4th of July

My three favorite guys!

Watching the fireworks in Kewaskum with some great friends.

Drew, Kari Jo and Olivia watching in delight.

Reagan relaxing in the pool as you can see.  Tough life huh?

Olivia stuck it out for the duration of the night.  I think she was up later than the boys. 

It's a hot one hear in Wisconsin

 

Reagan's golf lessons.  It was so hot so to practice their swing they hit water balloons. 

Guess who was swimming?

Cousins!

Too bad its so dark ... you should see my hat!

Ready to swim!

Week 2 of Summer VACA

We celebrated Reagan's 7th birthday at Ale House.  The boys checking out the river.

Hard to believe they are 7 and 9 already.  And most days they get along.

Notice all my blog posts have this darling in them?  Olivia liked my cake for Father's Day (we celebrated Friday). 

The boys attended Adventure Camp at Northbrook Church.  We are so lucky to have awesome teenagers that help out.  Ryan in the picture switched groups for me so he could have Will again this year.  We love our church and the people that are there.  As you can see Reagan is th real ham. 

It sure feels like summer around here!

Summer started off with Reagan's birthday part at Swimtastic.

This is the entire group that was there.  Yes, there were lots of them ... and they were all perfectly behaved.

Olivia couldn't make the party, but she swam at our house after. 

Isabel is quite the fish. 

Memorial Day 2012

Olivia sporting her new swimsuit.

 Reagan - no more swim arms!

 Olivia is in to chairs right now. 

 That is Will behind the goggles!

 Kari Jo already tan.

Isabel has been begging to go swimming so this was our first full swimming day of the year.  She topped it off staying overnight.  

Mother's Day 2012

Had a somewhat quiet Mother's Day weekend. 

Had the family over on Saturday for some pizza. 

Sunday served at church and followed up with a dinner with Nick's parents, David, Libby and Erin.

Hard to believe that Memorial Day is almost here.

 Our Olivia eating pizza.

 I love pizza!

 Me too!

I don't like pizza so much!  But Mickey makes me happy!



Why oh why?

Did God create flat tires?

The Villages with Mom and Dad

Lopez Country Club ... darn good Sangria here!

They literally get around on these things. This one was so cool to me because of our love for Jimmy Buffett!

This was on the water near the Lighthouse at the Village Square.

Our months in review

Disney on ice with Olivia, Will, Reagan and Isabel

The Villages Recreation Center in Florida

Sea Breeze - I think!

First Brewer Game of the Year ... and they lost.

Easter Morning ... we got some angry birds!

Easter Morning

For those of you that know me, you know that I am not a morning person. So when I awoke to the lights on and the kids ready to go before 6AM I thought I must be dreaming.

I told Nick at the rate we were going we should go to sunrise service.

So I guess the bunny did his job and made the two MacCudden boys happy.

Pictures to follow ... our blog isn't cooperating this morning!

We hope your Easter is a day of celebration of the risen Lord Jesus Christ! Prayers from our family to yours today.

2 months and counting

Our family is still here and doing well. There is so much to catch up on and my plan is to do that on Spring Break. A few updates:

• I traveled to The Villages to visit my mom and dad.
• I celebrated my 41st birthday.
• Reagan lost his first "on his own" tooth
• Will moved up another level in swimming and is now lap swimming
• Reagan was accepted into a modeling agency -we just need the front two teeth to come in for it's big client
• Olivia is getting so big and starting to walk
• Isabel sold a great number of girl scout cookies
• Nick and Jim's business of Majesty Mortgage is doing well
• Erin spent the night with us on St. Patrick's Day
• Josh, Carson And Emma all celebrated birthdays
• Both sets of grandparents left us til mid April
• We had a few days of shorts weather in March
• Reagan got signed up for golf

And our list goes on and on.

Look for pictures and more updates this weekend.

Gus the Goat

Yes you read that right. Instead of a dog we might have gotten a goat.

So what has Gus been up to?

He is eating the compost out of the neighbor's garden.
Chewed the corner of my couch - yes leather in now missing.
He has destroyed every stuffed toy we have given him.
He has probably eaten at least a dozen socks.
Only taken off once though.
Gotten a time out at doggie daycare!

All in all, he isn't our Bailey but he sure makes the boys happy. He is small and portable which is great. He is taking a little longer on the walking and obedience but we are working on it.

He sleeps with us every night. Gives great kisses and cuddles.

I think he is Will's pal most of all.

Brewers on Deck

Will and Reagan posting with the Brew Crew.

Bernie and the boys

Will and Reagan pretending they were on FS Wisconsin doing a sportscast. It was really neat!

Boys ...

Is it bad that m
y boys know the word to Red Solo Cup?

Happy 1st Birthday Olivia!

One of Olivia's gifts was a sled from her Uncle Bill and Auntie Tina.

All bundled up and cute as can be.

Happy Birthday to you Miss Olivia Jo.

Will insisted on giving her a lot of love. She wasn't real interested in the cupcake much.

I often wondered if you could love anyone like your kids. I love my kids to death and would do anything for them. I will also tell you that I love this little one like you wouldn't believe. She gives me so much joy. I didn' t have the pleasure of having my children this young. I enjoy every minute I can spend with her. My boys love her like their sister. She constantly coo's and smiles at Nick.

I am really lucky (and I have learned this more in my later life) to have my brother and his family, along with my parents, right by me.

So, if you read this someday Olivia ... your Auntie loves you SO much and I am proud to be your Godmother. Hope you had a great 1st birthday!

Happy New Year ... with a wedding.

Nick and myself

David and Libby

The MacCudden clan ... or as many as we could get in.

Nick's cousin Angela got married on December 31st. It was a great time (thanks for babysitting Grandma Dobson).

Will's 9th Birthday

Grandpa enjoing his time with his granddaughter.

I can't believe he is already 9! If you can't see the cake, yes it is Mickey Mouse.

Will celebrating with his friend Morgan and Amber.