kissing daddy long distance

 

Now that Joe is away, Ava gets to kiss mommy while Joe is on the phone. Ava didn't like kissing the phone. She said, there's no face! So she kisses my cheek. She's super excited for the first day of school. I bet she won't sleep tonight. More pics to come of Preschool day 1!

Gabe's first day in publec skule

 

 

 

 

No knife fights, no gang violence or obscenities thrown at a teacher! Gabe's day at public school sounded a bit mundane. He loves his new class and knows most of the kids in it from summer school. Mom is somewhat at ease, although vigilantly standing by to yell at someone!

Beauties in the Hotel

 

 

This is what I got to see from my corner of the hotel room. Ahhh... they are so beautiful!

Clara update

 

 

 

 

Fat lip chillun

 

 

 

 

Joe went to Omaha for work and returned only to give Ava and Gabe fat lips. They loved them.

Percy's yearly photo

 

Just in case you missed seeing Percy. She's been neglected now that baby Clara is here and will fight you to scratch her, or should I say fight you if you try to stop. This is your Percy fix!

Our old Springfield Home

 

 

Here is the newly ernovated home my rents use to live in. This is also Naarah's old school. No wonder she's so dim-witted, how can you educate children in a shack!

Tattoos for the Chillun

 

 

 

 

What does the average American family do on their family vacation? They tattoo their kids, because that's what they love! These tats were one step above prison tats and one step below the real thing.

Duck Ride Tour in Hellish Branson

 

 

 

 

Here are the kids enjoying the tour of Branson from a D.U.C.K. They are old WWII land/water mobiles. It was fun, but the trip was a bit hellish on my end. Nothing says great family vaca liek no sleep and fussy baby strapped to your chest. We were suppose to go to Silver Dollar City, but Gabe and Ava have just enough distance between their ages that it takes 2 adults to entertain them. We decided to just hang around Branson then see a MAGIC show. It was fun for the kids; something different for July 4th weekend.

Ava Rain dancing

 

 

Clara gettng big and chubby

 

 

 

 

No touch her Binky

 

She means it too, unless of course, you're shoving it in her mouth. Don't touch the binky folks!

Finsihing my stepping stone project

 

 

4 down and 3 more to go. It takes atleast 3 days to complete one stone and I have been busy lately, so I'm excited to see this project complete. I think this summer in my summer to end this hippy-type project. Alas my front garden will be Lashified!

Momma Ava's first Clara feeding

 

 

 

 

After a good dance, Ava got to feed her baby sister for the first time. She had the attention span of an ant but was so excited to be big sister Ava. She did a good job.