Well... Seeing as it's been a while, there should be plenty of pictures on here to catch us up on what's been happening since, well, Easter. They are definitely not in order since the seemingly simple task of putting my pictures in order is not so simple. But you'll get the gist anyway. We start out with a sample project of my little Picasso. This was from several months ago. If you look closely, you will see a dead-on likeness of Clay... or so says Avery.
Movie time at the Spencer house. Landry is a particular fan of the pillow seating. I think she feels as if it's very official.
Avery's first haircut. She needed it to get all those whispies under control. The first 2-3 minutes she posed just like this without moving or saying anything. It was very pathetic looking. She then was informed about the sucker and trip to the pet store that was happening after her haircut and she immediately perked back up to her normal chatty self.
We got to spend some time at the Huston's lake house a few weeks ago. The water was down and it created a wonderful beach for the kids to play on. We made and decorated mud castles, mud pies, mud cakes, mud cookies... well, you get the idea.
Having fun... Where's Landry in all this you ask?
... Taking a mud bath down by the water.
She mistook the mud cookies for something actually edible.
Obviously some cleaning up was in order at the end of the day. Caden apparently brings out the fish face in Landry.
So Avery has begun the phase of sleeping with ALL of her amiwals at night. It looks as if they are all just tossed up on her bed, but in reality all of them have been placed in a specific place in a very precise way. It's a long process that has forced a slightly earlier bedtime routine to make up for the time she spends getting them all ready.
Some random summery shots... grilling with Daddy...
... a satisfied look in the middle of a long, dirty day at Camp Deer Run...
... posing in front of her sunflowers. Yes, she planted them and helps take care of them so they are hers.
I'm not sure why, but I love her little feet in this picture.
Aunt Brenna and Uncle Nate came to visit us one weekend. The girls had a lot of fun being doted on (or picked on if they were around Nate). :)
The very manly men grilling some kabobs.
Playing at the lake with Aunt Rachel.
Avery added this large accessory to her church attire one Sunday morning. She insisted on wearing it, but by the time we pulled up to the church building, she was tired of it falling down over her eyes. Close call.
John Mark, Tara, Kellan and Parker got to come in from Peru for a little while. It was WONDERFUL!!!! Here we are spending the 4th of July with them and watching fireworks.
On our way to watch fireworks with Neeno.
This is how I spent most July 4ths when I was a kid... it was fun to relive it with my girls!
Mom and Dad's neighborhood had a 4th of July Parade and cookout so we all went to check it out. Poor Parker had just recently celebrated a national holiday while they were living in Costa Rica a few months back so she proudly toted the American flag shouting, "Rica, Rica!"
We took all the cousins out to the Spencer's lake one day and Kellan was the only one brave enough to waterski. All the girls talked a big game, but no follow-up.
Can't you just hear them? They were so tough until Clint started to move them in the water.
Two totally tubular lake dudes
Lounging by the cabin. Roselyn was there too, but I couldn't get a decent picture of her. Clothing was a little too restrictive for her that day.
Swinging together
The big kid cousins found a bug on my kitchen floor. Here they are inspecting it.
Bow heads
Jumping on the trundle bed. It's just one big party when the Davidson kids are in!
Doodle got lots of good pictures one day and this is the only one blogger will let me post. She looked pretty sweet in tromping around in my shoes.
Playing in the sandbox, again
Do you think she can see anything?
We went exploring when some big rains passed through and you wouldn't believe what we caught stuck in the middle of the trails behind our house...
... 5 little fish that needed a home. They were big fun for quite a while.
Well, that's all for now. We're off to Peru in a couple of weeks so I'll try to update after that. Don't hold your breath though! :)
