Thank you to all the Men and Women who graciously serve are country. For your willingness to sacrifice your own life for the love of a FREE country. May God bless you and protect you and your family. Because of you all my family and friends were able to have a memorable Memorial Day Weekend. It started off with a six year old birthday bash. What fun we all had. Devon had a ninja cake, obstacle course, and a picture scavenger hunt. Thank you to all his friends, he had a great day. We had friends in town, The Fletchers and Mike. I have to say you never know how the weekend will go when you add 5 more people to your home. Some times you can't wait for your guest to leave. This was not the case at all. For JB and I it was relaxing, enjoyable, and a ton of fun. Friday was the birthday bash, Saturday the boys went golfing while the mommy's took the kiddo's to the park and a walk down to the Boise river. The night ended at are friends house the Thompson's. What gracious hosts their are. Opening their home to are friends, and hosting a awesome night. Thank you Jim and Mandy!!! Sunday was great too. We woke with 35min tell church started. We made it! We got to worship are Lord and Savior, then headed home for a afternoon adding the Barrass to the mix. Barbecue, slip and slide, pool, pizza, America's funnest video, hike, then wrapped up the night with a game of wiffel ball in the street with the tones turned up. AMAZING.

This is Cameron running to give the golfers high five.

We had a mommy and her 12 babies join the party

Cameron and Mike out frog hunting

The rock looks great!!

One of Devon's guest Makhia

Caden thought he was pretty tough getting me with a squirt gun. Little did he know that I would jump in with my clothes on:)

Lauren's first time in the pool since three months ago, she is not happy. To bad sis your going in.

Hay, hold me

Devon cut his finger with a pocket knife we bought him. We are teaching him responsibility. JB had just laid the ground rules with him and out he went. Not 10 seconds later Cam came running "blood, their is blood every where". After some TLC, JB decided he could use the knife with an adult. I was over hearing their conversation, "Devon daddy is sorry you hurt your self ", Devon,"that's ok dad". JB, "I will do a better job next time showing you how to use you knife safely". I am so thankful for a man who leads and guides with kindness and love. Devon is on stick two of making a spear.

The Obstacle Course

Off on the picture scavenger hunt

Make a wish!

The Ninja Cake, and man did it taste good

Devon graduated from Pre-School. Kinder garden here we come! Devon's teacher's gave each child a word that best described them. Their were a few kids that got two and he was on of them. Here is one of his word that his teach choose.

MAGNANIMITY:

derived from the Latin roots magn-great, and anima-soul, literally means "greatly generous"

The virtue of being great of mind and heart. It encompasses, usually, a refusal to be petty, a willingness to face danger, and actions for noble purposes.

The quality of being MAGNANIMOUS: loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity.

My brother is showing me how to flip

Mommas girl

Jumping of rocks at the park

Spring is so nice today 88degs.

My crew, Cam and Caden were taking a picture when Lauren plopped her self right down

Soccer day

Can you just see Devon on a date with his girl friend. And his little brother tagging along.

Catch me if you can

Cameron James what a bundle of love, and those dimples WOW! Cameron loves life and lives it with such intensity. I know you have read this now three times, but Cameron loves to be outside to. It doesn't matter how hot or cold Cam wants to be outside in shorts and flips . Cam is the bucket boy and loves to hold all the animals that he catches. He wants to eat one of those tiny fish alive. Cam told me one day "mom I want to go fishing with Peter, he is professional fisherman". Thank you Cameron for reminded me that the people in the bible are real and one day we will get to celebrate with them in heaven and yes, Cam can go fishing with Peter. Cameron is a loyal friend. He will fight someone to protect you and will shower you with kisses (it can get a little wired when its his buddies). I can't wait to watch the passion and love he has for God grow. Cameron is not afraid to share or let you know that Jesus loves you. Cameron loves sports and does not lack in anyway the intensity that any coach will eat up. One of his favorite things to do is run to the fence when the golfers are walking or driving by and give them HIGH FIVE, and tell them good luck or enjoy you day (LOL). He has gotten so many golf balls, and nice ones to. Like titleist pro-V 1. Daddy tells him to keep it up. Did I mention he is not shy.

