A Camping We Will Go!

The Chief decided to have a camp out with the doodlebugs, so I made chili for dinner and he was in charge of smoores, except we had no marsh mellows...so microwaved chocolate later my doodlebugs looked liked this!

Yum, Yum!

Then Daddy made a great tent using every blanket possible in the house!

AHHHHH! Sleep.... finally!

I am gonna hold these pictures of proof that "Yes, your Mommy and Daddy were fun once."

What's mine is yours?

I woke up on Sunday morning to this...

Three little doodlebugs in my bed....but where is Daddy?

Found him! Poor Daddy, had to resort to sleep on the bunk bed just to get some rest.

The Chief said he gave up at some point during the night...sorry honey!

Birthday Party Fun

We had a great time for McKenna's 7th birthday party. We held it at the city pool which was a blast! We had friends and family and fun was had by all.

Kenna RoseThe Mermaid Cake!

My Mei Mei

Mei is one...so smart!

Mei as Popeye

Sweet Girl

So Beautiful

I thought I would post a few pictures of Mei. She is so cute and so smart, (much smarter than people realize) she hardly talks but understands ALOT! She can follow directions and knows many signs for communication.

I must say, having her in our life has only fulfilled something in all of us that had she not been here we would have never known was missing. I am pretty much such a hog when I am around her which is far and in between :-( , see I consider my sisters kiddos my kids too and I desire for them to love me a whole, whole bunch (maybe I have issues :-). So I am probably in her face too much, but I love her beyond words.

I was (ok, am) a nut case at the hospital when my sister had all her babies, and nothing changed while she was in China...so I just wanted to post an update on Mei and show you what a sweet little girl she is and also quite funny and silly too.

I QUIT!!

The crime scene...

The culprit.....

The little criminal...

I am calling in a personal day! Don't I get one or two of those a year?

*SIGH*

Happy Birthday My Sweet Daughter

Mckenna Rose Jenkins
July 7, 2001 at 2:38 in the afternoon this precious little girl was born! Yesterday was her 7th birthday. She is an absolute joy to Joel and I and her two sisters and brothers. As I write this she has Gunner in the bathroom sink scrubbing his feet 'cause the got dirty. She loves her family and is quite the home body like her Daddy. She is a faithful friend and has already learned to stand up for people no matter what!

McKenna- Mommy, Daddy, Olivia, Ema and Gunner honor you this day! You are a precious handmaiden of the Lord and I look forward to seeing you grow and grow in HIM!

You are such a joy!

A Visit Home.

I love going home. I haven't been home for a good visit since Christmas. We had a great time. I enjoyed every minute I had with family (except I didn't get enough time with my sister). We came in on Thursday evening and then had a cook out at my sisters on Friday. Mom, Dad, the kids and I also went to Turtle Park before the cook out and ROASTED in the heat. Then on Saturday, Mom and I took the four oldest grandchildren to see Kit Kittredge (which was excellent). Then onto church on Sunday, lunch out and back home to a hubby that missed us and was terribly missed himself.

My Kiddo's

In Order the eight grandchildren

Nathan, McKenna, Charlie, Olivia, Madi, Ema, Gunner and Mei

Come July 13th the kids ages will be 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,and one! Cool huh?

Why I love being at my Mom and Dad's and visiting family:

1) they love me and the kids
2) I can wash clothes and take them home and smell them for weeks to come
3) staying up late talking with mom
4) cooking with mom
5) dinner's at the table
6) laughter (my dad thinks mom and I are crazy, I am sure)
7) my kids love going home as much as I do...they LOVE Nana's cooking
8) seeing my sissy (although it's always chaotic)
9)just "being" home
10) church