FAMILY CAMP

Last weekend we had Family Camp with Scott's Family. We all had a good time even though it rained. We went to Cricket this year instead of Diamond City which is where we usually go. The water was still high but not as high as some of the other places. We had so much rain this year that there really isn't a lot of good camping spots. I meant to get a group photo this year but forgot. I didn't take many pictures at all. I'm not going to tell how many shots it took me to end up with these pictures. I don't think I captured the true beauty of the sun shining through the trees onto the water but I tried. The worst part is I don't know what I did to get these. I need to practice with my camera more. Maybe someday I will have more time.

We had a small birthday get together for Christian which was a complete surprise for him. We hid the cake in the closet of the motor home on the way to the lake.

Wouldn't be right if he didn't have a goofy faced picture. He is such a goof ball just like his dad.

I have no idea who this guy is but he stopped and let the kids look at this huge fish he caught. I can't remember but he said it weighed over 20lbs.

Wedding Plans Update

Well it has been a while since I blogged last. We have had so many things going on. . .We are so excited about our upcoming wedding. There has been a lot of planning going on in our house.
We have finally picked out Breanna's shirt and the rest of the wedding colors will be planned around that. I had colors in my mind that I liked together so I am so glad my mom found a great shirt in Branson that fits into the plan perfectly. Breanna looks beautiful in the shirt and it fits so nicely. We have had a lot of issues with things fitting. Breanna's capri's didn't work out. Christian can barely breath in the shorts we got for the wedding which are 2 sizes bigger than what he has been wearing. And to top it off Scott's ring that I bought 2 years ago was a little too snug and had to be sized. Thank goodness it took them less than a week to fix the ring size. I hope my trip to Branson this weekend will get the rest of the clothing taken care of. Poor Scott has nothing to wear.

Scott had told me he didn't care much about the details of the wedding. All he said was that he wanted it short and to the point with "I DO" and that's it. So I worked for several weeks every night and picked out music that I liked. I ran it by him and he didn't say he didn't like it so then I ran it by my mom who thought it sounded great. I was ready for Scott to burn a CD just to find out he didn't like it at all. So. . .now I'm back to square one listening to songs over and over. The sad part is I still love melodies I had picked. I don't want all country. I don't know why because I love country music. I just wanted something softer easy listening.

Kim (Scott's Sister) took our engagement photos this past Thursday. I am so excited about them and can't wait to see them. I have been patiently waiting which is so hard for me. Pictures is the one area I usually go crazy. Scott wasn't completely excited about the shoot but I know Kim does excellent work and they will be perfect.

There is still so much to do and it's now less than 2 months till the big day. I still have to order flowers and the cake, pick out clothes for everyone, find music Scott can live with, print and mail invitations. I know why people pay someone to handle all of the details for them. It is more work than you think it will be even when you are trying to keep everything simple. I don't exactly know what our budget is but I am trying to save money where I can and we still haven't bought any decorations at full price. My latest finds was a wedding sale at Hobby Lobby where everything was 50% off and I got candles at Hallmark for 70% off. I was going to take a photo to show everyone my great finds but Scott thinks I'm weird for doing stuff like that.

Pop's Day

Last weekend we had a special Pop's Day for my Grandpa Vernon. You see he is my mom's step dad who never had any children of his own other than a Dog named George. He took on 6 kids. Of course, between the troubles 6 kids and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren he deserved this very special party. He had a blast at the surprise party. . .

There was a few people missing from the picture but I think there was somewhere around 40 or 45 people.

There was tons of food. I think there is 60 hot dogs in this pan. (My grandpa's favorite food.)

Pool Party

Libbie turned 6 this past week and has always wanted to go to the city pool but her parents never wanted to go with what seems like 500 other kids. They rented the pool the evening of her birthday for a surprise and everyone had a blast! I think there was somewhere around 50 people there enjoying the swim. One happy birthday girl!

Libbie was so funny. She went through the blue slide and got caught up at the bottom. She then went through the red slide and went really fast. All I got on the camera was feet and a splash. I thought it would scare her but instead she went around 3 more times before moving on to something else at the pool.

The boys. . . Christian, Trevor and Tiger

My Aunt Pat (Libbie's Grandma) jumped off the diving board!

Trevor's jump looked a little painful!

My cousin Lee (Libbie's Dad)

My cousin JT. I think the bigger boys were seeing who could do the coolest tricks off the diving board. I missed alot of them but they looked awesome.

I think Brandon (Libbie's older brother) won with the tricks. He did forwards and backwards flips with twists and all kinds of funky stuff. They had a name for this crazy dive but I can't remember what it was.

This was a fun night for all age groups! The water was cold as we had rain the day before.

Gatorade Stand Update

Well the Gatorade stand made the Newspaper with the title Old-Fashioned Fund-Raiser. Of course we were told that the sign only read PLEASE DONATE GOING TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL for a short time and only one person bought gatorade after it said that. However, in the photo it clearly reads that. . . .
PROCEEDS WILL BE GOING TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL!!

Gatorade Anyone?

Well our first two weeks with the kids will be ending this Friday. We have had fun even though Breanna and Christian haven't been home much. Breanna left for a road trip with her grandma this week. Christian was gone to his cousins Tiger's house some last week and part of this week. They begged Tiger's mom to let him stay a few days with us this week. My nephew Trevor got to stay over one night with them also. . .

Now for the funny part. .

The boys decided to have a Gatorade stand. They were competing with the girls Lemonade stand to see who made the most money. They did really well and made $10.35. I never made that much at a lemonade stand in my life. Anyway, Scott got to looking at the sign they had made and you will never guess what it said. . . . . PROCEEDS GO TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. I had to laugh and giggle about it for a while before I could discuss it and be serious about it. I mean where on earth do they come up with this stuff. Scamming for money and lying and cheating to get money is not acceptable. And to top it all off the newspaper came out and took a photo of them for the paper. They said the sign didn't read that all day but still. . . Well they decided to have another stand today they right way with correct signs and Christian and Tiger both made $4.75 each.

We're Gonna Do IT!

Scott and I have decided we are gonna do IT! WE are getting married August 29th at A New Beginning in Christ. Check out their site http://www.anbicweddings.com/weddingphotos.html. It is expensive to rent the whole grounds for a day. So, we are renting the Gazebo area for 3 hours. We are wanting to keep it really simple anyway so we don't need use of everything they offer. We are both very excited. We have spent the last week searching for wedding music. It has been a chore and we are still undecided on lots of things. I was so excited when I got my wedding box out of storage this weekend. I have had stored for the last 2 years (yes Scott has been waiting a long time. . .) I still love everything I bought which means I did really good my taste changes so often. There are clearance tickets on everything which makes it that much better. I love the wedding book I have. At the time our Hallmark was going out of business and I went back every week for several weeks. I bought it when it got down to the last one at like 60% off. I just couldn't let myself pay $40 for it when I really wanted it. I can't wait til a little closer when I have everything else like clothing for everyone. It is going to be a very special day for us and I hope everyone can come. Kim will be taking our engagement photos soon :). But until I get some great new photos of us. . .Here is the latest one taken of us on Memorial Day.