Shepards of VBS!

The boys had a great time on a mini-vacation in Mena with Mimi & Poppy. They went to the lake and did tons of other fun filled things. Here they pose as little shepards at Vacation Bible School.

Snuggletime with GiGi

CM loved when GiGi came to visit! He crawled in and out of her lap to show his excitement. This also was quite a workout for GiGi!

Friendly Fun Times!

The boys had a fun time with their friend the weekend before school started. They got to hang out in the deer stand while looking around the tree farm.
Here they are in the back of the Mule. They were chauffeured around the farm and had a blast finding little critters and counting deer! They saw over 30 deer!

Mini Me

CM & Daddy hang out at the UCA pool while the sisters entertain some Doctoral Physical Therapy students with their many talents and abilities.

LC in the ball pit

LC had a blast in the ball pit at school!

HAPPY 11th BIRTHDAY!!

It is soooo hard for us to believe but 11 years ago (at...4:56 pm) IC was born into this wonderful world of ours!
To celebrate, after the Branson trip, we had his choice of pancakes and smoothies and then came the presents and cards! Mimi & Poppy had already given IC their presents last week during our visit to Mena. Gigi sent IC a card that he is ripping into in this picture.

Aunt Sandy and Uncle Mike sent IC a card and a book!

He LOVES to read!

LC & CM look on as they finish up their pancakes.

JBug needs a nap...but she is still enjoying the festivities!

Maw-Ma & Pap-Paw came over this afternoon and shared in the excitement of IC's birthday as well!

Branson Birthday Trip!

IC is turning 11! We can't believe it either. We loaded up a friend, CM & TH and headed to Branson for a short little get away!
We stayed at Mam-Maw & Pap-Paw's condo but our big excursion was a trip to Silver Dollar City! It was really hot but we all had a blast!

First up was the Electro Spin. Mommy & CH took a pass on this one. It is rather nauseating!

CH took a ride on the Elephants. A good speed and very cool!

Even cooler...soaking passing boats on River Blast!

We "discovered" Geyser Gultch this weekend. It isn't new but we had never really gone into it before. IC & SP didn't really want to go in because they thought it was for little kids but within seconds...we all found out it was really cool! Here are some air powered nerf cannons! Daddy feeds IC's cannon while TH & CH fire by their side.

TH and CH had a great time blasting away as well!

SP got in on the action as well. These guns were all over the place!

The boys in front of a "live" dinosaur.

CH was called up by the local Magician to participate in his little magic show. It was no David Copperfield but CH did a great job as an assistant and kept the crowd laughing!

We had to take a break because IC and SP got in some trouble and had to be shackled up for a while! Haha!!!

Not to be out done...the little brothers had to join in the fun!

Mommy took 3 of the boys on American Plunge while Daddy and IC went off to ride Wild Fire. They joined afterward and got very wet too!!! Felt good on a hot day though.

CH poses with his new found friend...a billy goat. They had a lot of neat animals in the petting zoo. This was our first time visiting it.

And of all things...CH caught a skink! It was so fast that the worker in the Petting Zoo couldn't even catch it. But CH did! He was lightning fast but CH was just a bit faster!!

Turned out to be in a not-so-pleasant mood either. I guess when you get caught by something a 1000 times your size...you get a bit angry! Hehe