the night!)

A new endeavor...the making of peach preserves with a good friend :)

And the most exciting part of all...the purchase of 2 acres!!!!



Of course the whole crew traipsed out there to check it out.

There are some glorious views, and I am itching to get out there and build!!!!

Everyone's in love with it...well everyone but our oldest! He freaks out about ticks and bees and flies bigger than a dime and basically anything that buzzes or sucks blood. Poor guy...wonder how he will adjust to country life?

We close August 9th, and I am anxious to have that behind us!! Say a prayer that everything will go smoothly!!

A Little Bit of This & That...

The month of June has come and gone in a blur of activity! Birthday parties, Eclipse parties, time by the pool, picture shoots in the woods, and of course beloved down time!

This summer we decided not to spend our money on a vacation. I thought at first it might be a little boring, but we have found lots of ways to fill the time! We have all enrolled in a summer reading program with our local library, spent countless numbers of hours by the pool, caught lots of fireflies, eaten too much junk food, and stayed up way too late! And we still have another month :)

I don't want summer to speed by too quickly though...I know with all three boys in school this up coming year is going to fly!!

Hope you are taking the time to enjoy your summer as well!

SUMMER, SUMMER, SUMMERTIME!!!

Well, I can't fully exhale yet...I am taking 6 hours for my masters and going through the Ketucky Reading Project. But, there is a light at the end of the tunnel...July is in sight, and with July comes the end of classes!!!!

To celebrate the beginning of summer, and the death of our camera, we bought a new one. A new glorious, wonderful camera. A Canon Rebel XS!!!

We love it and the pictures it takes! We are still learning, but playing around with it is half the fun!!! I am still waiting for one of those cool evenings where the kids and the hubby are all in fairly good, cooperative moods. When this blessed event does happen (or should I say if) I am loading everyone up in the new mode of transportation and heading out to Kevin's grandparents to have an impromtu photo shoot in the woods!!

Love, love, love this picture below. A little wine (for the adults) + Jazz + potatoes + butter knives + my boys= some good times!!!

Well, WKU is calling me...be back later to talk about the pool, it's pivotal role in our lives, and our new wheels!