Cousin me me and Little miss walking together to me me's dance recital. Yes we are all proud she is back in dance again! Here are a few pictures before and after the recital I hope to get some more picture done soon of her in her dance outfits.










this is her favorite pose and I often do not put it on the blog but I have about a hundred pictures just like this I thought it was about time to show you all one.

at the water park

Sisters and friends

The birthday Boy Little man J






Little J's big brother D

Mister L taking a little snack break

The gang is looking for Miss M. I love how Little Mister C led his friend L around by holding hands helping her find her older sister.

And the Winner is...

Little Mister had the honors of drawing a number and the winner is #3 Lisa. Lisa send me a message and let me know when would be a good time to drop the book of to you. Thank you all for entering and hopefully there will be another book soon.

Check out this great give away on one of my favorite blogs Thrifty Decor Chick
I would love to have a silhouette machine of my own the possibility's are endless.

Strawberry fields....

This is a long post with lots of pictures, sorry but I had so much to share with you. Last Friday we joined some friends for some berry picking. When we pull up we are greeted by this sweet little face! That is a great way to start any day.

Little Miss loved picking strawberries. She ask almost everyday if we can go again. She filled up her bucket almost half full. Now we just need her to remember to only pick the red ones :)

Miss M and her beautiful smile .

Her Brother Might J

These two boys not only make each other laugh but everyone around them too. When I told Mighty J that he was good at picking strawberries he replied " I am even better at eating them"

Little Mister was not that in to picking strawberries. He was more interested in walking through the rows with Mighty J

She was so proud of all the strawberries she picked!

So sad the older Miss M escaped my camera! Next time I will have to take two or three pictures of her.
Could not wait to get these beauties home to make freezer jam for the first time ever.


YUMMY!!!! Now it's time to find some freezer jars at garage sales this summer. For now I used these inexpensive ones from the grocery store.

Had enough strawberries left for a few yummy deserts. Along with eating them everyday for breakfast and lunch. YUMMY!!!



We are looking forward to some more berry picking this summer!!!

book review and give away.

My latest book review from Thomas Nelson is the book " Love on a dime" by Cara Lynn James. This book is about a young women who is writing dime store novels under a different name as to keep her high society family away from public embarrassment. Woven into the book is also her own story of choosing between the one she loves and the one that has been chosen for her. She struggles between choosing what she knows she should to keep her and her family in the high society crowd, to what she knows God is calling her to do. I was not sure about this book when I first got it as I tend to like more modern stories, but with in the first few pages I was hooked. This book of romance, mystery, and true love is an easy fun summer read. I would highly recommend grabbing a copy for yourself to read while on vacation, by the pool, or just on warm summer night. I am looking forward to reading more in the serious as they are published.

Want to win a copy? Well just leave me comment below telling me your favorite activity or place to go as a family during the summer. Please comment before Midnight June 25. I will post the winner on Saturday the 26. Good luck.

Happy Birthday

Cousin G had her 6th Birthday at a park this year. The kids enjoyed eating mud and worms for desert and playing at the playground.


a new favorite of mine...

LIttle man D was so hard to get a picture of as he was always on the go. I love the dirt on his face, what a boy!


Happy Birthday Cousin G!