More fun in Grove!

Derrick and Ryan had fun jumping off the dock! That's Derrick jumping! The kids enjoyed hanging out on the stairs! Molly had fun swimming (kind of, it was cute anyway)!

Samantha's new best friend!

This was so funny! We stayed until Sunday in Grove and went to a church called Independent Baptist Church. It must have been a sight to see us walking in (we only saw one other small child there though they said they usually had more) with our 6 children! We went all the way to a pew in the back and took up the whole thing. We were a little bit early and it was very quiet! Everyone was really nice. We were just going to keep all the kids with us aside from Isabella since it was a new place. Samantha heard the word nursery when people were telling us about it. She said, "I want to go to the nursery!" She bounced in there and Caden and Mia too. Alyssa went only after Dana went in with them. Bay stayed with us and fell asleep because he was so worn out from the weekend. They invited us to stay for a lunch they were having after the service so we stayed. Derrick was in line and was going to fix Bay's plate. Samantha wanted me to hold her so I had her on one hip and Isabella on the other. This man in the picture asked if he could hold one of them. I KNEW Isabella wouldn't go to him and I really didn't think Samantha would either! She went to him and let him hold her. She acted like he was her grandpa or something! She is so outgoing and has always been that way! It's almost scary how well she takes to strangers!

More fun with the cousins!

This was Bay's tank. WE didn't know what it was going to do so we kept our distance! -----

It was funny because we walked in this Chinese restaurant and it was so quiet! There were people dining very quietly and soft music was playing. Then we came walking in with all the kids! We said, "Uh oh!" The kids were really good though! Alyssa did throw a fit once. When we were leaving a man (manager or something) said, "The kids were good! I was surprised! Except the one that cry!"

Derrick had given Samantha a shrimp. She said, "I don't want to eat legs!" and pulled the legs off before she ate it!

Ryan and Derrick did some fishing! I wish I would have taken a picture of the craw dads they caught for bait. They were showing the kids how they could clamp on to things.

We had so much fun! I love doing anything outdoors! Now if I could just get Derrick to take us camping! It will be fun, right D?

Thank you, Aunt Laura

G-ma Sue and Aunt Laura came to visit us at the lakehouse and it was so nice to see them! Aunt Laura brought the kids a bunch of beanie babies! They loved them! Here they are with them!

The 4th of July

---Playing an "egg toss" game with the kids.

That morning we went to a little party that our Sunday school class had. That night we went to some friends where Ryan led an awesome devotion. Barb & Mitch loaned us their lakehouse so after that we drove to the lakehouse with the cousins and got to see some fireworks on the way. We stayed the weekend there and it was a lot of fun!

July 3rd

We went to our friends and did some fireworks! It was a lot of fun! Bay and Daniel are just days apart (July boys)! Amy and I were pregnant together! We were also pregnant at the same time again and had Isabella and Aaron days apart too! Both times she gave birth before me!

You can't see it but Sam had a baby frog in her hand!

Bella's first fireworks!