Family Gatherin' #2...

My dad's side of the family, got together for a small "reunion" and we had such a nice, relaxing time. Unfortunately, almost all the pictures I took were of the kids (big kids, too) in the pool. Needless to say, we all enjoyed swimming.
Some of the little kids enjoying the small pool.

Have you ever seen a 14 person hot tub? :) (for all those concerned, the temp was turned WAY down)

Jeremy and Cera. Can you tell she LOVES the water?

Kristyn and Gracie listening to the Bible story for devotions.

No, we are not twins, although we do get asked that a lot when we're together.....which isn't often enough. ;) It was very nice catching up with everyone.

Grandpa enjoying the water with his "grands".

Mr. Owen!

Tori enjoyed paddling around in this little boat.

Is she having fun, or what?

Thank you, Uncle Gary and Aunt Ruth, for the wonderful time.

Family Gatherin' #1...

While we were in Oklahoma a few weeks ago when my sister was there, we went and visited, "Little Prarie on the House" as my kids call it. Of course, they begged to live there forever so they could be just like Laura and Mary. Mommy on the other hand, was very happy for the air conditioner and running water that we went back home to.

We can't go anywhere (that is an outing) without Grandma taking along her tea set which is a HUGE treasure to the kids. She even got them little cup cakes to go along with the "tea". They had so much fun!
Kara waiting patiently for her tea. :)

Karissa getting ready to scarf down her cup cake!

Mass peanut butter and jelly making operation going on here!

Kathrine found a flower.

Sweet little Kara!

Wouldn't it be nice to have wonderful children like this that never fight and love each all the time?

(Ba-ha-ha-ha)

One of the girls said, "This is probably the window that Laura looked out to see the snow".

In the school house.

"Ma and Pa and baby Grace".

We also went to a litle kiddy park and the kids had a grand time!

Ready to take off on the roller coaster!

Kathrine enjoying her little car ride.

Megan was even brave enough (for a short time) to ride on one.....she's not the bravest tool in the shed. :)

All on the Merry-Go-Round!

Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa for the great time! We ALL enjoyed it!

Wedding Pictures...

Here are some pictures from my cousin Mandie's wedding. Her wedding was a few weeks back and it was beautiful. Thank you, Mandie and Bruce for having our kids in your wedding!

Owen and his cousin Joel Schaper!

Our little gang!

Our little lady being not quite so lady-like during the wedding.

Owen found something on the floor to keep him company during the wedding.

Owen and Zach getting their last minute instructions before going down the isle.

Boy, are we having fun, or what??

Before the wedding. Kristyn, Owen and Tori!

Kristyn and Mandie.

Owen and Zachary, two handsome little men.

(I have another new post below this one.)

Random Pictures...

I have a few rose bushes, but I think this one is my favorite. When the rose is all open, it's bigger than the palm of my hand.

Kristyn and Owen were helping Daddy get corn ready for supper one afternoon and I caught Owen trying his best to get the husk off. Notice Kristyn offering her assistance by making a face, too. :)

Owen loves helping Daddy!

Back at the creek for a fun evening.

Our soon coming bundle!

A Quick Hello...

Here is a quick hello! We are in Oklahoma spending some time with my sister and family and then tomorrow off to a reunion. It's so nice to be with family!!

I had about 3 posts worth of pictures all ready to load and went off and left the computer at home. Can you believe it? So this is a picture-less post....sorry! But lest you be bored, I'll leave you with a few interesting comments we have gotten recently.

*Wow! You're pregnant again?
No, actually, I just swallowed a watermelon. I'm just waiting for it to digest.

*So HOW many kids do you have now?
Uh, ONLY 3, this baby will make 4!

*So, what are you having?
(Keith's favorite come-back) Well, we really wanted a giraffe, but they were all out
of stock, so we had to settle for a baby!

*You look like you are the type of person that could have 20 kids and it wouldn't even
phase you.
(was that a compliment?)

*So are you ready to have this baby?
YEP!!!

*You all must like big families!
I guess if having 4 kids is considered a big family, then we like big families. :)

My absolute favorite: *You all are so blessed!!!
I couldn't agree more!

That is certainly not all the comments we've gotten. We have had some good laughs over some of the comments. :) I'm going to the doctor weekly now and everything is going good. It won't be too much longer until we get to meet our sweet little bundle!

I hope each of you are having a wonderful week! Oh, by the way, I've been amazed recently with all the comments that I get from people I see about "enjoying our blog", so this is for you. (you know who you are, :) and I still love you)

Thanks for the picture, Deanna. :)

So as I was saying......have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by! :)

We Are So Blessed.....

Last weekend, my brother, Jeremy and his family came up and helped us have a garage sale. It was such a huge blessing and we appreciate them coming SO very much! I don't think I would have tackled it without them being here to help us.

Thank you, Jeremy and Trelanie, for coming!!
I don't know what Owen and Tori were waiting for, but they sure look intergetic, don't they?

My 4 little blessings on Mother's Day!

Here's a couple flower pictures from our flower gardens. We are enjoying Spring VERY much!!

Iris

Columbine

That about sums it up for now. Have a great week!