New Outfits and a Photo Shoot

Grandma and Grandpa found us these adorable outfits and we wanted to show them how cute the girls looked....but sometimes photo shoots don't really capture it.....

 UNLESS you are Chloe - where there is never a bad picture!!

 Jada thought she was in Disney again!

 I do love this one of my squirrely girls!!

 And this one brings a smile to my face!

 And then we told Jada to stand up tall and smile....

 Tried again.....

 And again....

And by this point I was laughing so hard it was hard to get the camera to focus!

But the good ones are worth it!! 

So Grandma and Grandpa - thanks for the cute outfits and the MANY good laughs - Mom needed that!!

Performance Day!

Chloe's summer of baton and flag practice paid off today!  She had her big performance!  What a riot to watch!  And notice Miss Smiles!  I asked her if they were told to smile and her response was, "Well of course mom, when you perform you MUST smile!"

Backyard Tour of Homes

It is my annual backyard tour - no summer would be complete without it - so here you go - enjoy what we are enjoying right out in our own backyard!!

SO there you are - and you didn't have to get one mosquito bite!! (I won't tell you how many I inherited on this photo shoot!)

Our Trip in a Nutshell

Now that we are home - it is time for a recap - our trip to Missouri.....

We saw the Great Flood - and sometimes it came right up to the road we were driving on....


We think they are READY!!


Mighty Flood Waters


Men Checking out the Flooding


In St. Joseph, MO


At another great park in St. Jo


Gotcha - you thought we were at the Parthenon, didn't you!?!?




Stopped in Kansas City at the Crown Center for some lunch!


After our work in Joplin, we went to Branson to take in the Dixie Stampede!


Yep - we were STUFFED - great meal and tons of fun!!


Our friends, Mike and Ann, took us to the Audubon Nature Center in Joplin - it was hot but it was fun!!


The Bilby Crew plus our dear friend, Ann


Yep, they ran all the way back to the van - they won!! (We didn't even try to beat them - it was WAY TOO HOT!!)


At the Falls in Joplin


Our Last Lunch with Mike and Ann before we left - we never got a picture of Mike - how did that happen!?!?


The Men were REALLY ready to eat after that hike!!


The Mermaids had fun at the hotel pool!

Peace World!!


With her floatie - she is unstoppable!!

We have hundreds more we could show you - but this will be all for now. We had a wonderful time - and loved seeing our dear friends!!