My Birthday

July 25, 2009, Saturday - Today is my birthday! I came home around noon after being at a MOPS planning retreat overnight. Then I got to spend some time to myself and then Mom, Dad and Grandma came over for a cookout. Chad had all the food ready and did a great job cooking on the grill. Then we had cake and cupcakes and I opened presents from near and far. The kids enjoyed the pool on the deck and liked looking for frogs. It was a hot day, but we enjoyed eating on the deck. Thank you for a great birthday!

Preston is coming home

July 21, 2009, Tuesday - I have some exciting news for today - Preston is coming home from the hospital! Yeah! He was in the hospital almost 3 months after being accidentally run over by a riding lawnmower. He has been through a lot.
Praise be to God for healing Preston and preforming many miracles on him! This is a truly special day for Preston and his family. We are so overjoyed for him. He still has many steps in his journey to complete healing, but this is a huge accomplishment to come home now. Way to go Preston!

Our Little Model

July 2009 - BIG NEWS - Our little guy - Nathan is now in 3,200 Wal-Mart stores across the country! Nathan did a little modeling for VF back in February and he was chosen to represent them in their advertising for boys Wrangler jeans! We are so proud of him!

Next time you are in Wal-Mart go check him out. He is in the infant/toddler clothes section. His picture is above the Wrangler Jean fixture. We are going to go this weekend and get his picture with his sign. Pretty cool! He earned some money for his college savings. Way to go Nathan!

Art Camp

July 13-17th, 2009 - The kids have been enjoying art camp all this week. Here are some pictures from after camp when I pick them up.

Chick-fil-A Cow Appreciation Day

July 10, 2009 - Today is the 5th Annual Chick-fil-A Cow Appreciation Day. If you dress like a cow you get a free Chick-fil-A combo meal. The kids and I headed there for lunch. What an awesome deal! Head there for supper if you want to - it's fun! We also won free drinks, ice cream, chicken sandwich and Chick-fil-A merchandise. We did this last year too and like making it an annual fun thing to do. Enjoy the photos!

Pool Time Fun

Enjoy the slideshow of pictures of Brittany and Nathan at our pool this summer!

July 4th

July 4, 2009, Sat. - We are so excited that our relatives arrived here safely from Wisconsin yesterday. Chad's brother, Doug and his family drove all the way to see us for the 4th holiday. We started off the day watching a local July 4th parade and then the kids played some free games on the library lawn and even got some cute July 4th prizes. We enjoyed snow cones too. Then we went and saw Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs at the theater. It was good. Then we headed to the Grasshoppers minor league baseball game. The kids had fun on the big playground there and we all had a lot of fun at the game. After the game we enjoyed fireworks shot off from the outfield. It was a very memorable day. Happy July 4th!