My Usual........a post every 3 months!

These are pics as far back as JT's last day of school (end of May). Some pics of JT & his classmates & then one of Josiah throwing a fit because he wants to sit with his brother & friends. I have a feeling this is just the beginning of that conflict.

Then he started to ride a 2 wheeler! We put him on for the first time & pushed him for about 10 seconds & he was off & we haven't helped him since, except when he falls & gets really frustrated with himself.

Here are some pics of summer bbq's with friends, which we love! The Phillips Crew, the Villasenors & The Ws on Memorial Day.


Jackson pushing Carys in the stroller. Jackson is such a pushover when it comes to Carys, he really loves her.

Sweet Bay, plays so great when she is around these boys. She really holds her own and they have learned to be gentle. Well, they are still learning.

I love this pic of Jo, such a classic smile face & super goofy look for Jo. He cracks us up.

Happy Father's Day, Dad! You're the best dad, playing games & trains with us & always up for some wrestling, too.

Our buddy Abel over to play!


Playing "Babies" together is a favorite of these boys. One plays the daddy and the other a baby & all kinds of craziness happens. It is very sweet (& rare) when they play together.


Movie Time!


On Father's Day a enormous tree split in two about 4 doors down from our house. It fell across the street just missing a house & the other part right on the roof, but no major damage occurred. It knocked out all the power on our block & all this on the afternoon of Father's Day. What could be more exciting for a bunch of men (our boys included)? Emergency vehicles, power tools, electrical issues, it was a huge event & Tim & JT where there first hand. They heard the crash & saw the police, fire fighters & tree crew come & work on it from 4pm-11pm at night & then we went to bed. Such excitement. On top of that I desperately needed to do laundry & we had no power so we went to our local pizza parlor for dinner, NBA Finals & the Laundromat. To make a long story short, there was a fight, a drug bust & the gang task force showed up to make some arrests. Honestly, it was the most bizarre day, let alone Father's Day ever. One for the books, & Tim will remember for years to come. The SFD let JT in the engine, that really made his day. Too bad Jo was sleeping:(


Here are some shots of JT & his neighbor friend Angela sharing some watermelon together.


Jackson has been into taking pictures & posing lately, which is a far cry from running away every time I took the camera out, so we are going with it. Here are some shots that he staged & then a cute one of Dad & Jo.