Dad's/Grandpa's Birthday

We were lucky enough to be able to have Dad come out and spend his birthday with us. We didn't do a lot but just enjoyed the day. We did go do some fishing at Cottonmill lake here in Kearney. It was fun. Sam was the fisherman of the day catching the most, but Wendy caught the biggest. Then we had some cake to finish it off. It was a great day for all of us. We really enjoy our time with Dad / Grandpa.

4th of July weekend 2009

Happy 4th to all of you.! We have had a good time just hanging out and spending time together. Thurs night we decided to shoot our fireworks and then Friday we are going to the big ones put on by the chamber here in Kearney. On the 4th we are headed out to our friends house at the lake. Will post pictures as we get them. Ashlyne's friend Ona came with us and road the tube for the first time. They had a blast! They even flipped the tube. Wish I would have gotten pictures of that but didn't have the camera on. We all had a great day playing in water and watching/lighting fireworks.

Fire Time

With summer comes one of my favorite pastimes.......FIRE!!!! I love fires in the pit in the back yard. Wether it is a bunch of friends or just the family there is just something about sitting around the campfire.

Samuel Swim Lessons

It is another summer and another round of swim lessons for the kids. This was the first week of swim lessons for samuel and he loves it. He is just full of energy and usually the first one in the water of all the kids. He continues with his classes till the end of June so will continue to post pictures as I have them.

With Wendy being laid off and unable to land a job, she ventured out on her own and started her own business. Mom mentioned that someone in Lincoln was starting a "Miracle Grow" business. So that got us thinking. Why couldn't we do that without having to buy a franchise. So Wendy came up with the idea to do a flower box and garden maintenance business. Basically everyone has a lawn service here, but none of the lawn services maintain people's flowers or gardens. So that is what she is doing. She made up a beautiful flyer and her and Samuel were out dropping on door steps. A couple of weeks went by with not a lot of hope, then all the sudden calls started coming. She has done such a good job her customers are refering her like crazy. She is looking at a 60 day lead time with all the work she has. This has also been great for Brandon, cause his hours were cut back at Hastings and needs to suplement his income. So now he is working with Wendy and doing a great job! So we thank God for his blessing of this company and the work He has provided. It is totally different now and will update pictures as we get them.

Ashlyne To Shin Do

As most of you know Ash traded in her dance shoes for To Shin Do (form of Karate) a few months back. She has just excelled at it and her instructor is very impressed by her picking up so quickly and her form is amazing. We are so proud of her. Here she is getting her next belt.

Samuel T-Ball

Samuel started his first T-Ball with Dad at the YMCA. It went for about a month teaching Samuel the basics of baseball. Quite and interested 4 weeks. He had a lot of fun though. He is a great hitter and thrower.