Happy 4th!

We started our day with a ward flag raising cerimony and breakfast. We spent the rest of the day riding bikes, eating good food and of course watching fireworks. The sun goes down late here and the fireworks did not start until 9:30. We intended on going down to the lake for a big firework show, but there were so many other people headed the same direction that we decided to just stop on the side of the road to watch. The kids were so tired they hardly watched and the cars were buzzing by. It was still a lot of fun and a great fireworks show.

The sun was in her eyes, Dad's sun glasses helped.

We had a back yard water party on the 3rd with a few friends. Joe had a lot of fun soaking the little kids with waterballoons and a water gun. He was the life of the party.

I think you got him Joe!

Easy target. Poor Wil.

Nice shot Wil.

Summer Fun

Father's Day. We had fun giving Dad a special day, see his new tie! Grandma Ramsey, Natalie wanted to point out that she has her white kitty in this picture. Thanks for sending it back, she couldn't live without it.

On our way out the door to go to the gym with mom...again.

We have been to the pool a lot and the kids have come a long way with their comfort in the water and swimming skills.

Joe took the boys fishing at Lake Nasworthy one morning.

Texas Wild Flowers

We have tons of wildflowers here in Texas this time of year. I remember loving them when Joe and I lived here years ago. Back then a friend of mine had taken pictures of her children with the wildflowers. I always loved that idea, and now have the chance to take pictures of my own children with the wildflowers. The flowers in these pictures are just down the street from our house in an open field with a river that runs through our neighborhood. It is very hard to get three young children to look at the camera and smile.

Family Pictures

We had our family pictures taken at the Mesa Arizona Temple where Joe and I were Married.

SPRING TIME FUN!

The kids and I have been in Arizona for the last 6 weeks while Joe was busy working out of town. We had so much fun visiting family. It was fun to spend Easter with everyone. The kids spent most of their time in my parents back yard with their cousins Grace and Grant. My Dad has built a big fort with swings and a slide, the kids love it. I spent my time hanging out with my Mom and Sister, they got me hooked on all the reality TV shows. We were also able to visit Great Grandma Ramsey a few times. Joe was able to come for a few days and he and I spent a some time in Tucson without the kids! Other than that there was a lot of eating, noise(all the cousins together), and great Arizona Spring weather.

MUD!

Yesterday I was doing some yard work and the kids discovered mud. This was a lot of fun to watch because usually my kids don't like to be dirty. At first they were very uncomfortable, but after a few minutes Natalie went for it and the boys followed. This is the only non-nudity picture I got. It really doesn't do the mess they were justice. When Joe got home from work and saw the kids, he was shocked. We had to hose them down and fill the bath twice before they were clean.

I don't think any little girl has ever been cuter than my Natalie