cousin camp 2011

Let the FUN begin!

First stop - Animal Farm

LOVE Abby's face here...HA

Hunter's first time in the pool

A professional photographer came to take pictures of the kids. For the last picture, she had them all jump in the pool with their clothes on. The kids thought it was GREAT!

Second day - Kid Zone and birthday parties!

I think the adults had more fun than the kids.

Some were injured...

The Boys

The girls

Third day - My Gym for some fun!

Another FUN year at cousin camp!! All of the kids (as well as the adults) had a BALL once again! There was a fun activity every morning and after nap time there was lots of swimming going on!

The first day, we headed out to an outdoor farm complete with petting zoo, train ride and bounce houses. It was very hot and Hunter was a TROOPER! After lunch we headed back to Mimi and Papa's to cool off in the pool! The adults had a dinner out that night while the kids had a pancake dinner at home!

The second morning a professional photographer came over and took lots of pictures of the kids and families. I can't wait to see them! Her last picture was all of the kids jumping into the pool with their clothes on! The kids thought that was HILARIOUS!! Too cute. After drying off, we went to Kid Zone where Mimi had rented out the place for us. We had a birthday party for each kid complete with cake and presents. We headed back for nap time and them went swimming again and grilled out that night.

The last day we went to The Little Gym for some fun. Again, we had the place to ourselves so it was a blast! After a morning of running around there, we grabbed some lunch and headed back to Dallas. Abby was asleep before we got out of the parking lot. Hunter slept just about the whole way back! We were all exhausted last night, but we had such a great time. Thank you so much, Mim and Papa! Thanks for all the fun memories! Cousin Camp 3 did not disappoint!

pure sweetness

I love my life

swim lessons

Abby started swimming lessons today. This is her first time to ever take them and she was a bit nervous when we got there. The teacher is great and Abby did a great job! This will be our life every Tues/Thursday for the next four weeks. I can't wait to see all she learns!

(Will have to remember my zoom lens too!)

BIG weekend

H and Papa

Mimi and Papa

Bunny, Pappy and H

somewhere over the rainbow

Sweet best friends

Ahhh...what a fun, but busy Sunday! We started the day with Hunter's baby dedication at our church. Bo and I believe that Hunter was given to us from the Lord and we wanted to say publicly that we would raise him to be a leader and teach him about Jesus. We pray that Hunter will one day make the decision to follow HIM and we pray we can help lead him to that point. It was a sweet time for our family.

After a quick lunch we came home and regrouped for Abby's big dance recital! She did an AMAZING job and it was so much fun to see her sweet face on that big stage. We were all so proud of her. I LOVED every minute!

Thank you to all four grandparents for coming to Big D for the weekend. It was a special one and it made it even more special that each of you were here. We love you!

green cattle beef delivery

H and Ian

H during the party

the girls

total chaos

Bo and his girl

This past weekend our friends from Lubbock came to Dallas! B and L own Green Cattle Beef and they make deliveries to Dallas every few months. It had been a while since Abby had seen Ian, but they picked up right where they left off. Not many boys are Abby's "speed", but Ian is one that is perfect for her. This last picture cracks me up because it looks like they are an old married couple just hanging out together. Ian sat here forever! So funny.

We never need an excuse to get the gang together, but having the Lohrdings visit made it more fun. Thanks for coming and bringing your beef! : )

rice cereal

Well, Hunter is 4 months old now and you know what that means...time for rice cereal! We have only done it once. Honestly, it's more of a pain to me than anything, but that's ok. He seemed to like it more than Abby did. She LOVED it because she helped me feed him and she thought that was pretty great. Here's to another milestone! : )

4 months

fat rolls - Abby never had those

your favorite toy at the moment

Oh my sweet boy! How are you 4 months old already?? You are precious and such a blessing to our family. Dr. G said you were doing great. You weigh 14 pounds and 11 oz. You are 26 inches long! Looks like you are going to be a big and tall guy just like your daddy. You hold your head up great and are starting to reach for toys. You put everything in your mouth!!

I wish you slept better. You are doing ok at night....for now! You go to sleep about 6:30 or 7 and sleep 8-10 hours before you are hungry again. You eat quickly and sleep until around 6. Naps are not so good. We are working on this (and you hate it)!

We love you so much, Hunter. I think Abby loves you the most! She ADORES you and is such a great helper. She makes you smile more than anybody else. I think you adore her too! I know once you start crawling and grabbing her toys things might change a bit! Will see!!

Love you "Lumpy". Happy FOUR months!!!