Water Balloon Fight

Have you seen that commercial where you can fill up 

120 water balloons in less than 5 minutes?

Well I found an unopened pack at goodwill

for a buck and I took a chance.

And it worked easy peasy!

I will definitely be ordering some more from Amazon.

The kids had a blast!

Texas Summer Trip 2016- The Good-Byes

And just like that 5 weeks went by in a flash.

A couple 100 pictures and a lifetime of memories.

The Texas trip is always hard work.

Besides the long car ride with 6 kids and 2 dogs, 

this summer we survived:

-the emergency dentist visit which required 2 teeth pulled(kylie)

-An ear infection that required antibiotics and long sleepless nights(kaveri)

and

-the stomach bug which produced 

projectile  baby/ toddler vomiting

(kirstin, daniel, and gabriella)

But watching our kids with their cousins

for days on end swimming,dancing,playing, and laughing, makes it all worth it.

We are forever grateful to our grandparents 

for this amazing trip.

All the hard work they put into the rental 

house which we got to stay in for free.

Putting up a family of 8 + pups is no easy task!

For all the financial help from family, without it we 

wouldn't have been able to make the trip.

For all the family members that loved on our kids

and made precious memories. 

For all the big family meals and get togethers,

because we miss so many throughout the year.

We are so very THANKFUL and feeling blessed!

We love you guys so much and can't wait for the 

next time we can all be together for summer again!

XOXOXO

Texas Summer Trip 2016- Part 8

A few of my personal family favorites. 

Gabriella does this really cute thing where she 

picks up clothing and puts it on her head/over her face

and walks around laughing.

At the house we stayed in the kids favorite

game was making a "van" out of all the

chairs and using a frisbee as the steering wheel. 

They used the ipad for the music and even

got a few speeding tickets ;-)

We haven't had a family picture taken in 2 years so 

I was happy to get a few. 

Texas Summer Trip 2016-Part 7

The Jet Skis and the Cliff Jumping!

When did this boy turn into such a cute teenager?!

The Finnell family was kind enough to take all four

big girls out on the the jet skis.

They had such a blast.

They have all been begging for us to buy some

for ourselves.

Look at that huge cliff that little MiKayla jumped off!!!

The cliff jumping was a fun adventure 

that they will never forget and they 

are looking forward to the next visit!