A FEW SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS....

Since I'm new to blogging, I thought I'd cover some of our summer. We all heard to our family cabins in Pinetop every 4th of July. We have a great time. We attend the Taylor Rodeo every year and always look forward to it. We love the Bull riding & the great fireworks they always have.

Aunt Dustie & Bailie

Loving the Rodeo.

Hunter hangin out on Dads rail he just finished building.
Just hangin out with dad at the cabin

We always have a fire and eat smores while Papa tells us "There I Was..." stories about him growing up in Lakeside-Pinetop. We love it.
James reverting back to childhood....
Mmmmmm.... good smores.

We also attend the Show Low Parade every year, and even made a family float a couple years back & were in it ourselves. We always have a good time & love catching all that candy!

(Hunter & Preston)
Bailie & Kayden
The goup...Now where is that dang parade?

Our little Family
All the girls made these darling visors, necklaces & shoes, to look our most patriotic.
Toooo Cute!
Sweet Sisters.(Kenz & Brony)

SWIMMING, SWIMMING, SWIMMING!

We spent the whole summer swimming. The girls started Synchronized swimming and Loved it! Hunter was on the swim team. Practices at 6:00am Mon.-Fri. (thank heaven for car pools!)He did a great job! Then they would come home & swim some more!

Synchronized Swim group....(Brony, Ellie Wier, McKenzie, Brittney & Ellie McClure)

Love those nose plugs!

Starting formation... then they'd jump off & start they're routine.

Hunter & friend Ryan with our dog Tessa. They loved swimming with her.
Hunter, Ryan, McKay & Kameron
Uncle James was babysitting for aunt Natalie one afternoon, so he packed up her girls and brought them out to swim. We had a great time swimming with Uncle James and eating popcycles.
Uncle James, Brony, McKenzie, Ashlynn & Brinnley

Dance Highlights!

Mckenzie is a great Clogger, and really enjoys it. She got moved into the advanced group this year after only one year of clogging! Way to go Kenzie!

Sisters.... I love this picture of my little dancers.

Brony started Clogging this year. She absolutely loved it! She was the youngest in her cless at age 5. (They prefer they be at leat 7yrs. but they thought Brony could handle it.) And they were Right! She did great!
Check out those ruffled bloomers!!!
McKenzie loved her Lyrical Ballet class and did a wonderful job, even with her broken arm! (That of course happened the week before concert!)
What a Beauty
Brony was so cute in her Jazz dance, she loves to shake it.

Brony's Ballet class did a beautiful job, they were so fun to watch.
Thgirls with their friends(and our next door neighbors) Veronica & Paige.
Of course Grandma & Papa came bearing gifts. They gave the girls beautiful flowers, & mom & dad gave them a trophie!
Hunter spent alot of time this summer with the Scouts. He is only twelve & already has his star & should earn his Eagle before he turnes 14! Great Job son.

Hunter with his scout friends, troop leader & his father (who likes to go on all the campouts with his son.)

Don't you love it when you just capture one of those moments in an amazing photo!

HOORAY FOR ALL MOMS OUT THERE! IT'S THE 1ST DAY OF SCHOOL!!

I don't know how ready my kids were, but I sure was. I got them all ready (aren't they darling), then went out with my girlfriend, Rachel to the movies. We saw 'Mama Mia' and had a great time!

Hunter was ready to see all his friends and enjoy his lunch time, but not excited for all the school work. (Definately takes after his mother.) So Handsome!

McKenzie is my "Model" poser. She loves to have her picture taken. Although she was not quite as excited for summer to be over as her sister. She was glad to get back to her social life! She's such a good friend, and she has plenty of them!

Sweet little Brony was soooo excited to start 1st grade. She asked all summer long when she could go back to school. (Must be Garretts child.) She was so happy to see all her friends & her old teacher. How cute is she!