232/365: Last Days of Summer - Day 4

mmm...early breakfast at the best donut shop in town!

231/365: Welcome Walk!

the kids go back to school next tuesday (yay..shh!!)

but before they go back, all the teachers go to their kid's homes to introduce themselves and "welcome" them back to school!!

230/365: Last Days of Summer - Day 2

let's have a fun time at the local water park one last time this summer!!

229/365: Last Days of Summer Fun- Day 1

let's go out for a "fun lunch" before school starts!!

228/365: And how did you get so dirty???

would you believe playin' soccer??

227/365: SMILE!!

this bubba boy is getting too used to the camera in his face....

226/365: hot Hot HOT

it's the dog days of summer.

so it's water time again.

225/365: Did Someone Say Candy?

these kiddos are in heaven....

224/365: Choo Choo

little bubba's first train ride.

he seemed to love it.

even if it was 100 degrees out.

223/365: Late Night Visitor

nice mr. copperhead.

please stay away.  

and tell your friends we don't want them in our front yard either.

222/365: The Countdown has Begun...

14 days and counting....

221/365: Hot Stuff

who ever thought chocolate could be dangerous?

220/365: Cool Cons!

why is it that the baby has cuter shoes than mommy?

219/365: I wonder who?

who would leave a mess like this?

218/365: EVEN MORE WATER

seriously. august. texas. hot

217/365: Caught

forget the toys.

this is all bubba wants to play with!

216/365: MORE WATER!

and this is what we do in august in texas folks.

try any way to cool off!!

looks like bubba has it down pat!

215/365: Hey!

i wanna play too!

214/365: A Game of Life

a good lesson for sissy to see what can happen in the game called life:

5 kids, 2 parents, a overflowing car, & retirement in the country!

213/365: WATER

ah! nothing like a big splash of cold water when it's 100 degrees outside!

212/365: Rainy Summer Day

nothing like explorin' the outdoors after a hot summer rain.

211/365: Just Readin'

we start early around here.

210/365: 15

happily married for 15 years today!  wow!

209/365: Summer Camp

oh joy!  the older two are going to camp for 4 days!!

208/365: Schlitterbahn

all day at the coolest water-park in texas..the usa and this is the only picture i take.

bad mommy.

p.s.  my nikon had a bad accident (aka the baby got it) and many of the upcoming pictures will be from my iPhone, my p&s, or the no-ability-to-change-settings nikon.

207/365: Sue

well hello there sue.

aren't you pretty cool?

206/365: Chicago Style

and please....no ketchup!!!

205/365: They made what out of that?

another shot of the coolest museum we visited this summer.....

204/365: Aren't Aunts the Best?

Sis wanted to show her Aunt G what she thought of her...

203/365: Humid Hair

he's got the curls like his momma.

202/365: No Cooperation

leave it to my kid to not participate in the picture-taking.

it's not like he doesn't have enough practice.

201/365: Summer in Chicago

what a beautiful day.

200/365: Top of the World

looking down on creation...ok, chicago

p.s. while back home catching up on life from being gone for 3 weeks, 

we didn't take many pictures, so enjoy a few more from vacation!

199/365: On the Road Again

"i just can't wait to get on the road again..."

198/365: Walkin' in the Woods

this handsome boy learned to really walk on vacation.

last thing he wanted to do was sit still during a wedding....

197/365: One Last Swim

one last swim on vacation.

fully clothed.

196/365: Baby Bum

nothing cuter.

195/365: What's the Best thing to do on a HOT day?splash!

splash!

194/365: The World's Biggest Fountain

or so they say.  either way, it's gorgeous.

193/365: The Bean

the coolest thing we "played" with in chicago.