trooper island

we recently got the chance to spend a few days at trooper island - one of my all time favorite places! it is an island located in dale hollow lake that is run by the ky. state police. they run week long camps all summer long for kids who would not otherwise be able to afford camp. when i was a kid, it was a boys camp. me and my sisters would go every summer with our dad. imagine us girls on an island full of boys! we loved it. i hadn't been back there in 15 years. it was so wonderful to go back and share it with my husband and kids. the kids had a great time walking along the beach collecting shells. the weather was perfect. it was us and my parents-we had the island to ourselves! we cannot wait to go back!!

pumpkin time!

it was so fun to actually grow our own pumpkins and squash this year. we had fun decorating our pumpkins last night. kaylee and koleman are showing off their creations :)

3D adventure

we saw our first 3D movie last night-cloudy with a chance of meatballs. it was so much fun! aunt becky got in on the action, too. koleman had to concentrate really hard to keep the glasses on his tiny little head. (he gave them up shortly into the movie) i think kaylee would give this movie 2 thumbs up. she was slapping her knee and cracking up through the whole thing. we had originally gone to see the wizard of oz but it was sold out (who woulda thought?) but we definately liked this movie and had a blast.

time flies...

"kole go kool, too" :(


the day i have dreaded for 4 yrs finally came--the 1st day of school :(

she started on 8/12 and is going to the "singing bridge academy", sounds real exclusive, doesn't it? :) it is MWF 8-11 and she absolutely loves it! her 2 best friends, carson and lacey are in her class. between the 3 of them we get a full report on each day.

yesterday, she was picked to take home a class "pet" aka stuffed animal - mr. quackers. he came with an overnight bag and everything. she was so excited!

my little girl is growing up......

God Bless America!!!!

(making banana ice cream-yummo!)

we are so thankful and blessed to live in this wonderful country! God has blessed us so abundantly. we had a great time celebrating with family and friends. kaylee was so excited to finally get to wear her "first of July dress" :) they were so cute doing their little photo shoot with me. they are growing so fast. kaylee starts preschool august 12th. koleman is wearing big boy underwear. where did my babies go? they are so wonderful!

can't we just buy our food at kroger??

men are so funny. this is our first garden venture so in my mind we are gonna have a little trial garden. well, as you can see from the pictures, my husband had a very different idea in mind! he plowed a field!!! but it's been fun. the kids love getting in there and helping. my parents always had a garden and i helped when i was little but i haven't worked in a garden since then. i am enjoying it, though. i forgot how fun it is to get my hands in the dirt. i was going to pull weeds the other day but couldn't find any. i was really impressed by how the corn was growing, though. then mike informed me that the "corn" was really johnson grass! i guess i have a little to learn about gardening...

fishin' fun

i don't want to carry the tackle box!

our little "fisherwoman"

it looks cool but i'm not so sure...

"here fishy, fishy"

worm pickin' is serious business!

we had a wonderful memorial day weekend with lots of family time. kaylee had been dying to use her new barbie fishing pole that she got for her birthday (thanks, neena!). she has been practicing and is really good at casting and reeling it in. we lost count of how many fish she caught. she loved it. kole had a great time, too, but was way more preoccupied with seeing the cows and riding the pony. he is definitely my farmboy.