The Broncos - Spring

Spring soccer has come to an end...

Good work, Broncos!

Dark Horse

Dark Horse was playing over in Huntsville. We decided to head over for an ice cream cone and some good music!

I LOVE summer nights! What could be better?

First Drive-In of 2011!

We have made it to our first drive-in movie of the season. Let the summer begin! We started off with a quick pizza dinner at Tony's...best pizza ever (this is a new phrase in our house...Best ___(day)___, ever! Taken from the movie Tangled)!

Playing in the are before the movie starts. I love this picture...Aeva doesn't quite get the concept of "bunny ears." She decided to put them on herself. Hilarious.

Um, how did this ladies underwear get in my pictures??? Highly suspicious.... (Sorry, Grandma Carole...I wish you didn't have to see such things).

A great time had by all. We will be back soon!

Our Little Reader

Our girls love books!

Aeva loves telling us what the letters are and what sound they make.  She will be reading soon!

Whiteboards

Here we have the latest addition to our playhouse. Whiteboards are awesome! Keeps the kids entertained for hours at a time.

Ms. Aeva has decided to have seasonal allergies this year...not fun. Can you tell by her red eyes in the picture?

They love playing "school." I may have 3 future school teachers on my hands.

Summer Fun

A few of our latest activities...

The Slip n Slide has found its way out of the garage.

Garrett, my nephew, has found a new resting spot. I think he may be checking out the neighborhood for cute girls.

Dominos.

And something we have never done before...hair feathers. I think they are pretty funny. The girls love them. I say for $1.50...they can go for it. Better than some bright red, permanent hair dye, right?

May the fun keep a comin.

Harley Chic

Every once in a while my dad will show up on his Harley. Aeva decided to climb up and give the bike, and the hat a try.

Maybe one day we will convince Grandpa that he needs a helmet and not a head wrap.

Cheerleading 101

The girls started making pyramids one day. Where do they get this stuff?

Here they are carrying Aeva around on their backs. She was "broken."

I wonder if Aeva will request glasses for her birthday too?

An unexpected treat!

On the last day of Maddie's final soccer tournament they had two games scheduled with a 6 hour break in between. My aunt Holly came and invited us to go ride some horses in between the games. How can you say no to an invitation like that???

We even got Grandma Rett to hop on for a ride. Document, document, document...that is my philosophy. How else will future generations know about our hidden talents? Good job, grandma.

And as a bonus, they got to see tons of other animals too.

Too bad I am not an animal lover (don't get me wrong...I like animals. I just don't think I could keep up with the whole "taking care of them" part. My girls always seem to forget that these things poop!). Anyway, for a few short hours, my girls were in heaven!

Thanks Aunt Holly and the Thacker family. You made this a very special day!

Our final opera of 2011

Presenting the 3rd grade opera by Madelyn Haun.

The theme was to "be green." All the New Yorkers were ruining the environment by throwing garbage in the oceans. Madelyn was a New Yorker...another great costume as that meant she could wear anything we wanted! Again, no sewing involved.

They painted their own backgrounds. Pretty amazing what the end product looks like.

Here we have some of the fish...they walked around singing, "You're ruining our habitat and we are tired of that." Good stuff.

The New Yorkers.

A Jellyfish...someone is WAY creative.

And a rose for the star. Grandpa Gordon and Grandma Carole always bring a rose for their favorites. My girls always win!