Devon's catch

Devon and Carter went fishing at a pond near their home and this is what they caught. All the little girls seemed quite fascinated! They actually caught 2 froggies! This is the big one!

Drew wanted to get a good look at the frog.

Thanks Mike

Just wanted to thank Mike for all the boat rides and playing with the kids. We are glad you came and thankful you got back safe and sound. You're the best!

Summer Happenings

Bruce at work

Brooke and Kobe

Meet Mandy......and Mike

Boat rides......

Jeff and Megan....

Dad and Mom....me and Dean with the beautiful lake in the background

Mike and kids having fun!

A great visit with Mom and Dad/Grandma and Grandpa before they head back home.

Some tubing fun...click on pictures to see their expressions!

More tubing.....

A good ole cousin Sunday luncheon

Oh how we love the summertime!

CONGRATULATIONS DR. BRUCE WARDELL

Congratulations to Bruce on his graduation and getting his Orthodontic degree. We are so proud of him and grateful to Tiffany for all her support.

It was extra special to have Mom and Dad come with us to Louisville and have them a part of this special occasion and to visit Louisville where Dad graduated from 62 years ago and Mom served her mission. A very special city for them.

These were all the graduatng residents along with Dr. Eric Bednar (in the middle). He teaches at U of L orthodontic program (Elder Bednar's son)

Bruce's supporting cast.

This is their "old Kentucky home"

And their "new Illinois home"

Bruce having alittle fun with the little girl cousins, Brayden, Chelsea and Brooke.

And Brayden enjoying some fun with her older cousins, Devon and Carter.

Summer Flowers

I took Brooke with me to the hardware store today to get a new lock for the lakehouse shed and I also wanted to get her a watering can so she can water my flowers. The color choices were orange, green, or blue. She picked blue and I told her that was a good choice....it matches her eyes. So she tried it out when we got home. We have had enough rain that she didn't really need to water them....but she likes doing it anyway.
Here's THE BOYS after a walk. Yes, Drew is holding a princess wand....that is what happens when you have an older sister.

Texas Trip

We had a great trip to Texas to visit withDenise and Brandon and Brayden and 11 week old Kaleb and to attend his baby blessing. Isn't he adorable?!
This is hoping the remote will work taking our picture. It did!
Some of these are duplicates from Denise's blog.

The day we had to leave we had breakfast around the pool.

Brayden enjoying fresh blueberries with her yogurt. She has to do it all by herself.

And a banana...

Peacefully sleeping Kaleb.

Brayden was so sad when we left for church in our rental car. She didn't realize she was coming too...just in her parents car.

It's so hard to see her so sad. It is really hard to say good-bye when we leave for the airport. And these pictures were taken after she had calmed down a bit cause it took me a minute to get my camera out of my purse.

We miss you too Brayden and Kaleb!!

Memorial Weekend

Saturday was the best day of the weekend and we spent most of it at the lakehouse. It was warm and sunny with no wind (which was nice). It was just a beautiful day. The kids were able to swim and play and the adults just enjoyed a relaxing time in the sun.
Here's Brooke sun-bathing
Randy with Brooke and Drew

Papa and Brooke

Brooke and Drew floating in the lake

Monday was a different story. It was cloudy and cool and it even tried to rain on us. We did get our bbq in and everyone that came had a good time. I just didn't get pictures of everyone that was there. Here's just a few pictures.

It was too cold to swim so some went fishing instead.

Some of Blake's expressons remind me of Payton when he was Blake's age....so I had to get a picture of them together.

Hope everyone had a great weekend too!