Bunny Hunting!!!

The girls love to Bunny hunt. They haven't gotten one yet, but they sure think they will some day. It's a hoot watching them 'hunt' under the shed for them :)

Introducing Frankie!!

This is Charlie's baby sister!! Isn't she adorable??? I stop by to get my puppy fix whenever I can! I can't get enough of that loose skin, wrinkles and watching her trip over her ears. She has such a wonderful basset mom! She is one lucky puppy!

Oh Lilly; you really have it made!

are you sure that you're comfortable??

4th of July / Graduation party at lake

Nolan, Ben and Nathan all went fishing with a good friend of ours, Ryan Hamilton. He took them in his new boat to Anter lake on Saturday. Nolan released a nice bass, but they didn't bring any fish home to clean. They were fishing while Scott and I got ready for the Bone lake version of the boys' graduation party. We fed 30 people and had beer for the whole gang too. Scott learned how to play Beer pong. Someone that 'learned how to play it on youtube' taught him. (Yea Right!)

Snake hunters!!

While we were at Nathan's game the other night, the girls caught of scent that they wouldn't let go of... A fresh snake skin!!! I don't know if they were more afraid or more excited to sniff at it! They were hesitant to get to close, but they really wanted to as they stood back and stretched and leaned forward, yet ready to jump back in an instant!

Baseball game - lessons learned from losing.

In Nathan's last regular season home game last night was against Eden Valley - Watkins. In the first inning Nathan's team was down 0-8. It didn't look good to anyone on or off the field. It was a beautiful night for a game was all I kept saying to myself and I was so glad that my parents came to last nights game and this one. I figured the boys were going to get clobbered. Then the boys rallied, but still lost, only by 4 points though. If Ian would have hit a grand slam the boys would have won by one point, but they wouldn't have learned as much about themselves or together as a team. I overheard one of the boys say, "Even though we lost, I really respect our team!" THAT was incredible to hear. The loss was more valuable and memorable than a win ever could have been.

Lazy summer day

I know Nathan worked hard the morning in the weightroom followed by wrestling practice, but what did Daisy and Lilly do to deserve a (badly needed) nap?

Nolan and Ben's graduation party 6/19/2010

 
 
 
 

Puppy Park 6/24/10

Daisy and Lilly has the whole park to themselves this morning. They ran and played to their little hearts content...

"OH! What is this? It stinks REAL good!"

"We JUST HAVE TO ROLL in it!!"



Lilly is wondering where all the squirrels are!!!

Lilly always has to jump up on the only table in the park. I think she likes to see what she can from a taller perspective. This is how she has earned the name 'Lilly goat'

Why do the other dogs chase this thing all day long?

Cooking and baking for graduation party

Daisy and Lilly loved that we were cooking all day! Daisy is waiting for some bars to come out of the oven.

Frankie is Charlies' new sister!!!

This is Frankie; Charlie's new sister! She came from Daisy and Lilly's homestead. Long story short, she is a half sister to the girls. I can't wait to introduce her to the girls on Thursday while Amy and I bake and cook for the boys' grad party!

Nathan and Daisy napping

OH..... Look at my babies!!!! Nathan and Daisy are actually sleeping in a recliner. Nate came home from the weightroom, followed by wrestling practice and crashed on the chair. Daisy had to take advantage of that and get some lov'n.

Painting with Auntie Lori

Nathan helped Lori paint the upstairs bathroom at her house today. She was all worried that Nathan would ruin his clothes with paint, but look who has more paint on themselves!!
Look how nice it turned out!

Snuggling during the rain

Lilly took a break from playing with her new (garage sale find) squeek toys to cuddle while the rain poured onto the house this morning.

First day of summer vacation was a big one!

Nathan woke up on his first day of summer vacation and had to be at TECH at 7am for weight training followed by wrestling. When he got home Scott fed him lunch and he fell asleep on the couch. Scott works 10 hr nights, 4 days a week, so he was lucky enough to be awake and home take this picture for us to cherish. Our 14 1/2 yr old doesn't look that old all snuggled up on the couch.