mom and her clippers make 3 very cute boys!

Elephant Rocks State Park

WE went here yesterday for a day trip. It is in the Ozarks, just about an hour south of us in Belleville, MO. This park is created by a bunch of boulders which formed form liquid magma several hundreds of years ago. The boulders are pink granite. Granite used to be mined in the park, but now the quarry is water-filled. This is a child's heaven for running, climbing, jumping, ect. There is a path that goes around the park, so hiking is great too. We took a picnic lunch to eat. What a great day for fun. When the economy is as it is, for the price of gas the boys went to this amazing playground of elephant rocks. The slideshow appears in the post below!

Updates and such

Hello All. We have been having such a busy Summer. I am in summer school and Trevor started out with summer school as well, which was pretty much like a 3 week summer camp with lots of fun learning. He was able to have that at his new school, so it wont seem so foreign to him for the new year. He is growing up so fast.
We had Jodi and Harris out to kick off our Summer and it was so nice having our friends here. We went up to the Zoo in St Louis and were able to steal away to the mall and attend our first summer festival. Then Trev and i headed to Michigan to celebrate so many wonderful things happening. First Emma graduated from high school, then Bob and Michelle are getting married, and Katers graduated from Northwestern. So many things to be happy and thankful for!
After that, Trevor went to stay with Nanny for 2 whole weeks!!! He got to spend lots of time with Hayden and Simon and was able to see Paka and Grandma, Grandma Jan, Suzanne, Jake, Lauren, and Kor and Tom and we cant forget Grandad.
I have been in school taking English Comp 2. Doing well and hoping for another A. So Far, so good. Please note, my writings here are of NO REFLECTION of my writings for school which are edited about 8000 times, LOL. This is my casual outlet and I could give a rip if I misspell or typo. Capiche? None the less, school i s out in 3 weeks and then we have Pittsburg to look forward to. The boys are staying with Suzanne and the kids for those nights while we go. I am so thnakful for that!!!
Thankfully, everyone is well right now. I had a quick bout of Strep Throat, but antibiotics knocked that out of the park!
Oh, and Trevor grew again, another 2 inches! We will have to do some serious shopping this fall as the duo have outgrown last years pants and tops and went right for 3T!!! Trevor has outgrown all of his pants as well. It makes my head spin how fast they grow nad right before my eyes!!!
More updates to come. Cheers!

from 6-15-09. Pictures John took of the boys at Bonne Terre Park.

"look what I found"

I love the look on his face here.

Here let me "help" you.

I love this picture.

"cool"

Farmington Country Days

Jodi and Harris came to see us this weekend. It was so much fun. We started our weekend off by a trip to the Mills mall and then to the Farmington Country Days festival. The kids got to ride rides, and we got to ride. It was so much fun. Then Saturday, we went to the St Louis Zoo. Today we went to the beach at the Lake and swam. I cant believe 3 days went by so fast, but we are so happy our friends could come and stay with us. I miss my buddy already. The duo said "where Harris?"

fun with the hose Logan (Connor as too crabby)

Sing it right!!!!!!!!!

Quick Update

Just to let everyone know we are all fine. We had quite a flash flood and lost a lot of stuff, mostly sentimental stuff. The main computer was on the ground and so we lost that as well as the cable modem and everything else that gives us internet access. I am posting from school this week anad hopwe to be back up at home later in the week. I have finals this week and am looking forward to 3 weeks off and my friend Jodi coming to visit with Harris.
This household is so ready for summer. We cant wait.

That is all this week. For now, we can be reached on the cell phones. (the home phone was through the cable). I will post when I can until then. Love to all.

a visit to the firehouse

Most know I joined the fire department here in Terre Du Lac, MO. I really enjoy it. so far I have learned how to pump on all of the trucks and to engineer a scene. I train Wednesday nights at fire meetings. I haven't been to a fire yet, but have made several medical calls with the EMS. I love that I am able to give back to the community and utilize my nursing skills beyond my job. The boys love it. We recently went to the firehouse to look at the trucks. The boys didnt like the siren though, LOL. They also think my gear is pretty cool too.

random pictures

Logan

Connor

Trev-so serious

Logan enjoing some cocoa

I just love the eyes