Blue Springs

Uncle Fred took us to a new swimming hole this morning called Blue Springs. The water was cold, but beautiful. This one had quite a current once you got out to the river. In fact, the kids started being swept away. I headed out there to help them, but some good Samaritan guys got there first and pulled them to safety. All in all, it was still a great place.  

Visit from 1st Cousins

Miriam, Lexi, MorganRyan, Kaylee, and baby, Ryan

My sister-in-law, Katie, and her kids just came last night to Tallahassee to visit with her family. They came over for dinner tonight so we got to spend a little time with them along with their new little one, Ryan.  

Back: Ryan, Kaylee, Karsen, Lexi, Miriam

Front: London, MorganRyan, Rachel, Ammon, & Jordan

9 Year Olds: Lexi, MorganRyan, & Ammon (Ammon is 4 months older. Lexi & MorganRyan are 2 weeks apart)

 

7 year olds: Rachel, Jordan (2 days apart) and London who is actually still 6 until Oct.

Teens & Pre-Teens: Karsen, Kaylee, Miriam & Riley

Aunt Katie with baby, Ryan 

Full Day

Wacissa Springs

Trampoline Fun

Cool Treats

Porch Swing

Lexi is wearing fake glasses that she bought at the fancy dollar store here. They look so real.

Wacissa Again

Florida Photo Shoot

My cousin, Kim, has been working on improving her photography skills. She told me that she would like to do a photo shoot of the kids. Of course, I was more excited about it than Lexi and Jordan were. It was a great experience even if it involved bribing/forcing the kids to pose, especially to hold hands.

Kim's Pictures:

Family History

Aunt Sue pulled out a book about her mom, Grandma Lorena, and her parents and siblings. There are a lot of cool stories about their lives on the ranch in New Mexico. Lexi enjoyed looking through the book and learning a little more about the woman her middle name comes from.

Fishing with Uncle Fred

This morning, Uncle Fred took Lexi down to his pond to fish. He prefers to be one on one with the kids. They both enjoyed it.

Tallahassee Outing

Lexi and Jordan have been sleeping in the back room with the younger cousins: London and MorganRyan. Here they are in the morning being silly in their pjs.

Today, we had an outing planned, so Lexi worked on getting the girls ready.

Kids loving their devices. That is why it is good to have plenty of fun activities to distract them from these things. 

Aunt Sue pulled out a bunch of hats for the outing. Back row: Reagan, Karson, Lexi, & Riley. Front row: Jordan, MorganRyan, and London.

Museum

Lexi, Reagan, Karsen, MorganRyan, Jordan, Riley, London, Aunt Sue & my cousin, Kim