Pouring down rain!

One of the days before we left for VBS it just poured down rain.  It was so hot that say that we just sat out on the porch and enjoyed it!

 4 yo DD pulled out the Geo Trax that 11 yo has outgrown and she covered half of the dining room floor with them!  She was entertained for several days with them!

My new kitchen in action!

I absolutely LOVE having two stoves in my kitchen for all of the canning I do!  I can have to pressure canners going at the same time.  I have canned over a hundred quarts of potatoes so far this year plus green beans and peaches and caramelized onions and more and I have not had to have any late night sessions because I have two stoves and can boil water and pressure can at the same time!  Oh, so nice!

 Some of the potatoes I canned up!

Vacation Bible School!

4 yo DD at VBS!

                                                                           My mom!

 14 and 16 yo!  They were helpers for the games!

 4 yo DD playing one of the games!

 14 yo!

 8 yo DD in one of the classes.

 11 yo in one of his classes next to his cousin.

 8 yo DD!

 17 yo DS was in charge of the sound system.

Some Pictures of me from this summer!

 This dress came from Hot Rod Johnny's and I entered it in a contest for 'the person furthest away from their store' contest.  I didn't win...

 I also entered this photo for a Hot Rod Johnny contest for a "Picture of you in one of our designs in front of a pre 1979 car".  I chose a 1978 Red Corvette.  I didn't win this contest either...

More Swimming at the Pond!

4 yo DD!

 11 yo DS!

 These are some of our favorite pictures from this summer!

11 yo DS got some major air on this lift!
                                     

 The kids loved being flipped over and over again!

Brakes on the Blazer and Go Kart!

All the guys changing the brakes on 17 yo's Blazer.

 14 yo DS giving the girls rides on the Go Kart!

The lawnmower bit the dust like 10 times this spring and it is pretty much toast now but they tried to revive it one last time...and couldn't.

 Looking at the Go Kart belt to see what can be done to replace it.  The bigger boys are too heavy to ride the Go Kart and it stretches the belt out and then it won't run right or at all so only the littles can ride it.

New Camera!

I got a new camera for my birthday from my BF.  4 yo DD also got a new John Deere hat!  These pictures were taken June 20th.

 14 yo DS.

 8 yo DD!

 16 yo DS.