More catching up....

We have 8 kitties living in our yard. They are so cute and so fun. We've named most of them.....there is Thumbellina (the runt), J.J, Prissy, Butterball.....hmmm I guess that's just half......
Mikey went through "passages" at his school. This means he passed on to 3rd grade for next year. He did so good. Every two years, they have to present their best work to a panel of three adults (one teacher, one parent-not their own, and one community member) It's a pretty big deal. If they go through with it, they are presented a certificate at a cool ceremony for the whole school. I was worried he might struggle a little with his presentation, but he received high marks, especially for his first time. I was very happy with the little booger!!
I used to love to watch "Little House on the Prairie" one of my favorite parts was when the little girl went running through the field. This picture reminds me of that. Of course, it's cuter though. ;)
There is this cool remnant of an old corral in front of our house, that I have been wanting to use as a backdrop for pictures of the kids. This one Sunday, as we drove in from Church, I realized the kids were dressed nice, the weather was perfect, I might as well give it a shot. Well, the sun was right in their faces and they were too wound up to sit still, but some of them turned out cute anyway!
I absolutely love this sisterly moment. So precious!
This picture totally cracks me up. Molly fell asleep watching cartoons on the laptop with Mikey. She fell asleep sitting up. We were laughing so hard! As I went to grab my camera she started sliding back oh so slowly. It was quite a laugh! She slept through it all!
This is another picture from our Ward camp out. There is a family in our ward that we are pretty good friends with. It works out well for us to get together, because us parents get along great and our kids pair off and get along great too! This is Molly with her buddy Hunter. Or Tunta as she calls him. They were just chillin'........
This is Maddy with her buddy, Erica, they get along pretty great too, they both love princesses!
This is our 8 man tent. It was our first night in it as a whole family. We fit pretty good. We know how to rough it.....
I just loved how Mikey ran around socializing with everyone, young and old. He had the most fun I think.