Every year Dad has taken pictures of me and the kids (or the kid) since Rach was a baby. Some years we go all out and some years we make it simple. We've been in all sorts of environments. In paducah, in Ga, in Connecticut, at the water, in the swamp:), by the trees, in backyards, frontyards, in swings, downtown, out in the country.....just all over the place. This year we chose to stay inside in the cool airconditioning....I cherish these pictures year after year! 
I didn't really get very many pictures from my trip this year because I took my video camera, but here are a few. We had a wonderful time visiting. We got to go to Kimberly's and swim with all the kids, I got to go to dinner with my school friends, got to spend some time with Yvonne and the boys, got lots of good time with our family. Fishing with PawPaw, Six flags and the "Big play", get together at Aunt Janices where we got to see lots of family and just lots of fun times. Meeting A.J. for the first time was definitely a highlight, boy is he amazing! We got to be a part of Syd's birthday party....very fun! And ofcourse Brady and Rachel both had strep throat and Rachel had some very sore and swollen places on her feet??????, but somehow we can't go there without medical problems:) We ended our trip again this year at Uncle Kevin and Phebe's. We went to Chick-fil-A, the zoo, and then they grilled a yummy dinner for us that night. We are blessed by all of the family and friends that we have back home...........truly blessed!
My aunt Retie and Uncle Bob came through town on their way to his family in Vermont. They camped down the road in Mystic. We went over to visit the night they got there and then spent the whole day together the next day. We went to the sub museum(uss nautilus), then we went to Mystic and ate at Mystic Pizza and walked around, then back to our house for a bit and then back to the campsite. They started a fire and we had roasted hotdogs and made yummy smores!!! It was so much fun spending time with them. We also played volleyball with Retie.....I don't think any of us are quite ready for the pros, but it was fun!!!!
PawPaw came to visit in May. Rachel had a special Grandparent's day at school and he was able to come for that. It was a very nice day. While he was here, we had some very gorgeous weather. We went to Devil's hopyard and Gillette castle (got some great pics there too) and then we spent one day going to Long Island to visit Theodore Roosevelt's home. It was really neat to see and it was just a beautiful area. We were able to walk to the water too. The pictures are of his home and then of JB, Dad, Rach and Brady just following directions....we just couldn't figure out why they had to place their butts there, but they obeyed!
