Summer continued....

So................I did it again! Man! Why can't I figure this out, and why once I post can I not figure out how to go back and re post in the right order? Man! Maybe one day I will get it right! So in the mean time read backwards. That sounds like fun huh?

We have enjoyed time with family!! My mom came to town, and it was the shortest visit yet. She had planned on staying four days. She flew in to town around 6:30pm on a Thursday night, and then the next morning around 6:00 am she got a phone call saying Valerie's water had broke, and she flew back home to be there when Landon was born. Although she only spent the night with us we had a great time, and stayed up late playing duck duck goose and laughing!! We can't wait for her to come back.

"Amanda's visit"

Auntie Manda came and spoiled the kids rotten. We went to amusement parks, movies, and bowling. Oh.... you should see the bowling pictures. When you get Amanda and I together you never know what your going to get! I guess you could say we're kind of like a box of chocolates. You can count on many laughs though. The pictures of bowling will have to be included in a later post. A post all its own!!

"Papa"

Papa celebrated his birthday with us this year. He stayed a week with us while Jean Jean went to Washington to be with her son. Her son John has cancer and many of our prayers are with him also. Papa had fun with the kids, and really gets a kick out of Neen! He thinks she's funny!! You can just tell by the look in his eyes how much he loves the kids.

"NiNi"

Sweet, funny, loud, persistent, beautiful, curious, weird, willful, paci loving Neen!!

"My dear husband Casey"

I love this man! We have been married almost 13 years, and not a day goes by that I don't thank God for him, and for the life he has blessed us with. I could not have asked for a better person to spend my life with!

I hope you all are enjoying your summer!

Please say a little prayer for our Landon!

He is a true miracle!

Summer so far...

It has been a while since I last posted. Our summer is going by extremely fast! We have been doing a lot of fun things, and have a new addition to our family, but the thing we have been doing most is praying!!! Little Landon my nephew was born 3 weeks ago. He was 4 weeks early and is in stable condition at this time. He has had to endure so much in these last 3 weeks, and is proving to be a "fighter"! His dad has actuall nick named him his little superman. I have several pictures of Landon, but silly me can't figure out how to post them since they are not on my picasa program. If you would like to read updates and see pictures of Landon you can visit his care page. We are visiting Landon next week, and then I hope to add some pictures of him to my blog.

http://www.carepages.com/carepages/LandonVaughn

Here are a few pictures of some of the things we have been enjoying this summer!

"Matching"

My mom made the girls these adorable shirts! They love to dress alike. Trin has named her shirt "cute". Whenever she sees it she says "cute, cute"! She actually almost ripped Annas shirt off one day when Anna got dressed before her, because she thought Anna was wearing her shirt.

"Rainbows"

Aren't they gorgeous? We see rainbows daily here around 6:00 each evening. It rains for 30 mins, and then the sun comes out. I wish I could get farther back so I could get the whole rainbow in the picture. Each time I see one it takes my breath away.

"Baseball games"

We recently went to our first minor league baseball game! We had so much fun, and the "Happy Hazelwoods" arrived at the game as the "Hungry Hazelwoods". I just don't get how one hot dog can cost $6.00. Trinity loved the game and every time the pitcher pitched and the ball hit the catchers glove she yelled Ohhhhh! It was funny! Afterwards there was a fireworks show. I just love watching fireworks set to music. It makes me teary eyed!

"Playing with chalk"

The kids love chalk,and I love that it doesn't stain. Especially since I go through a bottle of spray n wash each week. This master piece was made by my sister Amanda. The funny thing is it actually looks like each of my children.