Hmmm ... by Benjamin

When I'm a little bit bigger ...

I'm going to figure out what this bouncy house

thing is all about!

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It sure looks like a lot of fun!

Lots of jumping and laughing is involved.

Lots of giggling girls!

I'm sure when I'm bigger,

I'll get my chance to try it out!

Monster Truck Ride : Americana at it's best!

Daddy, I want to ride that!

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Are you sure? Yeah!

Here we go!

Climb on up ... Daddy will sit by you!

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And off we went for our wild ride ...

High Fives!

I loved it! Other kids were crying, but I laughed & cheered the whole time!

I'm a brave little girl!

;-)

Living History: Lincoln Log Cabin

Yesterday we visited Abraham Lincoln's family home ...

with the wonderful Miller family

(we love you guys)!

want-a-ride?

4 of the cutest kids. ever.

picnic lunch

even back then little girls loved dolls

peeling potatoes with Mrs. Sarah Lincoln

peek-a-boo in the root cellar

watching the pigs eat -- Benjamin's favorite part!

beautiful nature trails on the farm

After a morning of fun, it was time to go home ...

bye-bye everyone ...

... see you later!

Chuck E. Cheese

The other night we had some coupons for Chuck E. Cheese.

So, we went & had a good time!

I love to ride the horse!

Benjamin prefers to watch!

He was in sensory overload!

We both LOVE the dancing game! We played it several times!

I was happy to have him accompany me on the space ride.

He was not so thrilled ...

He decided that he didn't want to go to outer space!

Get me out of here!

Family Fun Night

Spinach & Ham Quiche, Salad, Banana Cream Pie + hanging out in the pool in the backyard :-)

New Dress

Mommy made me this new sundress!
I love it!

Mommy & Daddy

Aren't they cute?

Where's Patrick?

Got milk?

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Last month we went to the Children's

Museum with cousin Patrick.

He was a great sport & really got into playing with us!

Unfortunately, he was very good at avoiding the camera ...

all you can see is the bottom half of him!

Mr.Clean

Travelin' Man

"Call of Duty" Birthday Cake

Per Daddy's request Mommy recreated a battle scene from the

video game "Call of Duty" for his birthday cake.

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She even made oreo truffles (his favorite) for the barrels of amo!

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It was a huge hit ...

& since it was made of brownies layered with raspberry filling ...

we all enjoyed eating it!

Makin' brownies

Spaghetti

I had my first taste of spaghetti on Gramps' birthday!

It was a big hit!

But it was messy, so it was a good thing I took off my shirt!

Beach Trip by Mommy

We got back from Cincinnati in time for a quick day trip to Gulfport, MS with friends.

The beaches were recently reopened after being cleaned up from the BP oil spill.

The beach was actually really nice -- white sand, warm water, nice picnic area, and a really nice public beach house with restrooms and showers.

We all enjoyed it very much!

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Ada, our little thrill seeker was determined to go as far out as possible!

Luckily, the water was only waist deep for hundreds of feet.

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Benjamin really loved the water,

but also enjoyed digging and playing in the sand!

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Unfortunately, I was so preoccupied with applying

and re-apply sunscreen to the rest of my family,

that I forgot to reapply it to myself.

Thankfully, it's not too bad, but I am a little pink today!

Anyway, it was worth it!

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I owe these lovely collages to my friend Sara

Check out her blog http://mattmarshallfamily.blogspot.com

Cincinnati Trip Snapshot

Click on the collage to enlarge it.

Catching up on Fiesta VBS

In July we had a really fun time participating in Fiesta VBS

at Trinity Wesleyan Church in Jackson, MS.

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Mommy was a helper in Ada's 3 year olds class!

Here is Ada making her friend Eli laugh during game time!