These are pictures from our Sunday activities. First, is Kay-Belle smiling (isn't she adorable)? Then there are some pictures of the boys in church. They each got right up on stage and said verses. They did so great, and we are so proud of them! Then the kids who finished AWANA books were called up and recognized. And the last ones are some very green pictures that we took of all of us after church. I love being all matchy matchy.

Here are some pictures from our trip to the park with Ma tonight!

Tonight was the AWANA closing program at our church. The boys have worked very hard this year, and we are so proud of all they have accomplished. Drew earned a ribbon for completing his second book in Cubbies. AJ earned a ribbon for completing his first book in Sparkies and a pin for the extra credit he did. Drew is very excited because next year he will be in Sparkies with AJ, and Megan gets to join Cubbies!

Here's a link to last years pictures, in case you want to see how much the boys have changed in just a year.

Aren't they just adorable? If you click through, there is a gallery link to the rest of the photos I took. They are all just too cute, so I decided to share them all (you'll thank me later).

Took the kids to the park this morning. Since the weather has cooled off (only a high of 97 today), I thought it would be a good day for the splash park. The boys LOVED it. They ran and played and had the best time. Megan...not so much. She kind of hated the water, and didn't want to play on the playground either, so she pretty much just sat by me for an hour and a half while the boys played.

Just thought I'd post a few pics from AJ's taekwondo class. He goes every Tuesday and Thursday evening, and is doing great so far. He's not too far away from earning his yellow belt (if we could only get him to practice more!). The pictures aren't great because the lighting was really bad in there, but they are better than nothing.

Today Ray surprised the kids with a trip to the pool! They've been waiting for this, and were SO excited! Kay and I joined them for just a few minutes because it was over 100 degrees out and just too hot to be outside and not in the water. But it was fun to watch the other kids and take a bazillion pictures. Not much has changed since the last time they swam. AJ is still very timid in the water and hesitant to try new things. Drew is completely fearless and loves to jump in and be thrown around by Ray. And Megan just loves the water and would float around all day if we'd let her.

Click through for the gallery and to see how much the kids have changed in the last year!

AJ completed a 100 piece puzzle all by himself tonight, and was so proud of himself. It was actually kind of a hard puzzle because a lot of it was the same color. But he did good, and didn't let himself get frustrated. Click through to see a couple of pictures.

Tonight was Kay's very first real bath. The other kids were very interested in the whole process, and kept asking a million questions.

"Is the water hot or cold?" "Is Muffin going to cry when you put her in the water?" "Why did you put a washcloth on her belly?" "Does she like the bath?"