We are now home from Grandma and Grandpa Martins house. We had lots of fun. The kids love being in Missouri with their cousins and they also get very spoiled by their Grandma. Here are some pictures from our visit.
Joshua and Kate's cousin Heather slept over one night. They swam, jumped on the trampoline, played, and watched movies until they were worn out.
Kate and Grandpa's dog Belle.
My sister Becka has a movie projector so we set it up outside on my parents deck and watched several movies. It was lots of fun. The kids loved it. We watched Bridge to Terabithia, Pirates 2, and Night at the Museum. All good movies!!
Kate and cousin Sophia getting ready to watch a movie on the deck.
Me with my sisters, Tara and Becka being silly. (They will probably kill me for posting these, but I think they are cute)
Kate's hiding place underneath the deck.
This is the cat that kept coming around Grandma's house. He would not leave. Kate wanted him so bad. She followed it everywhere it went. It was so skinny so we gave in and fed it one day and decided to name it Sam. After a few days of Sam hanging around Grandpa and Braeden went out looking for who it belonged to. They found the owners and they were very happy to have their cat back. They had just gotten it a few days before. His real name is Leo.
Kate and her cousin Owen with their Great Uncle Glen.
Kate just thinking......
Braeden and Josh with their cousins Heather and Sophia waiting to jump into the big blue pool.
We love our new community pool. There is a sprinkler park, a big pool, and a kiddie pool. We have spent a lot of time there (when its not raining). We pack a cooler and some snacks and spend the day relaxing in the cool water. Their hair has become naturally highlighted by the sun and their bodies are turning a nice golden brown. 
We love our new back yard, but we have found that we have all kinds of creepy things lurking around. I guess since we have a huge field behind us and the lake isn't very far that it is to be expected. WE had our first snake about 4 or 5 days after we moved in. The kids thought it was great. I on the other hand was scared. It moved into a wood pile that was left by the previous owners and stayed there until Cary got home and could catch it. We think it was a rat snake but we aren't sure. We have had rabbits, and tiny little toads, spiders of all kinds, and tons of mosquito's. Kaitlyn loves the frogs. She would stay outside all day if I allowed her to, but it gets to hot and the mosquito's love her. I heard that moth balls will keep the snakes away (I haven't tried it yet) and calling the bug man is on our list of things to do. Until then Braeden, Joshua, and Kate will continue to pretend they are in the Amazon hunting for creepy crawling things. Yuck!
Joshua has waited what seems like forever to lose a tooth. He has had four loose teeth for some time now but they just would not fall out. He was so determined to get one of them out this week. He worked, and wiggled, and pulled for several days until one of his bottom front teeth fell out. He was so excited! He put it in a ziplock bag and carried it around with him all day. He was very anxious to see what the tooth fairy would bring him. He was not disappointed. He woke up to two dollars under his pillow. Now he can't wait for the others to fall out.
This is our new house. We have been here for a week and a half now and we absolutely love it!! One of our favorite parts is the backyard. Our house backs up to corp of engineer property and the lake. We have had a lot of rain so as of now we have a "lake view". Hopefully it will continue to rain like it has. If it doesn't I am sure the lake will be dried up by August. As for now we are enjoying it. The kids love it to! 
Moving day is tomorrow. The kids were really helpful in packing up their rooms, especially Kaitlyn. Every time I started packing she was right by my side stuffing newspaper, labeling boxes, and trying to tape things up. It has been a long two months of packing. We are so ready to move on. We are sooooo excited!!!
Cary surprised Kate and I with some of our favorite things from Bath and Body Works the other night. We love being surprised! We also love getting gifts for no reason other then because we are his favorite girls and because he loves us. We definitely feel loved!
