pics

the allstar team!!

july 4th in the south involves lots of firework!!

the boys cant wait to see the firework tents

the lake in minnesota

the kids havin fun

JULY CRAZINESS

I know Julys not over yet, but if i wait my post will be to long:):) July has been crazy!! iknew it would be with 2 trips planned and then and unexpected trip to pa... The first week in July we finished up the baseball season, they won 2 and lost 2 in the allstar games..it was a great season!! that wknd we found out a friend of mine was killed in an accident, so we headed to pa..we came back thurs and i packed or repacked:) whatever you wanna call it:0 for minnesota, we headed out 4 saturday morning...most of our church went,our pastor Ron was preaching all week at a christian retreat..he preached in the morning from 9-11 and eve from 7-9 except 1 night we were there till 1:):) there was a lake there so afternoons were spent there..it was a time of cleansing , being pulled out of ur comfort zone, it was life changing! i will never forget that week! mabe sometime i'll blog about it...we got home saturday night,this week was busy catching up on laundry unpacking, repacking yup pa this wknd for steves familys annual 3 day vaca..gotta run we have a political ice cream social tonight..pray for Ron and the senate race, if you missed it Ron is running for state senator, we need Godly men in government!!!  i'll post pics later my computer keeps shutting off on me:(  bless ya'll

wedding

VT and my grandpa

gettin ready for the bridal shower

havin a sister moment

havin a cousin moment.. we helped with bridal shower food and decor

bridal shower food

cousins

bridal party

ready to walk

bride..she got her dress in thailand

sisters

me and my brother

me and my fav person in the world:)

the happy couple with VT

ok i'm back... when we were in pa last trip my cousin got married,  we grew up together she was a yr older than i was, they lived just down the road so we walked across the fields to eachothers houses...we were together all the time..her dad died when i was around 18 i think it was, after that she went to ywam and has been all around the world she has lived in wisconsin and then moved to californiawhere she met her now husband who is originally from germany, he is with ywam to and was living in california....anyway when she asked me to be her bridesmaid i was honored, i had never been a bridesmaid so it was fun:) She said i can pick the color and dress she was having every color in the rainbow, i finally found a dress,found out that i am not a dress person, give me jeans and a t shirt anyday:)but it was fun for a day....the wedding was beautiful, she loves color bright colors and it was colorful, so many diff cultures and people from so many diff states..VT a pastor from jamaca and longtime friend of my 94 yr old grandfather and her dad married them, my 94 yr old grandfather said the lords prayer in german,his family speaks german his dad doesnt understand english...i love when weddings reflect the person getting married when i can walk in and be like this is so them houses are the same way for me..not just whats in or cool... but when it reflects the person..this wedding did that..it was at the white chimneys in gap..beautiful place!! beautiful day !! and i got to hang out with my sister!!

Summertime

Finally taking time to update :) I got wedding pics but don't feel like taking the time to load them all so that will wait till next post:). Mabe tomm. It's been a little crazy the last 2 wks, closing ceremonies for baseball was last thurs. then mike got a call and said he was picked for the allstar team, he was excited!! So we are back to practices this morning was his first game, he was o excited he couldn't sleep last night:) steve finally came out and slept on the couch with him...they won 10-1, next game is tues night..Wednesday steve took the guys and their wives out on the lake for the day,we grilled burgers and were out most of the day, I came home with Zack around 6 he was tired of it,steve and Matt wanted to go on 1 more wake boarding run, I came home put Zack to bed and showered and got a call that steve had a pretty bad wipeout on the board and lost his memory of the day they were comin home, not a good feeling !! He came home and was pretty confused and didn't remember anything..matt & Ali stayed till 11:30, he wasn't puking and didn't have a headache so I thot it was prolly just a slight concussion.. We stayed up I'll 2:30 , he was starting to remember and was trying to piece the day together, finally went to bed he slept till 10 the next morning,woke up and was fine....PTL!!!! Thank you Jesus for your protection!!! Church tomm then no plans the rest of the day I look forward to relaxing with family:). Blessings!!

family

nashville

josh givin shiloh a ride to the pool:)

My house is sooo quiet, after having my family even my sis and her 3 kids here for3 days , its to quiet:)  we had a great time, they came sunday morning and left this morning.. we have the pool up ,and it was in the 90s almost every day so the kids spent a lot of time in there!!       my sister and my dad drove to nashville for a few hrs..and last night mike had a ballgame and we got pizza after the game...I am blessed with a wonderful family,with us living far apart we tresure these times!!  So i am thankful for the hrs spent drinking coffee, talking, not talking:)my mom and her love and patience with the grandkids, a loving father,an awesome brother and uncle who even spends time putting together a potatoe gun for his niece and nephews:) and my sis wat can i say love u lots she cleans i cook:)  love those moments we have together!!!   soo thats it for now :)

pa trip

my bro and sis,   love them!!

best buds!!

the coffee cup in hand yup pretty much us when we are together:)  love ya sis!!

pop makin breakfast:)

like i said coffee cup in hand waiting on breakfast:) food always tastes better out here:)

leon getting the grill fired up for his smoked turkey!!! its da bomb!!!:)

playin baseball, i think ethan thot he was really gonna get her:)

so sweeet!!!

well we are home again!!!  Had a great time in pa!!  I finally got to hang out with my sis for 5 days!!:) We went up to do the pig roast again, we headed up wed night , steve went to market thurs and stayed down till sat night...Tuesday morning i took him and michael to the airport they flew home to do some work and mike had ballgames...Wednesday night me and Leon drove to baltimore to pick up my sis and family , it was sooo good to see them again!!!  The kids were excited to see eachother again!!! Ethan and ayden are so fun to watch together, i dont think ive ever heard them fight and they are only 3 mo apart...they are both good memory players!! They would take thier game up to Leons room and lock the door so shiloh doesnt try to help:):)The last time i saw shiloh she was just starting to walk,now she is trying to talk, i got to paint her nails for her or the first time, she would walk around saying pretty every time she looked at her nails:) shes beautiful!!!  so yes we cherished every moment !! We had a wedding on Saturday i'll post more about that when i get the pics..so it was busy and great!!! i am sooo thankful for my family!!