July 4th Fun!!!

We started our first big smokin' session for the Big Green egg on July 3rd. Daniel thought that we could bring the outcome to the 4th of July celebration.

So we awoke to this awesome piece of meat! We had to go and check it in our PJ's!

Happy 4th of July

 Fun times at the river! The only way to stay cool was in the river...that's where we stayed! :)

My boys

Boys and their John Deere tractors

The boys LOVE riding with Pa on the John Deere tractor aka. the lawn mower. Eli says the whole title when discussing Pa's lawn mower. The trailer in the back is perfect for a cool little three year old. I crack up every time I see the picture of Eli waving in the back. SOOO funny!

A beautiful June wedding

We attended a beautiful wedding in the month of June. It just so happened to be in a really cool-looking barn  and it just so happened to have been 105 degrees outside that day. In looking back on the pictures, it didn't seem like it was THAT hot! Anyway, congratulations to Gabrielle and Josh!

I love the Braves

I love the Atlanta Braves. Weird I know. I have 2 apps on my phone just so I can keep up with the latest and greatest information on the ole' Bravos. We got the chance to go to the Braves game on Friday evening (when it was 104 degrees outside), and I LOVED it! :) Here are some pictures from the fun times, despite the fact that we lost.

Summer= Play time with friends

Summertime is such a fun time to get outside and PLAY!! You will notice that everyone had fun during this playtime.

Survival VBS

This year for the "youth group" VBS, we decided to go with a "Survival" themed week. One of the big activities was when Daniel attempted to teach 35 teenagers how to make survival bracelets. I wish I had thought to take a picture of him on a chair yelling out instructions to clueless teenagers about burning the ends of the rope and how to add the buckle to the end. It was quite comical.

It was pretty much mass chaos....

but they all managed to make them! :)

Another day we decided to have a fun relay. It was a little hectic, but that night we had 43 kids. Let's just say I was a little under prepared for that many!!!

Of course, the annual pool party was held during VBS, and the kids had a great time. 

There were also two other days of fun activities, but I didn't capture those on my camera....I seemed to have had my hands full. I wonder why?