Cookout 2011

Grab a float and hang on!

Caleb going for a ride

That water was ice cold!

Bashful

Peeking at mom

Sharing chalk with Jenna

Letters with daddy

Calebs new best friend; Robert. He had no idea Caleb was watching him.

My boys

Most everybody

John made the mistake of thinking you can sit on the floor with tired kids around. He was tag teamed.

We hadn't planned on having a cookout this year but everybody was asking about one so we had one a little later than we had wanted.

Lots of people came this year and Caleb was happy to see that lots of kids were able to come so he wasn't stuck with all us old farts like he was last year.

The older boys were playing 'marines' while Caleb ate, Jenna was a mermaid in the pool while Caleb ate and then after he ate some more he got in the pool and had a blast. He did really well with me holding a bunch of babies that day, he didn't care at all (a good sign).

Caleb wanted Jenna to draw with chalk with him but she was content to swing and play in the sandbox so he convinced dad to join in :) Later Caleb made a 'C' on a block, it was very nice.

We were going to have a bonfire with smores after dark but the mosquitoes were so bad that we decided to call it an early night. I considered making smores on the stove but I bailed because just then Johnny came over. Alisha and her boys were still there who happen to be Johns cousins so when Robert saw Johnny sit on the floor he saw a challenge. Caleb later joined in and John payed dearly :)

All in all a good day, we will do it all again next year!

LOVE, MOM