school's starting

we went to the mall yesterday . willow went with us. as you can see, she got her front tooth filled in. she's so proud of it. she kept saying "i have PERFECT teeth katie" haha. i love her so much its crazy. lexie and bubba didn't spend the night this weekend. just willow. she starts school tomorrow :) all of them do. but its willow's first day of kindergarten. bubba's in 4th grade and lexie's in 6th. she's officially a junior high student. three years until she's in high school. yikes. so far away yet so close. i can't believe how big they're all getting. anyways, i just wanted to blog a little. and show off these adorable pictures that i took of bug at aeropostale :)

and my personal favorite

Super Princess Ava Rosmeyer

This video is dedicated to Ava Rosemeyer, who passed away when she was just three years old. She was born on August 22, 2003. One day, she got in her parents' unusually unlocked car and couldn't find her way out. She became lethargic and fell asleep in the car. She spent 2 days in the ICU and passed away on February 5, 2007. Ava, you will always be in my prayers and thoughts. Since this video was made so close to your birthday, I wanted to wish you a happy 7th birthday and I hope all your wishes in Heaven come true. Sheye, Crayton, Luca, Mason, and Ivy; I'm thinking and praying for you every day.

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edits

these are just some edits of a few photos that i took.

lakes and parties

well, i guess i should start at the beginning. we went to the lake last month. we had a blast. it was my first time in the water--without jumping right back on the boat. i was terrified at first but i warmed up to it and i had an amazing time, even when brian swam past me and made me think he was a huge ass fish... i seriously freaked out. but we all had a good time and i have the pictures to prove it. all of lexie's pictures came out GREAT she is such a pro in front of the camera. even when she has her back turned to it. we had some pretty funny moments too. me and willow were playing the "you're as smart as..." game with the football. first, she said "you're smart as a boat" and threw the ball to me. then i said "you're as smart as starley" and threw the ball to her. then she holds the ball and looks like she's thinking. then she looks at me and says "starley's SMART?!" haha, good times, good times... kids say the darndest things.

uncle did some fishing. i love this picture for some reason. simplicity.this gorgeous little girl just keeps getting prettier and prettier. i was in the water most of the time so i didn't get pictures of willow and bubba but there are some pictures of them later on in the post. they haven't been neglected, lexie's just more willing to take a picture, haha.

lexie took this picture of me and rena.

that wraps up our day at the lake. now it's time for the birthday barbeque. starley's birthday is july 19th and brian's is august 3rd so we had a joint barbeque for them both. we had a lot of fun. josh even tried on rena's hoops...

willow's a little gangster, look at the pout.

sandra and little nathan played footsie.

me and sandra took pictures. ignore the cloudiness of the picture. my lens was filthy.

we all know this model-to-be.

there's the handsome boy! how much does he look like uncle? seriously. it's insane.

there's the little bright eyed girl. i love this picture.

the pretty cupcakes. the first two are the cupcakes from brian's birthday and the bottom one are the ones from starley's.




these pictures were taken the day after the barbeque. sandra and i had no clue that the clearing by our house was a no trespassing zone. but the sign is down at the end of the street, away from where we were so we didn't see it. you'd think they would at least put a fence around it. a sign won't stop people from walking in it. by the way, the pictures are unedited. i looove how the grass pictures came out.