Charlie started coach pitch baseball!

Charlie

Since the Johns are staying with us the kids are having fun dressing up...like girls!! Actually they don't do that very often but when they do I make sure to capture the moment for years to come!!

Anderson was the bride!

Ryan was Mulan (wrong color of hair though!)
Cai is just cute!
And Trevor...well I'm not actually sure what he was!
Jimmy with his beat up face

Some fun for Aunt Jenny!

Blanket time

A friend of mine posted on her blog about giving her kids blanket time. My first thought was,"This would NEVER work for MY kids!" Well, I figured I'd give it a try. They loved it and have been asking for more blanket time. It was great!! They all sat on their blankets and read for 30 minutes. James did have a few discipline's but he is learning very quickly that it is wise to stay on the blanket!! I even got to read quietly with them. Thanks Praise for the great idea!!

Benners is getting to be a great swimmer. He started jumping in today and doing flips!! He also say the neighbor girl swimming underwater without her floaty and he decided it was time for him to do the same!! He is doing so good!

It was cow appreciation day at Chick-Fil-A last Friday so the kids and Aaron and I all dressed up and got free food! The Stewart's came along too. It was a great memory making night!(And a humbling one too!!) Left to Right: Jordan, Ben, James, Mea, Cecelia, Charlie and Savanna!
Jimmy turned two on July 14Th! I can't believe my baby is already two. I love each day with him. He is sweet and God's grace is being poured out on his life. Happy Birthday James. I love you to the moon and back! Each birthday morning daddy goes out and gets donuts for the kids. They love this tradition!

Aaron's mom wanted Jimmy to have a sand box for his birthday. So she sent Aaron the money and he built Jimmy a great sand box. He did such a great job and jimmy absolutely loves it! Thank you Gramma Dee-Dee! Since the John's are staying with us for several weeks this will come in very handy! They are already putting it to much use.

We celebrated with some cupcakes and ice cream. Jimmy loved blowing out his own candles.
Since the Johns are here there are 8 kids nine and under! Seven boys and only one girl!

After the party we headed off to Aaron's game. The kids had fun running around the empty fields. Daddy didn't have so much fun...they lost 19-9!

And finally big brother Charlie making sure Jimmy is safe walking through the parking lot! (actually I made them hold hands!)