Showing posts with label Ethan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ethan. Show all posts

Monday, December 19, 2016

November 2016

 Breccan had his 5th grade program in November. He looked so DANGED handsome that I had to set up a backdrop and take a picture.

 Saying his speaking part. He did pretty good, not too fast, and fairly easy to understand.

 This dancing with the crowd happened at BayLea's 5th grade performance, and apparently it has become a tradition. (Or maybe it always was...I'd never been to a 5th grade performance before Bay's). Anyway, the last song, they grab people from the audience to dance with them, and Breccan got BayLea out there. It was hard to get a picture, but I got this one, over exposed and blurry.

 Breccan with Mr. Berry.
 The dreaded homework...
 Pretty light pictures... If there is pretty light...we must take pictures. At least according to me.


 This year we did the Operation Christmas Child shoe box project. We had a lot of fun shopping for some boy and girl, and stuffing the boxes.


 Of course, we went overboard...and had to practically SIT on the boxes to make them close.
Next year, I will be more organized and order our labels online so that we can track the boxes afterward. I was last minute, deciding to do it, looking online and finding that we only had a few days before boxes were collected.

 Oh, these two girls...two of my favorite people. So goofy together, and even though there is a pretty big age difference, I think they will always be good friends.

 They do love each other very much. BayLea has always idolized Leah, and I'm so happy that they are good buddies.
 Everyone helping out with the cooking of Thanksgiving dinner.

 The mimi and the pa.

 See that white stuff on Ethan's face? He got BayLea, and then BayLea was afraid to get him, so Mimi got him back with the whipped cream. He is making his famous black bottom banana pie.
 Ethan and Breccan went out to the back of the lot to shoot guns. God, guns are loud.

 And of course, pretty light alert again!
 Ethan's a darned good big cousin to my kids!

Saturday, August 6, 2016

June...at the Cabin, Father's day and in Mexico

 We had a weekend at the cabin with Uncle Josh, Uncle Jason, and Ethan. Of course, Mimi and Pa were there too.

 Breccan did some fishing.
 BayLea did some driving.

 After an afternoon of swimming, BayLea let her hair naturally dry without combing it. She had also put on these shorts and shirt. I looked at her and thought, "Man, she looks beautiful!" So I begged her to let me take pictures. She finally relented and we had a great time, taking beautiful photos of my girl.




 Father's Day...Daddy wanted to golf, so we did that in the early afternoon.


 Then we went to the pool to cool off.


 And then he put together the Treager we bought for him. :)

 On Memorial Day, I took the kids to the Veteran's Graveyard to place flags on random grave stones. Breccan got a little emotional about it...finding it to be pretty sad.

 The kids and I went to the cabin just for a night...Daddy had to work the next day. We had a nice, relaxing time. BayLea and I watched a movie, while Breccan read for three hours.

 The baseball end of season party was up at our pool. Had a great time...
 We always stop in Phoenix for a few days on our way to Mexico. Tried to get Auntie Jill, Lacey and Uncle Scott to come to Mexico with us, but Jill let her passport expire! :/

 Reading in Mexico...this boy of mine.

 Virgin pina coladas.


 The ocean was a little rough the first part of our week there.


 Flying a kite.






 These two... <3 p="">


 A little soccer playing on the beach at low tide.
















Goodbye Mexico. See you next year!