So much for trying to be on top of this updating stuff....

I'll keep trying, hate to see how behind it would be if I didn't try :)

WOW.....so the past few weeks have been busy, imagine THAT!!!

After the July 4th festivities we took a day to visit the Arch in St. Louis before Larry headed back to work.

Going uuuuupppppp....

Tommy loved taking in the sights...and put much trust in those windows!

Tommy and Kimberlyn looking...

Cardinals Stadium and the Millennium Hotel restuarant on top is where my sweet hubby will be taking me someday!

Going down now!


Kimberlyn's Birthday at home...was nice and sweet. Many of her old classmates came, her old teacher came, her first ever best friend from back at Altus AFB came (they obviously live here now too)...just a grand time!! How in the world is she really SIX!!!!

The Gorgeous SIX year old...whom insisted on having her hair braided the night before to make it curly!! With her Dalmation cake!

Yes, it was her day and we opened presents before making a wish/blowing out candles and eating cake!!

CAKE TIME! Gee, thinking she should have placed the candles a bit closer together...a couple blows and finally she got them all out!

Pinata, poor thing Kimberlyn had me buy this many weeks before her party. She played with it, called it Sweetie and then we beat it to pieces!!!

The group!! After pony rides...


So, the weekend of July 18th was just a usual weekend for us, BUSY...that's all we know!! Kimberlyn rode in her first parade with Sweetie. Sweetie was amazing. All the towns around us have a homecoming weekend that includes parades, carnivals and festivities. This was the St. Jacob, IL Homecoming and happens to be the town that the kids' schools are in. Kimberlyn got waved at by many of her friends from school, I think she felt pretty cool ;)

Just walking in the parade!

Dad and the boys surprised us and came to watch...for whatever reason the plan was for them to stay home?!?!?

Not phased one bit by the carnival the parade route went straight through!

Hanging out at the trailer after the parade...being ridiculously cute together!

July 19, 2009 Madison County Fair Miss Pigtail Contest!!!
They measured the girls' pigtails....Kimberlyn was measured at 17.5 inches...the winner had like 24-point-something inches....goodness!!! They all got ribbons for participating!! Too CUTE!!


Kaitlyn did a horse camp late July...she loved it, but it ended up being the icing on the cake about Ruby. We decided to sell Ruby due to her and Kaitlyn not being the perfect match. LONG story....the good news is we decided to sell her on a Friday, that next Tuesday I had a check for her and she was officially sold!!
Even more crazy is before Ruby was sold, we found through a dear friend (Kaitlyn's old instructor in Ohio) a great new pony. In what felt like an eternity to Kaitlyn (only a week and a half) she had a new pony! We made a quick road trip to visit Miss Deedee in Ohio and picked up Romeo. He's a doll baby!

Meet Romeo....Kaitlyn has made his show name My Boy Romeo...ADORABLE!


Basically 12 hours after she test rode him.... PONY FUN! Having a grand time playing ponies at Miss Deedee's house!


Trotting...just love this shot!

Romeo and Sweetie...literally minutes after coming off the trailer. True Love I think!!! One of my all time favorite horsey pictures!!!


He was Kaitlyn's new pony for 8 days and she rode him in a show!! They did well, placed 3rd in both classes. Not too shabby for just meeting!




He likes to jump and quite frankly isn't too interested in the "is that a rider hanging on my neck" feeling...he just keeps JUMPING!!! So, Kaitlyn has landed on a jump now! Another time he took her over a jump she asked for a 20m circle...he opted to added the 2ft jump in that circle. Needless to say the two of them have some working to do together :)

Romeo and Kaitlyn jumping...and on the same page together!


Random picture of Sweetie...Kaitlyn decided for no good reason to bathe her. She decided to roll after she was turned back out to pasture...not once, not twice.... ...not three times...not four.....YES, FIVE TIMES! We still adore her!!

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I must now run to bed...tomorrow is the kids' first day of school...how and WHEN did this happen!!! What about summer???

July 4th trip

Fun in Omaha at Grandma's lake house.

Mom and Robby having fun. Robby drove nutso, so I decided to "teach" him....all I really taught him was how to dump the passenger....that is what we are giggling about and trying to explain in picture below. We had much fun!

Tommy and Mommy...

Daddy and Tommy pulling Robby and Kaitlyn... and dumping them too!

Aunt Tricia and lil' Robby (my nephew who spent the hoilday with us)

Cool license plate...some guy loves a Fefe too! My old sweet poodle was named Fefe!

Robby learned to SKI!!!
I believe it was his third attempt and he was UP, 4th attempt he was up and went around the lake once! Mama bear worried and made him stop after one lap. I recall how hard it is to get up and stay up! One very proud boy!

Kimberlyn turned SIX on the 3rd of July!!!
Good morning Kimberlyn!!

Kimberlyn's cake. She decided she wanted to have her birthday at Grandma's months ago, and she wanted a cookie cake. I had to order it over the phone without pictures to choose the design. That place rocked. I only told them she wanted a horse on it and her pony was balck and white. I think they did a fabulous job!

Blowing out candles!!

Mom and Kimberlyn with her very special requested piece of cookie cake!


Presents with a cousin!


July 4th!!
We had two nights of fireworks and celebrating. The threat of rain canceled the lake fireworks...but didn't stop the residents. The next night was the "lake's" show....was very cool!

Sparkler Fun...our kids'first time ever to use sparklers!

Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn, Kimberlyn and lil' Robby

Tommy boy!

Lil' Robby

Kimberlyn

Robby and lil' Robby

Cute Kaitlyn!

I'm here...just VERY BUSY.....LOVE summer time!!!

Here are some pictures detailing what we've been up to and where we've been....
June 18, 2009 at the local city pool...

Robby the great big bro that Kimberlyn adores!

Kaitlyn is a great big sis to Tommy!

The kids...Robby 11, Kaitlyn 9, Kimberlyn almost 6 and Tommy 2 1/2!!!

Tommy loves dousing himself with water!


June 25, 2009- You mean this isn't shampoo??? Who knows, but Tommy covered in TOOTHPASTE!