Lisa is here!

It's great to have Lisa here -- the kids love it, Leigh Anne loves it and I love it too. Here's a few pictures of us playing at Bass Creek.

Garnett Ghost Town!

We went up to Garnett Ghost Town on Saturday -- it was awesome! We'll definitely go back. The kids had a blast. There was so much to explore that we just couldn't finish it all. We went on Garnett Day's as well -- games for the children, free homeade ice cream, lots of people to talk to and learn about the area, etc. I had no idea such a great place was so close to town.

Lots and lots of buildings to explore.

Josh was glad to have found this one...

This brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "Family style".

Josh and Lily could have played in this kitchen for hours!

Ouch!

My camera took a fall yesterday. I heard a sickening crunch when it hit the concrete! Amazingly, this cheap UV filter I had on the lens was all that was broken! I'm off to take more pictures today...and to buy a new UV filter!

Football!

Lately Josh loves to play football...which is really just tossing this little one back and forth and running after it a lot -- but he loves it!

I was going to take a picture of the latest scary haircut I gave him. He actually asked me to cut his hair -- and since he won't let anybody do this I figured I'd give it a try again. Big mistake. You'd think I would have learned the first time. It will grow back.

Bass Creek

We explored Bass Creek today -- it's a sweet spot! With the Spring runoff it's roaring. We'll have to come back and play when it's a tame, slow creek.

Fashion Earings

Lily stepped out with these whopper hoops attached with masking tape clasps....gotta love it!

Parenting Moment

I ran across this old photo and it just made me laugh! If you've been there then you know what I mean.

Holland Lake

We went up camping at Holland Lake last weekend. What a sweet spot. We also got to try out the new canoe. We'll be going back to this place -- too nice.

The chipmunks were persistent...and eventually did get a bit of Lily's sandwich!

The deer didn't seem to mind if we were close as long as we were coasting in the canoe.

This was a pit-stop on the trail. Josh was a trooper and only needed to be carried a bit of the way.

Lily just loves the camera.

The trail was a little dicey for a bit but everyone was up for the challenge!