Its Summer Time!!!

Yay no more 6am alarm clock going off!!! We are ready for summer break. The kids are offically done with school. Brianna is now an 8th grader! Oh My! I am not sure I am ready for this. Because this means next year she will be in high school! Kara is now a 6th grader. Ethan is going into 2nd. He finished 1st grade with A Honor Roll all year long and was in the top reading club. He is very smart. Jaxson is ready for them to be at home in the day time. We have enjoyed our first week off.

After our slip n slide breaking, we decided to get a tarp with a sprinkler. It works much better and the kids love being able to slide at the same time. It has been too funny watching them...we've had lots of wipeouts-some on purpose and some not. Its been a great way to cool from the 99 degree weather that hit us the week they got out.

We dont have a big summer planned. We are hoping to go to Florida in a couple of weeks, a much needed vacation! We havent been on a vacation in 4yrs! Other than that we will be hanging out here and there. There are some local places we can go to swim and such plus the lake. Jeremy is only taking one class this summer so it actually going to be great to just hang out, all of us together. Much needed family time in between the Summer Ramps. Ramp Conferences are wonderful and we are excited for them to get started! Nothing like worshiping with 1000+ people, baptisms, and whatever else the Lord's heart desires!

Photography has been slow. I guess because its so hot. I have a few people who want to line up some pics for this summer. So looking forward to those for sure!


We have chickens and the kids have very much enjoyed taking care of them. They haven't started laying eggs yet but feel it will be by the end of the summer. We have 8. They are good chickens and because we have raised them from birth, they are very calm with the kids. Jaxson loves to pick them up. Its a great experience for the kids.

You can feed in your hand and they will eat out of your hand. Jaxson usually does this as a trap. haha Once they come to him, he will grab one. Too
funny!









 Hope you all enjoy your summer. More pics and news coming soon. Until then, stay cool and may God bless you all above and beyond your every need! :)

What do you do with your trash?

I read this in an email and wanted to share it with you. 

I have been guilty of being that garbage truck and this is a great reminder to myself not 

to spread around my trash. Enjoy :)

 

"One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport

We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car 

jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.
My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! 

The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.
My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. 

And I mean, he was really friendly.
So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!'
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call,  

'The Law of the Garbage Truck.'
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. 

They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.
As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. 

Don't take it personally.
Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. 

Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day.
Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets,
so ... Love the people who treat you right.
Pray for the ones who don't."