(a lot of) photos in review.

Here are MANY pictures to catch up on most of the recent events..

We went strawberry picking with Katie and Becca before we went to the Midwest. These were a few of my favorite pictures. Yes I know the girls are blurry. It was the strawberry I was hoping to get in focus.

The water pictures are at Aunt Renee's house. They are pictures I took to make Uncle TJs father's day present.

This is the father's day present Meghan made for TJ. If you look closely, the fisherman is actually TJs head with a cartoon body. It took me a LONG time to find one that would work. Each fish is one of the kids and the worm, which works perfectly is Schaefer. I thought it turned out REALLY well.

This was another present the kids made for him. They started off with a tool box that they all colored. Then I found different tools, and printed them off of the computer. Each kid was attached to a tool and they got to color the tool and give it too him separately. Jack (red) is a drill, Schaefer is the saw (because it can do the most damage!) Madison is a wrench, Cait a screwdriver, and Meghan a hammer. I was excited how well it turned out as well. they also made an apron where they each put their hand prints on it. I had my girls make one for Randy as well. (I forgot pictures of those.)

The girls made cookies for Randy. I grew up with my stepmom Becky making cookies with my hands. We don't use a spoon to mix, just our hands. The girls (and Renee's kids because we also did it for TJ) LOVED it. They love getting messy. I have a hard time letting them, but their faces are enough for me to let go.

Cait's Birthday party.

I LOVE this picture of my mom and Cait.

Thanks Aunt Rochelle, Uncle Scott and Mackenzie. We have to pry it off of her in the morning . She LOVES it!

thanks Aunt Renee for taking all the pictures and all of the cool things.

The BIG THREE!

Sweet baby Paige.

She does this thing with her nose where she crinkles it and breaths through it. She is so cute.

On a walk.

This is how she requested her picture be taken.

This picture is my favorite. We went to an Amish house/farm. The thing that tickled me, it sat right next to a Target, Cold Stone and Starbucks. Now that is kind of like having a carrot in front of a horse on a line. He is never going to get it, just out there to tease him. It seems like the Target Store would do the same thing. SO close, yet SO far away!

She was not too into pictures.

i did manage to get a few.

Now Cait was way into pictures that day.

This is how she chose to pick out rocks. I am not sure why she didn't just squat, but she found a lot, so I guess this position works.

Just a cute picture of Steph and sweet baby Paige.