Summer Stuff

Thought I would share a few pictures of this summer. It's been an interesting summer but one of firsts:) I planted our first garden! Tons of work but very rewarding. We visited Metropolis, IL for the first time and saw the 15 foot Superman there. Todd and I and boys are in the middle of our first 2 week vacation as a family. I caught the biggest fish EVER last week at Winona Lake, IN...18 inch bass. I was VERY excited and proud. I also got hooked in the chin with a fish hook (for the very first time) as Tristan was casting his line. That was scary and could have been so much worse than it was. No damage done...just a frightened mom and son. I took Andrew tubing for the first time today and Jackson and Tristan experienced that for the first time last week. Tristan tried water skiing for the first time today. Lots more but I will stop with that for now.

At A Party

I thought i would post a picture of what Todd and I look like WITHOUT children wrapped around us or crawling all over us.  This was at a White Elephant Party with some neat friends.

The Biggest Leaf EVER!!!

It is that time of year again.  It is fall and the leaves are falling...especially in our backyard.  We went outside yesterday to rake our leaf covered yard and Jackson brought me this.  I thought it was quite a find and picture worthy.  This leaf fell from our giant green bean tree in our backyard.  I am truly convinced that these kinds of things you can only find in St. Louis.  The picture is of Jackson holding it up and then of our feet beside it.  Enjoy.

The Men In My Life

I never thought I would be a woman who had more men than I could handle.  I never got dates in High School and no one ever liked me.  But here I am with 4...yes 4 men to tame.  Or maybe I should say they tame me:) I love the excitement!!!  Conversations are interesting too.  

Pics of home

Thought some of you might enjoy a pic from home.  This is a picture of the BACK of our house.  We have a wonderful back porch that we spend a lot of time on when the weather is nice. Lots of intense Uno matches are battled there.  I wanted to get a picture of the front but didn't want to get hit by a car in the process.  We live REALLY close to the road.

Hippo Fights and Green Bean Trees

Yes, My Friends, these are things you see in St. Louis.  A few weeks ago we were at our beloved zoo and they have an outstanding hippo exhibit (the zoo is free too:)  We happened to be there at the right time when 2 hippos got in to it...know what i mean.  I always thought hippos were nice animals and i have since changed my ways.    If you look closely you can see Todd's GA hat reflecting on the glass.  As of green bean tress we have a couple in our back yard.  They grow HUGE beans, but i don't think they are edible...at least we have not tried.

Pretty Random

Hey, here is a picture I found just now and wanted to post it. This was a nativity scene that Tristan and Jackson made last Christmas. Somehow the sheep managed to find their way on the roof of the stable. The boys were really excited about this project.