Reese Lost Her FIRST TOOTH!!!

On July 1st, Reese lost her first tooth! Her tooth had been loose for a few weeks, but had gotten really loose those last couple of days. That night, when I put her to bed, she was playing with it alot. I was trying to convince her to leave it alone because I didn't think it was quite ready and I didn't want it to hurt. After she was all tucked in, lights out and good-nights said, about 15 minutes later she comes running out of her room shouting that she had lost her tooth!! We ran in to tell Collin and we also called Jeff (he was at his softball game)! She was so excited, but I don't know who was more excited--her or Collin! I thought it was so sweet that he was as excited as she was and that he didn't feel upset or jealous, he really is so sweet.

Well, we had to find something to put her tooth in and set out a glass of water for the tooth fairy. The next morning, Reese came running in to tell me the toothfairy had visited and brought her $5.00! She also said the tooth fairy was purple (as you can see in the picture above). We know she was purple because if you leave out a glass of water, she will take a drink from the cup and the water will turn the color of the fairy. Not only did she leave us $5.00 and purple water, she also left fairy dust which was sprinkled all around!!

Father's Day with my DAD!

We celebrated Father's Day with my Dad a week late because of other "stuff" going on, but we definitely got together and enjoyed hanging out. We swam at Amy & Brian's and cooked out. We had a great time chatting, swimming and spending time together!

Father's Day

We spent Father's Day low-key and laid back, celebrating what a great father Jeff is! Reese and Collin love and adore him and cherish almost every moment they have with him. They count down each day until the weekend because they know he will be around from Friday until early Monday morning. Jeff is so great about letting the kids "help" him around the house and the garage and having them tinker with him. They enjoy spending time doing nothing exceptionally special, just being with him. How blessed we are for our little family!

Last Baseball Game of the Season

This was Collin's game of the season! He really got to where he was 1-2 hits a game and they usually get 2-3 "at-bats". So, he was hitting the ball pretty well. This summer, we are going to try to work a little on fielding. We want to make it laid back and fun and try to nurture a love for baseball. Go Stampede!!

Stampede Party at Gatti town

Stampede had their end of season baseball party at Gatti town. The boys were excited to get their tropies and to play games and run around. It is nice for these boys to get to openly play and socialize, because most of the time they see each other at practice and it is not play time. We are so thankful for another wonderful season with Coach Rod. He does such a great job with these boys and we hope to play many more seasons as a team. This spring, we moved the boys up to modified coach-pitch, and they did a really good job. They all improved a great deal and have become pretty good batters. Next season, we will move up again, and this I am a little nervous about. Hopefully, these boys continue to grow and improve and can once again step up their game. Looking forward to a fun, fall baseball season!

Swim Day at Ashley's

Swim Days at Ashley's. I was so lucky to have made dear friends while I taught at Bussey. Even after being home for the last 6 years, I have stayed close to several of the girls I used to teach with and still see them regularly. When I met these girls, we were all single, not married and of course had no children. It has been nice to go thru many of lifes biggest moments and share and grow with each one of them. It has been a joy to be able to watch our children grow together and to watch us all change and become parents. Love my Bussey friends!

Park Day

It is summer, and with that, brings lazy mornings, open calendar and fun-filled days. We go to the park, swim, movies, McDonald's for lunch and play...all kinds of things. We have had so much fun just enjoying ourselves and filling our days with nothing but EXACTLY what WE want to do. This day, we went to the park and played for a while and then headed down to the creek area to explore. We found rocks, sticks, bugs and filled our buckets with nature's greatest treasures! After, we climbed rocks up the creek bed walls, tried to climb a fallen log across the creek and even FELL into the creek. Such a fun day with your cousins! Here is to hoping summer will slow down and be filled with many exciting adventures.