Still....

Still practicing with my camera and trying different settings.

Still trying to spend as much time as we can at the pool.

Still working a few days a week this Summer.

Still trying to keep cool and lately dry.

Still loving finding old friends online.

Still hate that Summer vacation is not three months anymore.

Still loving my camera and looking for a new lens.

Still reading through my Summer reading list and lovin' it!

Still Lovin' not having a 'real' schedule in the Summer :)

And of course a post is not a post without a picture...

here is Stoney. I have been trying different 'tweeking' on my

shots.. I love this one. it really makes his eyes pop.

You guys have a great Wednesday!
xoxo
Rox

Poolin' It....

Mornings at the pool area are a favorite thing to do during the Summer..

And with the nice breeze we have had the past few mornings, if

I had had a hammock.... It would have been game on!

Hope you guys are staying cool this Summer.

HAPPY 4th OF JULY

MY FRIENDS.....

Have a very safe Holiday weekend..

Be careful out there and let's keep it between

the navigational beacons .... :)

...thank you Jimmy Buffet :)

Stoney playing sweet...

And you always have to have some tuneage.... :)

This is my 200th post by the way..

Hooray for me!!

Be safe my friends....

Home....

Last Friday we had a surprise visit from my nephew Tyler.

It was a surprise, because he came all the way from Afghanistan.

We knew he was coming home on leave.. we just weren't sure exactly

when. Well he flew in from Ireland early Friday morning.

He is home on leave for 16 days. I was so thankful to see his face

and hug his neck!

This is his sweet wife Jessica...

He was still so himself.. a silly sense of humor and the kids were

thrilled to see him....

They couldn't stay away from him. Yes, that would be a

light saber he is holding...

So when it was time to go.... Stoney was so not happy..

Uncle Zach tried to console as best he could...

Not only was he mad Tyler was leaving... but it was a double dose

because Uncle Zach was leaving.... ;(

I have been trying some different editing tricks.. trying to figure stuff out...

So, my pictures may look a little different..

Any comments are welcome... Constructive criticism too ;)

xoxo

Rox

Happy Father's Day.

This guy is the best.

Happy Father's Day Matt-Daddy.

We Love You.

Family reunion...

Our annual family reunion was this week. It was small turnout.. but fun

was had none the less! It rained for the first time since I can remember.. I mean it was a

monsoon... it didn't matter, we took all the food inside and the fellowship began.

Stormy and her cousin... They were inseparable the entire day...

Love these two..

Uncle Zach and Stoney.... He lurves.. I mean lurves his Uncle Zach.. He wanted him to

come home with us... when we got home and

Zach still wasn't in the car... he set off on another crying jag.

Goofy Matt-Daddy and Stormy :)



All the young'uns... They had the best time even though
they couldn't go swimming... And they didn't bring down Gail's house either!

Cousins mingling and catching up before the storm..


Stoney, Stormy and Matt-Daddy

The view from the downstairs deck...

I waved my hands back and forth and told Matt-Daddy.. "This is what

I want for Christmas please."

Yea...... not gonna happen.. :)

Love you Matt-Daddy ;)

Some of the food..... Yummmm.... As always, it was Scrumptious..

I hope everyone had a great week. I must rush and clean house...

My Big Sister is coming to visit tomorrow...

And pick up some furniture... I will have before and after pics..

Redoing Stormy's room .... should be fun! (I hope --fingers crossed)

xoxo

Rox

Pool Time...

First time at the pool a couple of weeks ago. We had a ball!

Stormy has taken to the water like never before. She jumped in immediately

and never looked back.. So different than last year..

it took coaxing and talking and waiting in the water for her... not this time...

I have to keep up with her!

1 --

2--

3 -- IN she goes!! This is such a HUGE step from last Summer...

Watching her this Summer is night and day... She has not slowed down !

Stoney taking it all in...

And my fish... too cute this one is :)

Better late than never..

Here is Stormy's End of year awards day party...

It's only like... three weeks late! Ha :)

They played musical chairs.

And Stormy was the last one standing... er well.... sitting... She won..

You think she was happy? LOL

They had sidewalk chalk... She and a friend were playing a little tic-tac-toe..



She received two awards.. She was so pleased with herself ... I was too :)

She loves her teacher so much... She is actually doing the looping thing this

year and will move up with Stormy's entire class. We are very excited!

And one of our most favorite people in the world...

Miss Andi! We love her :)