Daddy love

I couldn't let Father's Day go by without mentioning how lucky I am to be married to such a great one. Thank you James for being my partner in learning how to best guide these beautiful children with amazingly strong spirits. I love you.

Play caught on Video

I know this is a lot of video for the typical blog follower to watch, but I'm posting these specifically for our loved ones who are far away. Here's a little footage of the sweeties playing together in the past week. I apologize for the poor image and sound, but these are off of my phone camera.

They really are buddies and are keeping very busy! Love you!

*Here are the kids playing outside of Haydn's preschool one morning.

*Soccer fun - Naomi: 'I'm a goalie, I'm a goalie!'

*Brother and sister having fun with forts.

Chop Chop!

Haydn and I both recently went to get dramatic haircuts. We're staying cooler now on the hot summer days, which came early this year! Haydn was scared to go to the barber because it had been a while, but after the 1st snip he was sold on the experience - I guess he enjoys a good pampering.

Summer fun in the Sand

So here is why I've dropped off on the blogging lately - too many sunny days! Here is a collage of sweet sand photos of the kiddos:

Here's a quick video I caught of Naomi at Grandma Bobbi's today, before the camera battery died (which frequently happens):

Baby Girl Ragsdale!

I just found out that my sweet cousin Renee had her baby this morning! She was surprised by her little girl's arrival 5 weeks early, but everyone is ok. She weighed in at 5 lb. 12 oz. I am so excited for Renee and Randall and cannot wait to meet their little one!

On a side note, we had a great baby shower for Renee a couple of weeks ago, and I made a fun little cake for the occasion. For those who have been asking for pictures, you can follow this link to some pictures Renee caught of the cake: http://flickr.com/gp/9115534@N05/du844J