Love, Doodlebug

On June 11, 2010, I lost my Daddy as he went to be with Jesus. I have so many wonderful memories of my life with him. There are too many to list, so I'm just going to post some pictures of my precious father. I miss him so much and never knew just how hard it would be to let him go. Praise the Lord that I will see him again! I appreciate your prayers as my family and I try to learn how to exist on this earth without him. We will never be the same...

(Compare this picture of Daddy to the one of Parker over to the right. I've always thought that Parker looks so much like him.)

Spring Pictures

We All Scream For Ice Cream

Parker and Claire have been asking for days to go to Dairy Queen to get a blizzard. I'm not sure what planted this idea in their heads, but I can't say I blamed them for being persistent. Yummy!

Mouth full of ice cream!

I left home with the intention of resisting the sweets. Look below to see just how successful I was... (Beware: Not a good picture AT ALL)

We Actually Stayed At Home!

I needed to get some things done at home today, and we all needed some rest from all the recent fun. We decided to actually stay home all day! Claire built this fort and invited Parker to play in it with her. Then they rebuilt it and decided it was the perfect spot to sit and watch "Dumbo".

This afternoon, they played outside for quite a while. Parker is indeed swinging on a baby swing. They both love that swing so much and won't let me take it down. It's a wonder it doesn't break under their weight!

Of course, there were art projects and bubbles!

Let's not forget the chalk! (Look closely to see where Claire signed her name on the window.)

Another Fun Day!

We spent the day with our friends, Rachel and Ruthie. As soon as we got there, Claire had a wardrobe change. Rachel made a wonderful lunch!

Our school friends, Leslie and Megan (& Megan's children) joined us too.

Then it was cupcake time!

After that, the kids played in a creek and got very dirty. Thanks Rachel and Ruthie for being such wonderful hostesses!

New Found Freedom!

We enjoyed our first full day of summer freedom on Friday. Look at who I found all cuddled up watching tv... Saturday we went to Sam's of course. You might be a redneck if Sam's Club is your weekend entertainment! The kids ate pizza at Sam's.

Here's what the grown-ups ate...

It's actually been several weeks since I've had them. Cut me some slack!

Sunday we went to church and went swimming. Today we ran some errands, visited my dad, and swam for FIVE hours. Megan is back from her honeymoon so she joined us at the pool. We are all so worn out tonight, but it was a good day.