Family Photos, Summertime, & Other Happenings...

This Spring we got together with Keaton to have some more family photos done.  I am trying to do this at least once a year while the kids are little.  It's not easy to get ourselves to do it.  Not really my idea of fun getting everyone dressed up just to hear whining and fussing and have a bunch of awkward shots of ourselves!  Ha!  Might sound harsh, but it's the reality of having pics made with kids! lol  Luckily this time she was able to get a few good ones.  Here are a few favs:

A few weeks ago both ours and Kelly and Billy's babysitters both needed the week off...Kelly's and Billy's to go to Youth Camp with her church, and Robin was helping with VBS at ours.  It just so happened that Kelly and I were both working exact opposite schedules that week...I was off on the days she worked, and vice versa.  So we decided we would watch each other's kids that week since we were both facing the same dilemma.  It was a rowdy week for everyone involved but we survived!  lol  Just look at these silly kids:

Peek-a-boo Joshy!

Sweet cousins

Love Joshua's face

Silly kiddos

Kate and Will doing stamps

Just a random shot of the kids before we headed out one morning:  

It's not often everyone is dressed in coordinating outfits!  Good photo-op :)

As Joe likes to say, yes, we did install a pool for the summer:  

$20 blow-up Target special! lol

They love it :)

Just before church on Father's Day

Father's Day

We went over to Grandmama's and Grandaddy's to celebrate his 85th birthday.  Here are a few pics:  

I love this shot.  It reminds me of my childhood.  Grandmama coming outside to call us all in from playing to come eat.  "It's ready!"  I love the look on her face and how you can tell Kate and Will are running fast.  Ready to go get the good stuff.  

Poor Grandaddy.  85 years old and his birthday wish was hijacked by 2 three year-olds.  He didn't seem to mind though :)

Helping open birthday presents

Oh how we love this man

One of his gifts...all the great-grandbabies, minus 1.  Yes, that's right.  Kelly and Billy are expecting great-grandbaby #6 in December this year!