Cam loves the water

Smile :)

He loves his buddy Caden. Just two min earlier her was kissing him. (poor Caden)

Dimples

We are at the park playing baseball. Cam is running to first base look at the intensity on his face I love it!

Cameron loves clothes. He changes his outfit at least three times a day. The are all themed. He wants to be a golfer, then a football player, then look sharp. Its awesome. This is outfit number two.

Cameron playing soccer. He is a animal. He out scorers the other team every game.

Lauren Cameron, she is beautiful if i do say so myself. Lauren loves to be in the action, she tries her hardest to keep up with those boys. Some of her favorite actives are jumping on the trampaloine and playing cars with Cam. Lauren too loves to be outside. Yesterday she was jumping on the tramp at 7am in her jammies. Yelling "baby, baby duck, MAMA". Forget the dollies, those are for girls:) Lauren is a true mommies girl. Am I supost to take that as a complement? She can yell my name at lest 1,000 times a day. MOMMY! Lauren is a chater boxs. Its true, girls use more words in a day then boys do. However the min she gets outside of her family she clams up and you never here another word from her. You just get the stair down, and what a stair it is>(LOL). Did I mention that Lauren loves to play in the bathroom? If the lid is down she will pull all of the tp off the role. If the lid is up she plays in the water. It is so gross. This picture tells it all. Lauren we love you, sis.
what you looking at me

Sunday May 9Th Lauren got dedicated to are savior Jesus Christ. Pastor Tim prayed over her and asked God to use her to better His kingdom. It was amazing. What wonderful friends we have. As they stand with us before are church and Christ, as we give are baby girl to God.

Hay Boys, look at her hand, (LOL)

My MOMMY

oh, how I love my brother. "Hi"YA" I'm a ninja

just sitting watching the birds, oh how she loves the birds.

her protector

her favorite thing getting someone to hold her up to see the baby ducks

I truly can't wrap my mind around that in 8 sleeps Devon James will turn 6 years old. Were did the time go? I'm not sure, but I do know that I have loved every minute of it. I get to watch this young boy grow to become a man. Lets be honest it hasn't all been peachy keen. It's been a great ride and I don't want it to end. Devon has a servants heart. What a wonderful quality God has blessed him with. I can't wait to watch Devon us his talent to serve the kingdom. Devon lives to be outside. He wakes in the morning around 7:30am ready to roll (that is outside). It really doesn't matter what it is outside as long as it is outside. We have this wonderful pond in our back yard full of animals. Frog, fish, ducks, baby ducks, tap polls, and inside colt his Ginnie pig. Their isn't one yet he hasn't caught. Devon makes me laugh he got his daddy's humor and I love it. Devon loves to quote moves here are just a few of his favorite lines. "Hello gorgeous", Shake what your mommy gave ya", Open the door get on the floor everyone wants a dinosaur". "Rocky loves Emily". Their are many more but have escaped my mind at the moment. We were reading one night before bed about Mary, and how she washed Jesus feet with expensive perfume, and dried Jesus feet with her hair. He looks at me and said "that's gross, I beet she looked like a rage a muffin". We laughed so hard it hurt. I'm thankful that God entrust me to be your mommy for a few short years!

How cute you are.

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Devon has caught many frogs in his days. But never one quite as big as this one. It scared me .

This is a dead baby duck that Devon caught:( (he didn't kill it)

I know it's hard to see but their are about 60 tiny fish in this red bucket

He is on the move to scoop up fish with his net

My might hunter!

The bull frog on the run. I screamed like a girl:)

Devon holding his frog. I don't have a picture of the tad polls but they are the size of a softball.