the Kids lately

the yard

Here are some random back yard shots
Looking out our bedroom window
building a fire pit in the back right end of the yard


our living room with windows into the back yard

The House

the kitchen
A view from the kitchen into the living room

On a walk...house is in the background

Chase is in the laundry room window looking out

this is before the grass made it up...now we have a little grass

swimming yesterday evening

Here are some pictures for you mom and dad!

Cody's new Do

Cody has a new do. i woke up this afternoon (after a night of working) to the sight of a freshly shaven head bobbing beside my bed. looks like daddy gave cody a haircut. i guess it was needed. i'd had several occasions of well-meaning women telling me how "cute she is". he definitely looks more manly, no?

Two rather important facts I have somehow forgotten to mention:

• we have moved into a new home we absolutely love. a duplex with 3 bedrooms (whoo-hoo for another bedroom)
  
• baby #3 is due somewhere around December 4th. =)

we love the neighborhood  area we have to go on walks in.

Grass will be here soon. we hope.

To Ellen's delight, we recently had some new neighbors move in. They just happen to be the new worship leader at our church and his family. And they have a daughter Ellen's age. It's a toss up who is more excited about a play-mate, Ellen or her parents. We can't wait to get to know them better.

My parents are officially gone from the area now as they prepare to head back to Brazil. We are going to miss them SO much.  We've been so thankful for the time we've had with them here, our kids getting to know them before we head overseas full-time as well.  Here are a few pictures from one of our last hang-out days going mini-golfing at "Pirate's Cove."

Wow, we have been very slow on our blog!  Cody is down for a nap, Ellen is mostly contentedly watching some VegeTales and Scott is off to the office, GREAT time to update i guess.

We went camping over memorial day weekend with some friends who we mooched off of the entire time. There are just no words to describe how good it feels to the right friends around you at the right time.

We got to try some wakeboarding that weekend. Of course on his first time out, Scott pretty much mastered it. I on the other hand...can be found in the pictures only under the splash.