Vader's showing his muscles
The kids' new place to play and give Momma a heart attack..
Just thought I'd post a pic from our deck...
Budge's 4th of July swim shirt..Hang loose!
I hear there's sand monkeys round these parts...
Ethan and Ashlyn had a great time at the lake with a bunch of the family...
Ashlyn & Madilyn are growing up SO fast!
This was Ethan & Ashlyn's first bath together...I'm happy to report that no one was hurt in the making of this picture..
Twinkle & Budge with their great Grandma & Momma's cousin, Joy.. The kids loved seeing them...come back!

Sunset Beach 2007

Some pics from our last day at the beach

Momma and Ash chillin' outside a restaurant...
Two cousins playing in the sand..it was so hard to keep them together long enough to take a pic...
On our way to the beach for an evening stroll...pack 'em on and head out!
Daddy decided to bury Ethan in the sand when Momma left to put Ashlyn down for a nap....not too thrilled he was that close to the water...but he looked like he had fun..
"I like having my cousins here to play with!"

Don't ask me why..I just like to take pics of our feet..There's Momma's, Ash's, Daddy's & Ethan's...
"Look at the boat.."
I love my little surfer girl...
Grammy & Grampy with all but one grandchild...Can you tell it's hard to get a good pic of all of them?
Grammy & Ashlyn

Daddy & his boy
Daddy & his girl
Ethan loved seeing the boats..
Cool dude! "How ya like my soul patch?"
Cousin Jamie came out for a visit...Thanks! We hope to see you again within the next 4 years!

This was Ash's 1st experience of the ocean..she wasn't there 10 seconds before fisting some sand into her mouth...crunch crunch!!
Momma and her beach bums..
Daddy building sandcastles with the critters...
Too bad you wouldn't leave that cute hat on, baby girl..
Ethan's obsessed with street signs..and loved this one on the way to the beach everyday..

Sprinkler Park Time

This was Ashlyn's 1st time to experience the sprinklers..last year she just watched from her stroller.
She jumped right in...and loved it!
The two rascals together...loving every minute..
"Woohoo, Momma!! What else have you kept from me??"
Where do you think Ethan went when it was time to go home? Little stinker...had to make Momma get wet one last time...

Ash's Turn

Ethan just couldn't resist...Ashlyn wasn't even in the pool for a minute when he 'christened' her.
"Whooo...this water's cold, Momma!"
She really loved the pool and all the toys..
Watch out, Efers...look who's got the cup now..
Ethan seemed to like having Ash in there with him...even if it was just to torture her with cold water..
My little water baby
Hey!!! No nudity at the pool, little miss!

Summer Fun

Twinkle and Budge love playing together now..and actually will sit together long enough to take a pic now..noticed I said "A pic."
No worries! Just chillin' in the kiddie pool! (yes, Mama did get in ONCE..the water was FREEZING) You may wonder where Ashlyn is..well..she still takes a morning nap..don't worry..you'll see her in the pool soon enough!
Ethan loves to run down the driveway..then jump into his little pool.
Say Cheese!
Our cute little girl's all over the place now.

This was Ethan's first year at Vacation Bible School. He had a blast!
Showing Kyle and Sam a flower he picked.
Here's where they sang every night. Ethan's on the far right in his teacher, Rebekah's, lap