Friends,Food,Fun,Family

I think our basic needs are friends, food, fun, family. Really besides God, do we need anything else??? We had a great time with the Richters at Mops and Pops' lake. The Richters have two boys Jackson and Charlie's ages and a little girl Madison who will be almost exactly one year older than our little girl. They are a great family and have become fabulous friends of ours.

Chase and Jackson had too much fun being pulled by the wave runner on the huge raft and the little boys took it a bit slower by sitting in chairs in the water waiting to be slammed with water by the jet ski. Apparantly that's a ball when your a little boy. Mommy didn't think it was all that hilarious being that I always had my camera in my hands when the huge tidal wave would come. That of course made it that much more fun for David and the boys.

Miss Lyla loves the lake as well. My prissy, girly, lap dog (yes, I am being sarcastic - she is anything but those things) loves the motorcycle track and also love swimming in the lake and rolling around in the sand. Obviously, I don't know how to raise a proper little girl! :)

VBS 08

Another year of VBS has come and gone. It was as always a blast for the kids. My sister Jennifer and her kiddos came down and my mom volunteered with us as well. I taught Charlie's preschool class which he loved but I sure missed the "big kid" VBS part. It was a great week and our kids had a great time together.

The kids had some spats but the main arguments were between Miss Claire and Lyla. Let's just say Claire is not a Lyla fan. We also learned that Connor is destined to be a guitar player as he literally played "air guitar" the entire Lads concert. Speaking of the Lads, they are a Christian rock band that all of the kids love. The guitarist is a bit of eye candy for the moms volunteering so I've attached a pic of him too! There was a giant foam machine a the concert too which the kids had fun playing in. It really is a great event and although I am a bit biased since we go to the church I truly think it is the best VBS of all. They definitely make it an event the kids will never forget.

And last but not least - have you seen the new hairdo that is all the rage??? Jen and I were thinking of sporting it at Halloween next year!

just because....

Here are some pics of Lyla. She is an absolute mess but is so darn cute.... and she puts up with the boys which is no easy task. They don't give her a minute of peace and are constantly messing with her.

Where in the world is the Bain family?

Well, chances are......we are on some sporting field. While Matt Lauer's whereabouts may be harder to guess - we are pretty easy. I feel as though we have spent every waking minute lately either at a game or practice. We have been juggling 2 soccer teams and 1 baseball team. Luckily, soccer is basically over. Does baseball ever end??? Apparantly not - the Cyclones are sticking together for summer ball. The parents are great, the kids are great and well, I think the adults are having too much fun to quit! Here are some pics of Jackson.......

Happy Easter

We spent Easter with the Bain's and had a great day. We had an egg hunt and also a confetti egg fight. Poor Pops and Daddy got the brunt of that!

Rodeo Part 2

We went back to the Rodeo with our neighors to let the kids do the carnival stuff. It was great because they were all old enough to enjoy the rides by themselves so we got to stay back and enjoy watching the smiles on their faces and the screams of pure excitement.

Miss Lyla

Well, after much thought and begging for my husband to agree, (well, he never really did but I got him as close as I could) we got the boys a puppy. Now anyone who knows me knows that I am not much of a dog person anymore but this little girl has stolen my heart. She is a Cavachon and is such a cutie! The boys love her and well, David absolutely adores her but he will never admit it. We are definitely going through the puppy stages of biting, getting into things, and the lovely potty training but I think she is the perfect fit for our family. We surprised the boys and they were about speechless when we picked her up as they had no clue. We had to drive 3 hours to get her and they thought we were going to a farm. It was a fun surprise!