Fourth of July 2010

We spent the morning of the fourth together as a family before Doug had to head off to work. Later we headed over to Mom's house for a barbeque with Uncle Brian, Chris, Christina and all the girls. (We missed you Amie & family!! Wish you were here!). It was a lot of fun watching the kids run around and play together on the swing set, in the pool, on the slip and slide and then all of us playing badminton. We shared some good food and had some good times. We finished the evening by snuggling on the couch and watching fireworks on the tv. The kids were thrilled with that, although I was a little let down that we didn't get to see any in person. Hopefully next year Doug will be off work with us and they can see them up close. It was a wonderful, wonderful day. =)

Feeding the Ducks

Noah had basketball camp this past week at Alcoa High School, so on Wednesday, after we picked him up we headed down the hill to the duck pond to feed the ducks. I hadn't taken the kids over to do that yet, and they loved it! We saw bunches of ducks, brand new baby ducks and a big turtle. It was cute to watch them get so excited about feeding those guys. I'm sure we'll be heading that way again soon.

My family

Love these guys so very much. I had to get a shot of Doug with his babies near Father's Day. He had to work on Sunday, so it was hard to get a good shot before he headed in for the day. Then Monday and Tuesday he went in to work before Noah got home from basketball camp = they didn't see each other since Sunday at lunch. Crazy. I was glad to get these snaps in. The kids are changing so much and so fast. Amazing to compare this picture with the one from last year on Father's day. http://heatherhornback.blogspot.com/2009/06/happy-fathers-day.html

Happy Father's Day & Happy Birthday!

Happy Father's Day to Doug and also to Don, my favorite Father-in-law. I love you both so much! Hope you both had a great day!!
A special Happy Birthday to Darla! We all love you and hope you had a great day!!

Man, I love these guys.... =)

What in the world would I do without them???

Helping Make A Birthday Cake...

Today is Mom's birthday and Rachel was so excited to help me make a cake for her. We actually took her a cheese cake last night, along with a rose bush for her gift, but Rachel insisted that she needed a 'real' birthday cake. Who am I to disagree? ;) So, this morning we put together a quick watermelon cake in celebration of Mamaw's birthday. Rachel was so proud to help mix the cake and also put the 'seeds' on. Happy Birthday Mama!! We love you!!!

A Visit With Stephanie & Hayden

You guessed it - Another Stephanie visit. =) This one with my good friend Stephanie McCormick and her son Hayden. We hit the splash pad to watch the kids have fun after just a bit of waiting on the parks and rec guy to come turn the water on. The kids had a blast playing. Hayden is a cute little fellow and it was fun to watch our kiddos having fun together.

A Visit With Stephanie & Elise

We had the pleasure of meeting up with a friend of mine from high school, Stephanie Carson and her daughter Elise at the splash pad. It was great to see Steph and to let our girls play together. Elise is a little doll and Rachel enjoyed playing with her. Stephanie is expecting another baby girl in just a very few weeks time. I know how excited they all are and I know Elise is going to be a great big sister! =)

'Helping' Mama

Simple Summer Day

The kids enjoying the deck - Noah reading one of his AR books on his summer reading list while Rachel and Kate enjoy a game of fetch the binky and peek a boo through the window... all still in their jammies... just enjoying the day. =) We picked up the paint for Noah's room today, enjoyed some dinner at Taco Bell and stopped at Blockbuster to pick up movies for tonight. They get so excited about the simple things.