Farm Fun!

A friend of Lara's from work invited us to her farm to see these adorable baby pigs, while they were still tiny!!! The kids were thrilled to hold them! I did't realize how cute a pig could be....look at those little curly tails!!!! Thanks for the fun tour Wasson family, we appreciate it!

Our idea of miniature golf...

...the course doubles as a pool!!!!!



For $1 each the kids enjoyed the play area, mini golfing, AND (little did we know) an afternoon of water fun at Farmer's Inn...talk about cheap entertainment! Bon, our kids are gonna be SO disappointed the next time they want to golf :)

Ready or not:

HERE COMES BABY!!!!!

We are quite surprised and absolutely overjoyed to let everyone know that I'm pregnant!!! I'm fairly certain that our anniversary celebration yielded Baby #5, proving the month of June to be fruitful, yet again :) When we found the due date to be March 10th, this baby instantly became more of a miracle to us....as that is the same day, in 2005 , when everything happened w/ our ectopic pregnancy......He sure does work in mysterious ways and we feel truly blessed :) Because of the ectopic, we always have an early ultrasound to check things out.....it was so amazing and such a huge relief to see this picture! Here, at 6 weeks and 2 days our baby is 1/5 of an inch long with a tiny beating heart, already :) The ultrasound also gave a different due date of March 8th...my sister and I are practically due at the same time...crazy!!! With my history of going early, I'm hoping it could end up being a February baby...maybe even on my b-day!!?? Emma had the most priceless and honest reaction to the news, asking: "Are you kidding??"!!! Jed and I just cracked up!!!!! Emma and Anna are the only 2 who really get that Mommy is having a baby and they are both very excited, wanting to feel my belly to see if it's kicking yet and graciously telling me that the baby must be growing cause my belly is getting bigger....oh so thankful for that insight :) :) We know of so many pregnancies now, that it appears to almost be in the air....DeMotte's beware!!!!!





Our latest family photo........already outdated!

Last minute camp trip!

The forecast was too good to stay home and work! We headed to our favorite camping spot, Forget-me-not! Uncle Jeffey was a big hit with the girls this weekend...playing with them in the river and teaching them to fish!!!!! They loved it, even though their big catch was just some "seaweed" :) Ty is full-blown walking now, so that made his camping trip a little less restrictive...between that and the river, he really pooped himself out!

Ladies night out!

My sisters and I went out on a limb and decided to take the 4 girl cousins to see "Annie"!!! It was so exciting (see bottom photo!)! We were a little skeptical of how the youngest 2 would do...but, thankfully, they were all on their best behavior! It turned out to be the cutest little production ever :) Even little Elle, whom I was doubting to have taken anything from it, has been belting out "tomorrow, tomorrow" every morning since :) What a special memory...thanks girls!

Idlewild!

So much to do here, so little time!!! We spent lots of the day in the amazing soak zone...as you can imagine, no photos of that...but the kids thoroughly enjoyed it! Then, it was off to immerse ourselves in the "magic" that is Storybook Forest :) I honestly think Jed and I enjoyed it as much as the kids....thanks for amusing us, Bon and Ryan :) We hope to get to all the hot spots next time! Thanks to the DeMotte's for such a full (& free!) day of family fun!!!

Happy "4 of July"!

What a day!!!! We all enjoyed celebrating at 4th fest this year and having such a great view of the action....thanks for the vip tickets, Lara! The kids really got into the spirit and LOVED the fireworks....even little Nate was hooked from the beginning, so cute!! Ty boy had a bit of a love-hate relationship with them, but finally came around :) He was into the flags more than anything (not surprising with his love of sticks) and we got a kick out of watching him carrying them around! Are these kiddos festive, or what???

A gift to treasure...

We were all outside enjoying the summer day and finishing up a picnic when Ty started to walk/crawl over to me with this huge grin on his face, giggling all the way! I knew he had something to give me....he usually picks me little flowers and I just think it's adorable how excited he is to give them to me. He slapped this little rock in my hand and I hugged and kissed him before he toddled off....a moment later I looked down and realized it was a perfectly shaped heart...does it get any sweeter??? Ty boy, you'll always have Mommy's heart....I love you!