Father's Day

We celebrated Father's Day two times this year. We celebrated Father's Day with my dad the Tuesday before Father's Day, since my parents were going to be travelling on Father's Day. We had dinner at our house. All three boys (Evan, Jackson, and Caleb) had fun, especially when they made a mess with the tissue paper from the gifts!







Here is my dad with his little girls and Evan.



On Father's Day, we celebrated with Carl's dad and with Carl. Carl loved getting his present from Evan, which was finger paint art. Carl also enjoyed playing golf with his friend, Ron. We all ate dinner at Los Aztecas that night (Carl's FAVORITE restaurant). Unfortunately, we all started to get sick that evening. I am hopeful that we will all be better by Saturday morning, when we leave for Rachel and Teddy's wedding in Jamiaca.

Here is Evan after he painted for Daddy.



Here is Carl with Evan and his dad. (Evan is supposed to call Carl's dad Grandpa, but when he says it, it sounds like "Cra Pa." It is so funny.



Evan loves his Daddy!

More Fun in the Backyard

Last week Evan got a new pool for the backyard. He absolutely loves being in the water. He splashes, goes down the slide, and plays with the hose. He giggles a lot and he almost always has a smile in his face!





Jackson and Caleb were very generous and gave Evan their old sandbox. Evan played in it for the first time last night. He had a great time building sandcastles with Daddy. Of course, he also enjoyed throwing the sand out of the sandbox!

Wings for Kids Air Show

On Saturday we took Evan to the Wings for Kids Air Show. This was a fundraiser for Kosair Charities where people flew their radio controlled airplanes and helicopters. They did all sorts of cool tricks. Of course, Evan loves airplanes, so he had a great time at the show. Carl and I enjoyed seeing how excited Evan was and we enjoyed the air show too.

Evan loved seeing all of the airplanes.



Here is a picture of some of the planes that we saw during the show.



This plane is flying sideways!

Pictures of Evan

Evan likes to vacuum in his sandals and his diaper!



Evan can eat with a fork!





Evan likes to eat dirt! (YUCK!)



It is fun to ride in the wheelbarrow!



Evan likes to go on walks in the park!

Memorial Day Weekend

We all had a great time on Memorial Day weekend. We went to the splash park, had dinner with friends, went to Churchill Downs, went swimming, had our family Christmas party, had a family cookout, visited Henry's Ark, and went to Abbey Road on the River. Of course, we also observed Memorial Day by visiting Great Granddaddy's grave to place American flags and remember all of his Great Grandfathers that served our country and all of the other brave soldiers.

Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Evan had a great time at the splash park!



Here is a picture of all of the kids, except Maggie, at the Christmas party. It was REALLY hard to get them all to sit still, let alone look at the camera and smile!

(I know some of you are wondering, "Why did they have a Christmas party in May?" Aunt Linda had to have brain surgery in December and has been in physical therapy for the past few months. Since she is now feeling good, we able to get together and celebrate Christmas! It was a lot of fun and everyone is SO thankful that Linda is well!)



At our family cookout, Evan, Jackson, and Caleb enjoyed playing in the pool and trying to splash Granddaddy.



Evan ate his first ice cream cone and LOVED it!



Evan, Jackson, and Caleb are best buddies!



Evan loved the animals at Henry's Ark.




Evan danced to the music at Abbey Road on the River.



Evan LOVED his first sips of lemonade!



Carl and I enjoyed a Beatles cover band at night.



Visiting Great Granddaddy's grave to thank him and all of our soliders.

Visitng Great Grandma, Meeting Marlee, and Jamie's Graduation

As you can tell by the title, we recently had a very busy weekend! We went to Alcoa, Tennessee, to celebrate Jamie's high school graduation, meet Sarah's new baby, Marlee, and visit Evan's Great Grandma.

Evan had a great time on our trip. When he met baby Marlee, he went up to him and said, "Baby!" He then gave Marlee a big kiss. It was SO cute!




Here is Sarah with her son, Marlee.



Evan also enjoyed feeding the ducks and geese while we were in Alcoa. Great Grandma was even able to ride to the park with us to watch Evan.






Evan really enjoyed visiting Great Grandma. She really enjoyed our visit. We had a great time too!



Jamie's graduation party was really fun. Evan enjoyed running around and playing with the balloons.

Oaks and Derby

Oaks day was really fun this year. Komen of Louisville had a fundraiser that day, with proceeds going to breast cancer research and awareness. As part of the activities for the day, Carl and I, along with some great friends, got to walk in a parade around the track at Churchill Downs. It was really cool. Carl and I both had a great time and we were happy to participate in such a great event.







Evan had a great time at our Derby party this year. He had fun playing with his friends, Siena, Levi, and Lana. He also enjoyed playing with his cousins, Jackson and Caleb. Carl and I also had fun seeing our friends and family too!