Fun times on Dad's days off

                             Kemper with his bb gun, and Andi, are excited to be Quail hunting.      

                                                              My little girl is quite the hiker

We had a long 4-wheeler ride on the way up, so we strapped the dog in her crate so she could go with us.

Feeling a little drafty??

In deep concentration. It is serious stuff

Luckily Andi has shown no interest in guns, yet. 

Coming back empty handed. So sad! The quails up there live to see another day.

Kemp and Andi with their first pumpkins of the season. And yes, I did those awesome faces on them all by myself.

 the rope chair on a trip to the Discovery Center

Andi needed a little help from Dad

I just love my 2 kids

They have a grocery store there, it is really cute. Andi could have spent hours in there.

Kemp loved it too

Trying out the bed of nails

Those red marks are from her goggles. We finished our weekend at the YMCA for a little swimming. The Fizers came with us, and it was really fun. But this is the only picture I got there.

We like to pack alot of fun stuff in on Chad's 4 days off, and Kemp had a couple days off from school, so it was perfect timing. We always find lots to do, and we have a great time as a family.  The fall is perfect weather so we will be doing more 4-wheeler rides before it gets too cold, and probably some fishing of course!



A farewell to Summer!!

Kemp at Roaring Springs

Andi at Roaring Springs. Finally loving the water

Kemp spending time with his sis before he heads of to the big slides

snack time

Dad and Andi at the lake getting ready to go out on the jet ski

She thinks she is taking this ride solo

Kemp, and Andi

Excited to go on the big tube

Bailey and Dax at Roaring Springs

The best way to get warm. Kemp, Eli and Reese

Shaydon and Andi, in deep conversation I guess

Andi waited for the big bucket of water

These two are so cute. They have been friends since birth. And still having playgroups together

Seriously, they both melt my heart

Aunt Emily and Uncle Brett at my moms pool one day. The kids were loving this game

Eating Pizza with friends and cousins at G-mas pool

I tried to put most of our summer swimming pictures together, and I realized I have way to many. So I narrowed them down. We had a blast this summer, with almost everyday in somekind of body of water. It was great to mix it up, then the kids didn't get bored. This was such a cake summer for me because Kemp swims totally on his own, and Andi is great with her floaties. Being really pregnant and sick for the first part of summer, I will admitt I didn't get in the pool with them much. I know this coming summer with a 6 month old I won't be able to sit back and watch. We made the best of our summer months swimming, going camping, playing at parks, and of course, Lagoon. I am sad to see summer end, but the holidays will be great too!

My boys. First picture together :)

Chad and I went for my 20 week ultra-sound a week ago, and we found out we are indeed having a BOY!  I have always felt like I would have more than one boy, so it was pretty neat to be there with my husband to hear the news. And even better everything looks perfect! My doctor did ask the question, "Do large heads run in the family?" Oh, great....:) Both the kids were excited, but Kemp especially. He has not been shy about telling me he really, really, really, wants a little brother.  Now we just get to anxiously wait till January to meet the little guy.

A puppy party for Andi

Here is the birthday girl helping me ice cookies for her party

Kemp is such a big help for me. He was asking me all day how he could help get ready for her party

Face painting. She wanted to be a pink puppy, of course.

Some of the decorations (thanks Sommers and Jess!)

We had a doggie obedience school. If they did their tricks right they got treats.

Andi is fetching the ball.

I was excited we found this adorable puppy pinata

I can't believe she is 3.

Eating cake and ice cream in their doggie bowls

But Andi was the only one who skipped the fork and ate like a real puppy. She takes this being a dog thing to a whole new level.

My little girl is obsessed with dogs. She is pretending to be a dog a good portion of every day. So needless to say she was really, really, excited about having a puppy party. It was so fun, at 3 they really start to understand the whole b-day thing, and they get so excited. It is bittersweet though. Because she is growing up. And she is, and will be, my only little girl, so I am not ready to let go of her innocent youth. I am sure all you mom's can relate. She has been my little angel since the day she was born. I was sooo nervous about having a girl, and would I have the same love for my second, as I did for my first. It is amazing the capacity of love one heart can hold isn't it? And how when she came it seemed like she was always meant to be with us. And to see the way she has daddy wrapped around her little finger too,(I am not sure he even knows how to say no to her) is a testament to her heart warming ability. She can be shy, and sensitive, but she is also so warm and loving. She loves to snuggle and give kisses. She wants to do anything her big brother is doing. She does that thing where she pats and rubs my back when I give her a hug. She reminds Chad and I every day the she is "Just little" and I wish there was some way she could stay that way. But as long as she is happy and always knows how much me, her dad, and her brother(s) love her, that is all I can hope for.

Camping with The Fizers

Halle and Kemper. Halle was having fun I promise! I just snapped the picture in a moment she was telling me something about the tractor.

Some of the pictures turned out blury. Here is Chris with Hudson and Kemp. Chad is getting the firewood of the back.

They could be twins!! Andi and Hudson the cutes cousins ever.

Getting ready to go swimming

Little Daxton. I keep telling Krissy I can take him for awhile if she wants me too. He is so sweet, I just love him!

What is camping without shooting soda cans??

                                This is Andi. I know it is hard to tell beneath the layers of dirt! I have never seen a kid get so dirty, so fast. She was covered. We kept joking about the homeless girl in out camp :)

My boy is 6!

My wonderful Mom decorated this cake.

Blowing out the candles

All the party animals together

The start of the Indiana Jones obstacle course

They had to drink the bloody, eyeball kool-aid

The deadly balance beam

It still does not seem real that my little man is 6 years old. I wish I could stop time sometimes. He is my wonderfully busy, loud, and tender hearted guy. He is one of a kind thats for sure. Every day he does, or mosty says something, the makes me laugh out loud. My Mom keeps telling me to put it on my blog. I plan on doing a whole post of things Kemp has said over the summer. He keeps us all entertained. And he is such a great big brother to Andi. I know this baby is lucky to have him as a big brother as well. Right now he is really into Indiana Jones, fishing, riding his bike, anything outdoors,  and walking the dog for me. He is so friendly with everyone he sees, not a shy bone in his body. I hope he never changes. I told him he can't ever grow up and not want to kiss his mom anymore. He said, "I will always be your little boy mom, and want to kiss you" I am going to show him this when he is a teenager as proof! We love you so much Kemper James, and I feel so amazingly blessed (and not always worthy) the Lord sent you to our family.