4th of July 2011

My dad with his brothers

Back in July, we went up to visit Mama Bear's family for the holiday weekend.  

My aunt's mother, Goldilocks, and my sister-in-law

Curly Bear with her great aunt

My aunt and brother 

Its always fun to hang out with family!

Cakes

Here are a few of the many cakes that have been keeping me busy

we're still here

I have totally neglected the blog for various reasons
1.  Tim broke his ankle in July and used the computer to work from home for awhile.
2.  We moved our pictures to an external drive and sometimes I can't view the thumbnail photos which makes choosing pictures difficult.
3.  I can't upload pictures and watch Netflix at the same time.  Our internet connection stinks.
4.  Goldilocks started kindergarten, and I'm watching a baby during the week

I will try to update with pictures soon...

visit from friends

 My college friend, Amy, lives about an hour from us and brought her boys over to play one day.

 Our kids get along very well and it is always fun to catch up with friends!  My camera was NOT cooperating that day and all the pictures are blurry - boo!

80's night!

Devo guitarist w/flowerpot tray hat

 Our friends Marc and Kathy threw a birthday bash for Marc's 40th.  All of the guests came dressed up, 80s style and we had a lot of fun meeting new friends and seeing some old friends we used to go to church with.

$3 dress from Goodwill, crimped hair, blue eyeshadow

happy 40th Marc!

Father's Day 2011

Curly Bear's birthday

This summer we celebrated Curly's birthday with cousins and friends from church and school at a local park.  The kids had fun on the playground and we decorated the picnic pavilion with a Dr. Seuss theme.

 We weren't planning to open gifts during the party since we were having fun on the playground, but it started thundering and threatened to rain.  We passed out popsicles for everyone to enjoy and let
Curly Bear open the gifts

for me Mom?

We are very grateful for all of the friends and family who helped us celebrate!