New Family Member

Meet our newest family member, 'Fin'.  He is Cameron's new Betta fish.  He is a very nice fish and Cameron loves him. Here is a picture of Fin while Cameron is drawing a portrait of him.  Welcome Fin!

Reptile hour

One of our good friends recently rescued a lot of reptiles and had a show and tell. Carson's favorite was the corn snake and my favorite was the tortoise. He was so cute! I wonder if I'll still think so when he's 200 pounds hang out in their backyard!

Jam session

Early morning jam session today.  Rush, french toast and a rain storm.  Ah...the life!

Camping fun

Sunset S'mores

I took the boys to Lake Lewisville to camp Saturday night. We invited friends to stay with us. Although we were the only ones to pitch a tent and sleepover, some of our friends came out and enjoyed a beautiful day with us.  The kids swam, made sand castles, bounced in a bounce house, played on a rope swing over the water, and roasted sausages and marshmallows over the fire at sunset. It was such a lovely and memorable day.
Just as our friends were leaving, we were delighted to see the park employees put up a huge blowup screen where they played Despicable Me to the beach.  The three of us sat on a blanket and laughed and laughed as we watched the movie. I love my boys and it is summer days/nights like this that make life with them magical!

Art co-op with friends

Oil pastels and watercolors

Swimming fun with friends

Swim season 2013 off to a great start!

Spy Magician

The boys and I went to see a spy magician today. The performer was hilarious and I couldn't stop laughing. Carson volunteered for one of the tricks and had a great time. 

Teetering and Tottering

Summer Blast Party

We kicked off the summer with a huge water balloon, water gun, popsicle party with friends. This is what summer is supposed to be ❤

Just winding down from celebrating Cameron's 6th birthday. It has been an exciting 2 days! After hosting art co-op, we celebrated with our friends with a rice krispy cake. Later that evening, we hosted a pizza/carrot cake party for the family and the 2 friends that he wanted to spend the night. Everything was (Of course) Harry Potter themed.  Cameron dressed up like Harry Potter, I decorated the house and I made potions that were displayed all over the house.  Also, his brother decorated his room like Diagon Alley and printed Harry Potter money and made a shop with jarred items for sale.  Cameron gave it a thumbs up! His brother also crocheted him a magic wand belt and made him a spaceship simulator box that he made by creating his own circuits.  He surprised everyone with his engineering and illustrated how he wired in all the LEDs and switches.  He even made a joystick that he put a switch on top that when pushed, turned on a red lazer light on the front of the ship.

I am so thankful for my sweet Cameron.  He is a delight to be around every day and a true gift in my life.
I LOVE YOU SON!

Country folk

We went to Rehoboth Ranch which is an organic grass fed ranch in Greenville. We milked goats, collected eggs, took a hayride, played with some kittens, watched a blacksmith make a dagger, played with some friends and heard some down-home music. Gorgeous day!