Finally...

I am getting really bad at blogging, and taking pictures of my kids!  I know my parents check the blog most days, so at least I will always have them as followers!!

We are loving summer in our backyard.  The kids love the swingset and spend a lot of time on it. 

I can't get enough of those gorgeous blue eyes...not mine, Chamae's.

 When I tore up some of our grass to make room for strawberries (that may or may not survive...)  we went searching for worms.  Donovan loves them and he's really good about putting them back in their homes after he "studies" them.

 Searching for new kinds of bugs.

 He couldn't find any.  This is his silly pouty face.

 We went to all of the high school home games this year.  Brad left this afternoon to go to the state tournament with them!  They have had an awesome season and as much as we'll miss our Bradley, we want them to make it to the championship on Saturday!  The kids loved going to the games and having snacks and running around.

 Scotty was in town for a  week and then we went to Utah for a week and he came back with us again for another week...if that makes sense.  The kids loved having him around, but I'm sure he was glad to get back to his quiet, always clean home!!

 Can you see the blue streaks everywhere?  Chamae's Gogurt priveleges are limited to outside.  Crazy girl.

 When we were in Utah, Brad and Scotty tried to get some yardwork done for their mom.  When they pulled out a bush, Donovan found this disgusting snail.  But to him, it was the coolest snail ever...of course.

 It was kind of cool, I've never seen a snail that big before.

We also spent some time at the SF splash pad.  I didn't get pictures of Donovan in the water because he was too fast, but Chamae LOVED it!

 I love her swimsuit.  I wish I could look that cute in a one-piece.

 "Come on Kate, don't be a wuss, it's fun."  Not that Kate is a wuss, but I imagine that's what she would say if she could talk since we say it to her and Donovan all the time.

 The tuesday after we got back, the kids and I met up with the Hiatt's to do some weiner roasting and make smores.  The place we went to has a fun playground for the kids, crazy geese, and a lot of fire pits.  It was a lot of fun!  We will have to go back this summer.

And that was over a week ago and I haven't taken pictures since....oops.  I will try to be better at pictures and blogging...  I have a few videos I'd like to post, but blogger is being too slow, I'll try again tomorrow.