Monday, June 18, 2012

Baby Eva Comes to Play!

Livy is always SO excited when baby Eva comes over!  (So are the rest of us!!!)

Grandpa Smith got a new swing for Eva!

She liked having Livy push her

I wonder what she's thinking about!

Livy 

Playing in the fort

She's so cute standing up!

Eva's adorable hand

"Livy! Would you PLEASE take your hand off my head?!!" 

This is Eva's naughty face!  (We won't think it's cute for long!)

 The Cullifers' cow finally had her calf! We took the girls over to see it.

Livy was so excited!!

 So was Ella, who was here visiting her grandparents!  It was neat that the calf was born while she was in town!

Ella's Mawmaw (Mrs. Cullifer) introduces baby Eva to Ella's mommy and baby sister
 

Eva wearing Livy's hat

 Livy and Ella going for a ride with Ella's Uncle Zach and his friend Jovellyn

Summer is Here!

This is what has been keeping us busy the past couple weeks!!  We look forward to eating it all winter!! :)

Squash

We had so much squash we decided to try dehydrating it! :)

Blackberries

Our neighbors, the Cullifers, once again shared their peaches with us!!!

Livy was delighted at the sight of so many peaches!

Emily putting up peaches

 Livy snapped the beans while we put up peaches.

Peach slices

Peach peels

Peach cobbler

With ice cream! :)  YUM!!!

 Peach pie filling, blackberry jelly, plum jelly, and peach jelly cooling on the counter

 Cucumbers - soon to be pickles

Green beans

Eva at Mama Flo's House

Eva found this chair and, after dethroning the doll who sat in it, took possession!


Playing with Uncle David's hat




Playing outside






Friday, June 8, 2012

Church Picnic

On Saturday our church had a picnic at our house.

Daddy put up some new swings, which all the kids enjoyed!


Some of the guys playing basketball

Heading out to start a running race

Nearing the finish line

The little children played a game in which they had to hunt for clothespins in the front yard.
Patrick
Nicolas
Ella
Caleb
Seth

Emma says "Please!"

The little cuties after the hunt

Caleb, David, and Tyler shooting water balloons in a 3-man sling shot

On your mark...get set...GO!

They actually hit their target - Nicholas, the good sport!

Time for a water balloon toss!

And a water balloon fight!

We had 750 water balloons to throw!

I love the expressions!

They were having so much fun they didn't even see David coming up behind them...

You should have heard all the squeals! :)

David dumped and ran, because they were after him!

Rebekah P. getting dried off

Rebekah S. helping Carter

Mr. Coker and Daddy cooking the hamburgers, and Mr. Latch and Mr. Chelmowski visiting

Hope fixing Emma's bow

Caitlyn and Deborah

Bethany and Amanda

Rebekah and Mama Flo

Everyone gathering around for supper

Time to eat!


Brenna, Edyn, Courtney, Rebekah, Kyra, and Aylah

Emma and Rebekah

David and Caleb

Emma and Seth

Carter, Kristen, Penny, Bethany, Cathi, and Mama

Aunt Donna, Laurie, Deborah, Ashley, Melissa, Caitlyn, Mrs Coker, and Mr. Coker

Mr. Chelmowski, Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson, the Hammonds, and Amanda

Organizing into teams


Ultimate Frisbee!  (Using an aerobie, which makes it even more fun!)


Anna picking berries!

Seth trying out the horseshoes

Emma and "Granny Smith"

Carter

Nicolas

Nicolas, Ella, and Caleb

Bethany

Ella

The kids 6 and under - minus 3, who were up at the house
Nicolas, Ella, Caleb, Carter, Seth, Bethany, and Patrick

Cathi and her friend, Penny

The Cokers

It was getting dark, but everyone wanted to do sack races anyway!


Duck, Duck, Goose!

Everyone had a GREAT evening!! :)