Happy 7th Birthday Mikelle...

My princess turned 7 years old on June 27th. We happened to be spending the weekend at a hotel for a last minute fun family activity before Steven started work. So here she is with her birthday breakfast of doughnuts, strawberries and orange juice.

She was so happy to wake up and see that the hotel room was decorated just for her.

We stayed at a hotel here in town that had a really fun water park. Equipped with a lazy river, water slides, and wave pool. Our kids were in heaven. We all had so much fun and it was perfect that we all got to have such a fun day for Mikelle's birthday.

Chase got pretty tuckered out

Mikelle opening her presents the minute we walked in the door...

Her dinner of choice... Chik-fil-a.

Happy Happy Birthday Mikelle!

Mikelle's Favorites:

Color: Pink
Food: Scrambled Eggs
Toy: Barbies
Activity: Draw and Color
Activity with Family: Swim
Activity with Mom: Clean House and Shopping
Activity with Dad: Go to the Lake
Song: I'm Trying to be like Jesus
Best Friend: Olivia
Movie: Black Beauty
Place to go: Hotels
Book: Frog and Toad Adventures
What you want to be when you Grow Up: Mom

I remember the Thursday morning when I got the phone call that due to complications discovered the day before we were to get to the hospital and get this baby delivered. A few hours later my 1st beautiful baby girl was born and I couldn't of loved her more. She was perfect. Now 7 years later nothing has changed. She might be taller, talk more, and be more independent, but she is still the same beautiful baby girl I held those 7 years ago. Mikelle you are such a wonderful girl. You are so kind and thoughtful of others. You make us laugh with your quick humor and surprise us with your smarts. Our family is so blessed because you are a part of it. Thank you for being a wonderful daughter. We love you... Happy Birthday!!!

Mom Kempton's Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful mother-in-law. We all felt pretty special that for her birthday she wanted to spend it with us. We went to dinner and then to a wonderful play. It was a great evening. Thank You Mom!

LAKE=FUN

We went to the lake with Robert and Amber and their family. There is nothing more to say than FUN-FUN-FUN!!

Katon wake boarding it up.

Robert helping Trent try it out. Not to shabby for a four year old...

Mikelle, Trent, Kayla, and Katon having a blast on the tubes

My kids love riding the tubes

Uncle Robert giving Mikelle and Katon a run for their money out on the tubes...

Just for Fun...

Happy Fathers Day!!!

Happy Fathers Day to my wonderful husband who is an amazing father. One day these kids are going to realize how blessed they were to grow up with such a great dad. I am so grateful for all the fatherly things Steven does. He has definitely got me beat as the fun parent. One thing I did right was to marry Steven and raise a family with him. I love you Babe. Happy Fathers Day!

The kids painted and decorated their own picture frames for dad to put in his new office.

Happy Fathers Day to my dad. I am very grateful to have the dad that I do. He is a wonderful example to me. He wants whats best for my family and I and he happily supports us and our decisions. I Love You Dad!

And Happy Fathers Day to my father-in-law who is the best example of someone who is truly Christlike.

Milestones

We have finally graduated from the bathroom sink...

Miss you guys already...

We had a surprise goodbye party for my sis-in-law Amber and nephew Braiden. They finally get to join their dad and husband in Texas. We are going to miss all of them so much. We wish them nothing but the best in their new ventures and hope that they can visit often. We love you Aunt Amber and Braiden!!

Love You Buddy

Celebrate... Celebrate...

Steven and some of his PT classmates passed the boards and so we had every reason to have a BBQ and CELEBRATE!!! The kids had a lot of fun swimming and the adults had fun catching up and talking about all our future plans. Congratulations to everyone who passed those dreaded boards and GOOD LUCK to those who haven't taken it yet.