4th of July!!!

This year, we kept with the tradition of spending the 4th of July at the River with family and friends. Can't think of a better way to spend the holiday!








We always have a great time and this year was no exception. The Sessions Family came up to camp with us once again and it was so fun! We could have done without the GIGANTIC bird sized June Bugs, but we survived them. :)
The kids had a blast as usual. Shelby & Skylar painted the cutest 4th of July Tank Tops and made a matching one for Alagan. They looked adorable together, and so patriotic!




















Colby got a slide for the lagoon and the kids spent almost the entire time using it. Up, and down. And Up, and down. They had a great time, and I had a great time watching them.



















Lots of friends and family came out to celebrate the 4th with us, and the guys put on the best fireworks show ever! It was really good. Not sure if they'll be able to top it next year, but I am sure they'll try, and I can't wait to see it!















I'm so glad to have the chance to celebrate our Independance with good friends and family!

The Garden....

What a cool thing it has been for us all to have planted our garden together, watched it grow, tended to it every day, and now......



WHAT A HARVEST!!! How great is our God, to provide for our every need. Awesome!!!

Lucy's Gift To Us!

It finally happened! Last night, Friday 7/09/10, at about 6:45pm, Lucy gave us a beautiful, healthy, strong colt. Shelby has named him Toby after 2 of her favorite singers, Toby Mac and Toby Keith. Also, because Colby always liked that name and wanted to use it on Colson, and then Cameron after we didn't use it on Colson. Now he finally has a Toby in the family. :)













These pictures are the morning after he was born, at about 14 hours old. He is doing great, eating like a champ, and went out in the yard for his first run with mom this morning. They both loved it. Lucy is doing a great job as mama and taking good care of him. Now the fun begins! Toby is going to be Shelby's "forever" horse. Hopefully he'll live a long healthy life and be with her, and then with her kids one day. So special!!!! Welcome to the family Toby!

Dylan's 8th Grade Graduation!

Wow! Can't believe we're here already, but it's true! Dylan graduated from 8th grade at Valley Oaks Charter School, and is headed to High School!!!



The graduation ceremony was wonderful. I was impressed! there were over 100 students in the 8th grade graduating class this year, which is the most Valley Oaks has ever had!




The ceremony took place at the Fox Theater on Thursday, June 3rd. Dylan looked as handsome as I'd ever seen him. He brought a tear to my eye! But the tears really started rolling when the students each had to find their Mother in the audience and present them with a rose and a Thank You card in appreciation of the hard work they had put in to get the students to where they are today. I had to put on my sunglasses to hide the teary eyes, and it was dark inside, so I'm sure I looked goofy. What a big cry baby I am!!! (I get that from my Dad....we're an emotional bunch.)



After the ceremony we had a great dinner in Dylan's honor at Sorella's. It was a great night! I'm so proud of Dylan. What a milestone for him! Now he's headed to High School at Bakersfield Christian High School, starting with summer school & football preconditioning. Lots of new and exciting things in Dylan's future! Congratulations Dylan!!