You know you have a great Daddy when....

he'll swing with you on your swingset :)

Out of Control Swim Class!!!!

This video is from last session's swim class...and OH BOY was is crazy!!  With all those 2 year olds and one teacher, I think she was ready to be done with this group!  Our new session only has two (at most 3 kids) which is working out much better :)

Blake and Lane splashing around..

Singing in the Rain!!

Yes, I finally figured out how to post video with my new camera! This is from a few months ago. Lexi was grooving in the rain...Blake joined in later, but I didn't get it on video.

Kate's 1st trip to Arkansas

We spent last week in Arkansas, traveling everywhere to see all the family we could squeeze in. Kate was able to meet the 3 great-grandmas she hadn't met yet.
Our trip in was super easy. The girls slept practically the WHOLE way, Nick listenend to a book and I enjoyed every minute of resting in the passenger seat!

Our first stop was to visit Nick's Gradma (along with our Aunt Rennie and cousins Julia and Ryan)

Blake, Kate and MaMaw Barker

Kate and MaMaw



Julia entertaining Blake


Aunt Rennie and Kate


Nick and MaMaw visiting


Julia holding fussy a Kate

Me and Kater..

Next was a stop at my Grandma Brown's house.  Blake wasn't too sure about staying the morning here, UNTIL she found out there was a sandbox involved....

as for Kate, she doesn't really care where she is so long as there is a comfy place to lay and a swaddle :)

Uncle Derek playing with Nathan, Kinley and Blake


B and Kinley


Sweet Nathan


Sweet Kinley


Uncle D reading 


Uncle D and Nathan

The next Grandma on the list was my MaMaw Wells...

...where Blake enjoyed practicing her receptionist skills

and Kate got to meet another great-grandma

Blake really enjoyed spending some time with her cousin Layla

Layla, Uncle Clint and Kate

Summer Spectacular + Cousin Fun

My Neice Caitlyn spent some time with us earlier in the summer. We had such a great time with her. Blake loved having a friend to play with all the time, and Caitlyn was a great helper with Kate.

Having two kids is really messing with my need to take lots of pictures...we really enjoyed our church's VBS this year....here is the ONE picture I took *Jeeze*




Caitlyn and Blake

American Idol Rewind

If you didn't watch this last season of American Idol you will probably just be confused by this post...but if you DID watch it, this should make you smile.

*Please note, she knows this song because once my husband gets a song stuck in his head he sings it forEVER.

"but we forgot KATE!!!"

A few weeks ago I asked our sweet friend Betty to watch Kate for a few hours so I could take Blake to a movie just us.  I prepared Blake for several days that we were going to leave Kate for just a little bit.  I thought Blake would be excited to have some undivided attention....

It took about 15 minutes to drive to the theater and this is what Blake looked like the whole way..

.....all the while crying "But we forgot KATE!!!" She sure loves her baby sister, I can't really blame her though :)

Twinkle Twinkle

This is from a few months ago...but I'm finally getting around to downloading my video :)

Jesus Loves Me....