cousin time

we always love soaking up family time...it just doesn't happen enough being out of town! joey and kyle and their crew came last weekend...really fun to just hang out! we surprised tysen at school for lunch...went to the park and fed the ducks...and many other fun adventures!

last time we were at this park, ian fell in the pond...so we were sure to point this sign out to him!

we had a bunch of bread crust for the ducks...but apparently the boys were starving and ended up eating half of it!

dinner at fazolis!!

thankful it was cool outside, so we could roast smores!!! we decided this time we were doing adult smores first so we could eat them before getting over run by the kids!

4th grade

so far...logan is killing it in the 4th grade. they had a short program and art show....did a super cute little country "cotton-eyed joe"... and always loves hanging out with his best bud, james!

randomness

this is the point that i just have several fun pictures, but none related...

date night!!

when andy and i upgraded our phones, the younger boys took over our old iphones for games. the boys were so quiet one day, and even though they were all on electronics...i just loved that they were all together...

logan has started his first season of football. he LOVES it...and i have a feeling this is beginning many years to come at football games!

tysen is active as ever! andy can be doing nothing...but tysen just climbs all over him. literally never stops!! 

date night with the mervishes!!!  

mom's 60th birthday

happy birthday to my momma!!  the girls have a traditional girls weekend pretty regularly, so we combined the idea and wanted to really help honor mom on this special birthday. we had a small surprise party at spring creek bbq...and were so thrilled that all the siblings were able to be there! the girls all spent the night together (along with hattie and grant), and we took mom to our favorite breakfast spot at "breadwinners". we took her shopping and to get a pedicure...then spent the night in a hotel...such a fun weekend! love you, mom!

first day of kinder, 3rd and 4th grade!!!

this was a major milestone year. all three boys in school. people keep asking me what i'm going to do with my time... i have considered getting a part time job...i love to work, and i like to stay busy...but i wanted to wait a little while to see what my schedule is like first. i've always been very involved with andy and our family's ministry to youth and our youth leaders...and recently i have been going into the office with him, and handling other odd jobs at the church.  the fact that it's thursday, and i'm just now having time to put these pictures up, pretty much sums up my week. i'm not sure i will have time to have a part time job. the beginning of the semester is always busy, so we will see how things pan out.

i'm just so proud of these guys. the boys have had a great first week so far!!!

this guy. 4th grade. super weird to think about him being in our youth group in only 2 years!

dude. 3rd grade. he is so young at heart...but growing up so fast!

yes. bunny ears on himself. this is tysen. the picture speaks for itself.

he is by far the most excited child to be in kindergarten. people keep asking me if he did ok. i say, definitely. they ask if i cried....and then i laugh. tysen has been ready for kindergarten for about a year. i have been ready as well...more for his sake!!  pre-k was good for him...but he wanted more. he LOVES school so much, and really needs to be active and busy...this kid talks so much...he tells me detailed reports of what he did, his new friend's names, sings the songs he learned...i love it. to say he has transitioned well is an understatement. just look at that smile.

this photo

i just love how this photo encompasses each of their personalities...

ian's 8th birthday

this is a little early...but we decided to celebrate ian's upcoming 8th birthday the week before...since his bday falls on the first week of school, which is always crazy. i love that they are older, and we can just grab a few buddies and keep it simple. this year, he wanted to go to the movies...so the boys came for pizza and cake, then we loaded them up and went to see "percy jackson: sea of monsters"... 

tysen was working on the photo bomb non-stop, so i just let him join our traditionally birthday picture!

these are his best buds (except for his cousin zach-he is always clear about that)...

tj wright, tyler prince, and luke braswell

happy birthday big "e"...what proud parents we are! he loves Jesus and is the most kind hearted little man. when he and his brothers get in trouble, he is the first one to apologize... he STILL loves to cuddle...and actually calls himself the biggest cuddler in our family. he is tall...and his feet are a full size bigger than logan's...he loves legos right now...loves cheese pizza....and anything sweet. he can still sit for hours and play alone...in fact, he needs that time alone here and there. he is still my sweet little boy who loves to play guys...but he is closing in on the "cool" factor of his older brother. he loves basketball and drawing...and is the only one who will willingly go to garage sales with me!! :):)

love you buddy...