camping

This last weekend we went camping and brought along Collins sister Dawna! We had so much fun! Hannah Was trying to pull her daddy up the back side of he rock!
Collins Dawna and Hannah On our hike!

Smile! we are almost done hiking!

It was a relaxing enjoyable time! we were glad to get away!

but also glad to be home!

Fireflies

Our Newest facination! catching fireflies! Hannah won't touch any other bug but she loves to catch fireflies. We finally taught her how to catch them without killing them, so every night just after sunset she insists we go outside and catch fireflies!

Thunderstorms

If you have ever been to the midwest or lived here you know the differance between a thunderstorm and a THUNDERSTORM! And living in Tornando Alley our thunderstorms don't always come alone! In the last week we had three major thunderstorms. You know they are coming when it gets to be unbearably humid. Personally i love these storms. The power and intensity of thunderstorms amaze me. No matter how many thunderstorms I have experianced they never cease to amaze me. The lightning is so close and so bright and you can feel the electricity in the air and the thunder is so loud and strong that the whole house vibrates.

And the rain is coming down in sheets, And every time I have the stupid urge to go out and stand in the rain. And I married a man who enjoys them as much as I do. But Hannah doesn't share the same feelings. She thinks when she hears thunder that is her cue to pile everything in the hall closet and sit there with the radio till she can no longer hear any thunder. The other night we watched the thunderstorms role in ,and then reluctantly headed indoors to wait it out, the tornado sirens went off three times that night but we were blessed to miss all the tornados.

LAZY SUMMER DAYS

OUR SUMMER DAYS HAVE INCLUDED ALOT OF OUTSIDE TIME ESPECIALLY SCINCE WE GOT A TRAMPOLINE! HANNAH AND LUCY ENJOY THE TRAMPOLINE AND OF COURSE THE SLIDE AND SWING! WE SPEND AS MUCH TIME OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE TILL THE HEAT OR HUMIDITY OR BOTH, DRIVE US INSIDE! WE HAVE ALSO PLANTED OUR GARDEN AND HANNAH HAS TAKEN IT UPON HERSELF TO MAKE SURE IT HAS PLENTY OF WATER. SO IF WE ARE NOT CAREFUL IT GETS WATERD EVERY TWENTY MINUTES!