This July we have...

worked on mastering chores

welcomed Kesed into our cooking fun 

purposely made a mess while eating

spent time outside 

atleast as much as the sun would allow

played with boxes

read lots and lots of books

sang lots and lots of songs

rocked and rocked babies

convinced Emsleigh wearing a ponytail in 100 something temps is not the end of the world

gotten excited when it rains

and spent good time with our buddies.

Princesses and Pirates

Abby turned 4 last week! 

Some princesses and pirates showed up for the fun!

Emsleigh can be so serious about things!

Kesed got in on the fun

Happy Birthday Abby! We love you!

The pledges

Here is Emsleigh saying her version of the pledge to the christian flag and singing her favorite song from VBS

Cow Appreciation Day

Here are my little cows all ready to get their free meal at Chickfila!

MOOOOOO!

Daddy Cow is such a trooper.

VBS - Amazing Wonders Aviation

VBS was a few weeks ago. I have always loved VBS and this year was no different. I loved it, but at the same time it was a really hard week as well. Being in ministry is difficult even in the most fun times.  

Kesed and Grancy came some nights to watch the big kids.

For those of you who know me well, know that I am musically declined, and will find it funny that I led music. However, I actually really enjoyed and had lots of fun! It was even more exciting since Jeremiah did the opening song with me :)!

Love my Monica and all the hard work she and all the other workers put into VBS!

Emsleigh loved VBS and it was fun to watch her enjoy it from a distance. 

Family Night performance is always exciting. 

One of our friends brought this jet engine for all the kids to look at on family night!

Hot chocolate and reading in the morning

Learning to write letters in daddy's shaving cream

Happy little girl

This girl is 14 months!

July 4th

During the summer in Arizona, those dark clouds come as a welcomed treat! The morning of July 4th was wonderful, cool and even a little rainy. We enjoyed the morning with friends playing a softball game.

Emsleigh and Kesed both had fun playing with a bat and ball too.

They enjoyed sharing a donut as well :)!

Cool weather and good friends and a fun game of softball was the perfect way to spend part of July 4th!

A good friend found this sweet outfit for Kesed. 

That evening Emsleigh and I spent time at our friends' house, while Jeremiah, Grancy and Kesed stayed home and rested. 

Emsleigh was super proud of herself for getting in the pool with her clothes on. We both had a great time! Although, Ems said she didn't like the "fire engines" aka fireworks very much.