Forth of July fireworks

We set off fireworks with our neighbors.  Amber stepped on a sparkler and a firework landed on her chair and so I needed to protect her.  Jake thought it would be fun to sit with Amber!

Tyler was excited to be able to set off a few fireworks himself.  He was so lucky and had the best forth of July!!

Here is Allie with her friend Carlee.  They are cute little buddies.  

This was the one minute that Dave sat down.  The rest of the time he was figuring out how to make bombs and have fun with the fireworks.

This is Amber and Jake with our neighbors Avery and Blake.  They loves sparklers and had so much fun.  We enjoyed a late night and had fun with our neighbors.

Forth of July bike parade

We had a neighborhood bike parade.  The kids got to decorate their bikes or scooters and ride around the neighborhood for the forth of July.  They were so excited and had a lot of fun.
Here is Jake on his bike.  He loves riding his two wheeler and is really fast!!
Amber borrowed Tyler's old bike because her bike had a flat tire.  She didn't mind though.  It was blue for the forth of July!
Tyler had to ride his motorcycle.  He made sure that the number two was showing.  That was important to him.
When we got home Allie took Chloe for a ride.  Chloe likes rides on Allie's motor scooter.  It is really cute.  We had a fun afternoon with lots of neighbors.

Having fun.

Tyler loves mowing the lawn now.  He thinks it is the best chore!!

Dave and I just hanging out.

The kids made were playing jenga and Jake was trying to knock it over!!

Allie loves Chloe.

Amber loves to dress up.  She was about to play the guitar for the band the kids like to do.

Memorial day weekend.

When our neighbors were gone for memorial day we watched their dog and they said we could do smores in their back yard.  It was so much fun.  The kids and I enjoyed the weekend.  Dave was out of town.

Can you tell Jake loves smores?

I taught Tyler to make his first fire by himself.  He loved it!!

The weekend before his school teacher had her wedding reception.  Ms. Butcher is now Mrs. Stergeon.  She was an awesome teacher for Tyler!!

Brittany and Mika came to visit.

We were so lucky to have Brittany and Adrienne come to visit us.  Britt did the photo's for a wedding and we were just lucky to spend time with her and Mika!  Here is Allie with them.

Tyler wanted to hold her too but that moment she decided to not be happy.  Most of the time she was very happy.  She as just tired.
Mika and I had just the most amazing connection.  Her sweet spirit was so comforting to be around.  It was so fun to hold her and love her!!  I needed it.
Britt and I went to lunch with Jake and Mika.  Of course the whole lunch she was happy until we pulled out the camera.  Oh well.
I love Brittany!  She is beautiful and so talented!!  I feel blessed that I was able to spend time with her.  She is amazing!!

Liberty Park

I took the kids to Liberty park.  They played and had fun!

Here are Allie and Tyler on the teater totter.

Amber and Jake decided to pose.

The kids loved feeding the ducks.

Allie wanted me to take a picture of her trick with Jake.

Hanging out

I just took some pictures or the family hanging out one day.  Here's Ty.

Jake wanted to hold Chloe with Allie.  Poor Chloe!

Amber was painting at school.  She had so much fun.

Dave and Amber resting on the couch.

Whenever Jake takes a nap it is usually at 3:30 or later in the afternoon and in this exact position in front of the tv every time.  It is so cute.

Amber and Jake play soccer

Amber and Jake played indoor soccer.  This was a game where their two teams played each other.  They were so excited to be able to play each other.

They had so much fun playing together.  They are little buddies!
The only way we could get Jake to play most of the time is when amber held his hand.  
As the season progressed he really enjoyed playing and kicking the ball.
Amber liked playing with the net when she was the goalie!  She really enjoyed soccer and did a great job.

The Bowcutts visit.

Our great friends The Bowcutts came to visit.  They live in Texas and we miss them so much.  Here is Dave, Michael, Jeffery and Tyler at our house.

Here we are Emily and Melissa.

Allie for some reason didn't want her picture taken with cut Emily Bowcutt!  It was so fun to see them and enjoy the time with them.

Easter

Here is Jake on our neighborhood easter egg hunt.  It was a cold day but the kids had fun.

Here is the easter bunny.  Amber is the only one that wanted a picture with him.  The other kids thought he looked too funny.

We colored easter eggs.  We used this metalic color for the top and it was messy but fun.  Tyler is showing off his eggs.

And here are Allie's.  She had a lot of fun with it.

Jake's favorite thing is to make faces in the pictures.  They were ready to start the eggs but Jake wanted to just have fun!!

Dave's birthday!!

For Dave's birthday we took a cake to him at the firs station with his sister Bekah's family.  The kids were so excited!! 
We made him a fire cake.  It was fun.

Dave took the kids for a ride like he usually does.  It is almost expected now.

I am not the best cake maker but invited some of our friends over and made a helmet cake for Dave.  It was a lot of work but I had fun doing it.