My Mermaids & My Dude

Marisa had cute Kylee over for the day - they wanted to try out Marisa's new camera. For her birthday, we got her a waterproof one since we practically live in our pool.

(aren't these girls super cute?!)

Marisa & Tess - let the water fun begin!

This reminds me a bit of my post here - ahhh...the joy of no gravity :o)

And here's my little Dude - he came late to the camera party but still had fun!

Our upcoming Baby (maybe)!

This hopefully will be our future puppy! - we just have to convince Jose to buy her. Any suggestions on how to do that? Let us know :o) She's only one pound right now and will only be about 5 lbs - a quarter of the size of our cats!! 

Which name do you like best? Dolly, Bear, Baby, Belle or Love.

Dog Days of Summer!

As you know, we have two cute fat Ragdoll cats. We've always been cat people. My heart has been softening towards some dogs since my kids just love them. I'm very particular though - a lot of dogs are kind of smelly and high maintenance. We can leave our cats for a few days with just extra food and litter boxes - you can't do that with a dog. So, we went with Leland's & Rossi's to the Dog Show last week. It was really a lot of fun - Tess was in heaven with tons of dogs around to pet freely. I totally fell in love with the Poms and Samoyeds - they are gorgeous. I realized that they are my cat, Sugar, in a dog costume - see our white kitty here

Now you see why I love them? :o)

Marisa's photos

Lately Marisa is dreaming of being a photographer - I think she already is pretty good! She just has a cheap little point-and-shoot camera (which just broke) but is always taking great photos. She loves to edit them and create her own vision. Here are just a few fun ones from her summer views of the world. (do you see her little signature on the pictures also ;o)

Her brother, Ryan

Ryan, Tess, Reagan & Madison Vance - Utah

Cousin - Hannah in Utah

"Dandelion"

Provo, Utah - apple orchard

Family Reunion 2009

We stay up at Solitude Ski Resort every three years for our family reunion. It was such a nice break to be in the mountains and have cool air. We were wearing sweatshirts in July while everyone back home in Texas was sweltering in the 100+ humid heat! We had tons of fun catching up with everyone's comings and goings - it was great!

Utah Happenings...

Here's a little sampling of some of the fun we had up in Utah this summer. Ryan attended a BYU football camp. He loved it - especially the dry weather after being in the humid Texas heat!

(click on the pictures to see them zoomed in)

We went to a really fun new waterpark with my sis-in-law, Louise, and her daughter, Katie. The slides were really fun and not too scary for the weak-at-heart (myself :o)

A Summer Treat

I feel like I've forgotten how to blog! I've been crazy busy with Girls Camp (I was director this year) planning and gathering. The day camp was over, we repacked our bags and left for a trip to Utah. We had a family reunion over the 4th of July weekend. We had a great time but sure missed our own nest! My sister made these cookies and they were so yummy - I had to make a cute card so I could make them too :o) 

(Perfect for that corner lemonade stand your kids might have)