Random Summer Update!

Are you ready for some football? I think Maddox is. Maddox had a blast going to all of the grad parties on the weekends playing with all of his relatives. He would say, "what party are we going to next" every time we got in the car.

I think Corey had fun playing with the kids too!

Phebe's going away party! Maddox's little cousin Phebe moved back to Florida last Monday to move back in with her mom...she will be greatly missed! I love this picture. Cheesy, but adorable.
New member of the family - Crosby! Jenna and Andy got a little 8 week old puppy to join their family and he's just so sweet.

Maddox and Phebe playing Little Miss Pet Shop one more time before she leaves.Aren't they just so cute?

We're going to miss you Phebe....come visit us soon!

Oh Cooper.

Here's a great series of Maddox trying to dress himself. He usually does pretty well, but is having a little trouble with the arm hole this time.

Um, I think I've got too many body parts thru the neck hole...

Alright, let me try that again...

Oops! Too far.....can I get some help here?

Maddox's new pet - Maddox found a fly that must have been slightly wounded or something because it let him do whatever he wanted with it, but Maddox was quite gentle.

Cooper had to check out the action as well.

I'm just waiting for the day when Maddox brings other insects, reptiles, and animals to the front stoop....oh the joys of having a boy.

Corey turns 30!

Well, I am now married to an old man. Corey officially turned 30 on June 2nd! We celebrated with all of Corey's favorite things: Golfing, Dudley's pizza and Dairy Inn ice cream (and Maddox and I, of course).

Family picture taking my yours truly.This one got a little squishy, but I love Maddox's expression so I had to add it.
PIZZA!!! Nothing compares to a perfectly cooked pizza from Dudley's.

"Enough already!"

Maddox went with Corey golfing and just had a blast. Corey said that his shot is actually getting pretty good. Maybe we have a little Tiger Woods on our hands. I sure hope he picks golf over football....an intact cranium is a must!

Maddox chillin' outside eating an ice cream cone.

Um, yeah. Maddox decided to try on my make-up. Can you see the mascara smear on his right eye (your left)? He's watched me put make-up on so many times he knew right were to put it. I don't think he'll be a make-up artist in the future though.

Our New Tree and Memorial Weekend!

Well, for Corey and my 5 year anniversary (which is today by the way) our parents bought us an Autumn Blaze Maple tree to plant in our backyard. My parents called me up last Monday and said I had to pick Tuesday or Wednesday for them to come up and plant it. Here it is!

Naturally, my dad had a creative method for getting it down the hill to the backyard....a sled.

Cutting out the sod and digging the hole...

Maddox was the foreman of the project.He did, however, keep getting distracted from his duties.

The whole family in the hole! Random family picture opportunity, I know.

Our neighbors, Dustin and Evan, came over to check out the project.

Maddox actually took this and the above picture. Pretty good, eh?

The finished product. Pretty nice if I do say so myself. Thank you so much!!!!

And thanks to my little bro, Scott, for coming up and helping too!

Weekend at the Cabin! Of course, there were projects to do. The guys dug down and worked on re-encasing some water pipes Saturday morning. It was quite the project and there were many ideas on how to get it done.

Maddox and the ladies watching the work get done.

I'm embarrassed to say I never took a picture of the finished product. Maybe next time I'm up. It looks good and the guys did a great job.

My mom and I spent Saturday doing yard work and getting the cabin ready for the weekend.

Alright, projects are done and the lawn is mowed.....it's FISHING TIME!!! Here's Dad getting the boys ready for their first fishing outing of the season. Notice Maddox has a bag of pink twister tails.....my favorite for obvious reasons.

Maddox and Grandpa getting all the tackle ready and organized.

Isn't this priceless!

I just can hardly stand how cute this is. I'm going to have to crop in and frame one of these for the cabin.
All geared up and waiting for the big one!

Got one! Here's Maddox's first fish of the year, a largemouth bass. He reeled it in all by himself! I'm hoping he catches on to my love for fishing so he can be my little fishing buddy.

Maddox playing 500 with us (with the 2's and 3's - at least he thought he was playing).

Here he is checking out Daddy's amazing hand.

"Um, what kind of snack should I have next?" "Twizzlers I think".