Will Catch up On Blogging Next Week...

We have been really busy lately....will be back soon with some great updates....Please keep checking back.....Take care...kenda :)

Little Hearts Football Camp......

Ben attended the Little Hearts Football Camp at EHS last week. He was able to learn the basics of football...On the last day they held scimmage games against each other.....

Here is Coach McDonald talking to the group....
Ben has the ball (bottom middle....white shirt/black pants)

The winners.......See Ben in the middle with his hands up!

Proudly wearing his Camp shirt and holding the football he got.......
A tradition....cutting of the watermelon by Coach McDonald.........
Ben enjoying a piece after a long and hot day of playing.......

Another.....Schuette Foods Sale......

We brought the truck to Effingham today for a sale.....We were in a great location but not many stopped by?? We will try it again maybe in September.
Brian enjoying watching the cars and the "sign shaker" guy at Little Ceasars!!
The weather is finally starting to feel like summer in Central Illinois.....very hot and humid! I am glad we had our tent to use today.....

The Skateboard Clinic That Wasn't........

Ben and Gabe were supposed to have a skateboard clinic last week, however on the first day Gabe fell and hurt his arm and would not go back! He also told me that he should not do skateboards cause the guy told them it's one of the most dangerous sports!!! : So no skateboard clinic.....but I do have some photos of them at the skatepark last fall (hince the long sleeves and coats!).....They are all done with their clinics this summer...they were busy (Basketball, Flag Football, Soccer, Archery, Baseball)...

We have had another busy week......Ben has been going to Little Hearts Football camp at Effingham High School and we are just busy with work and life.....next week lookes even worse!!!

You Tube......

Brian and kids love to sit around his computer and watch "You Tube" videos.....some are really funny and some really stupid.

A Night on Lake Sara......

We spent the evening at my dad's house last night. We grilled out hamburgers and then went for a boat ride. It was a beautiful night.....

Here is a self portrait of me....... Gabe was the official photographer of the basketball game the kids were playing! He told me he got some great shots!! :)
Grandpa and Shakes having a bonding moment......She will be staying with him when we go on vacation.....
Abby and Brytney enjoying the boat ride......
Attempt at a Family Photo.........of course "someone" is making a funny face. Out of all of them we took....this was the "best".....but I like it!
Gabe keeping an eye on the back of the boat......

Abby at her turn at driving the boat.......
Gabe and Grandpa Bo.....He loved the horn!
Ben with Grandpa......
And Beau with Grandpa......I think Beau is getting as big as Grandpa!!
Abby with her "Hollywood Glasses"!

Ben keeping an eye on me....... I think this is a great photo of Beau......
The "token" Sunset photo........
Abby "trying" to help steer the boat back to the dock......

Look How Much Abby has Changed!

I was looking at some old photos and found this one of Abby in July, 2006.....
And this is her this year.......She has become a beautiful young lady (not that she wasn't already)......We have had a busy week. It seem like things kept coming up that we have to take care of and on top of that I had a really bad migraine last night. Hate those things :( It sure does not help when things need to get done and I am no good! Luckily the kids know now when Mom's head hurts you better be good! I am also Lucky that Brian takes care of things for me when I get like that.....We have NOTHING planned for the weekend (which is good).

Sparklers!!

When we were leaving the Kastl's on the 4th of the July they gave us some sparklers (4 packs!). We did not do them on the 4th but the next night.....

Here is Brian lighting the sparklers for the kids................
Abby......looking cute....
Love this one of Gabe......Actually he liked them
Ben having a good time with fire!
Beau playing with his sparklers......

Ali and Eddie....

Ali sent us this photo....she was sitting in Starbucks and saw this.....she chased it down into Walmart parking and took a photo.....Do you know who it is? Eddie Murphy. Why is it on the back of a trailer? Who knows but it's funny!!!

Future Home Builders.......

On Saturday Brian and I went to Home Depot for a few things. While there they were having a kids workshop. They were making bird houses. Home Depot gave all the kids an apron and a birdhouse kit. Gabe did not want to do his there so he asked to take it home. While we were leaving he thought that Ben should have one too (he did not come with us) and went back to ask them for a kit/apron for his brother.

When we got home the boys decided it was time to put the kits together. Dad mysteriously disappeared at this time!!

Here is Gabe building his first bird house!!
He did really good with the hammer and did most of it by himself......
Ben hammering the nails in!
Almost got ALL the nails in........
And the finished projects.......Love the aprons.
Fun thing is that if we got back the first Saturday of the month they have a different project for them to do!!

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Our Happy 4th Of July!!!

We had a VERY busy 4th of July....We started out at the Dieterich Village Parade/Celebration, then we spent most of the evening at our friend's (the Kastl's) home, where the boys swam the whole time, and then we ended with fireworks....Here is some photos of our day!

This is what yesterday was all about!
Gabe with his hand over his heart......he did this on his own.
The Parade Marshall and his Rooster!!
Abby and her friend Erin......We stood in front of the post office which was near the beginning of the parade.....
Uncle Sam made his appearance........
Beau with his bag of candy.......All three boys filled up a gallon size baggie with candy (plus we got huggies, pens, cups, notepads, sun lotion and beads)

Only in Dieterich can you see a Rooster on the hood of a car......And this was no ordinary car....It's the Barnyard Bingo car!!!
Your "token" Redneck Monster Truck that thinks it's a Fire Truck!!
Gabe having a great time......
Ali joined us too.....except she did not get the memo about wearing red, white or blue....
OK....here are our firework photos.....Usually we are soooooo far away that we really can't get the full effects (you know the traffic, smoke from fireworks, the smell from the fireworks, the booms that make your heart skip a beat, etc.). This year we braved the crowds, parked at the mall and walked to the area they were setting them off (Believe it or not....this was Brian's idea....and yes I checked to make sure he did not have a fever!). Once they began we realized we were behind a tree so we picked up our chairs and we ended up in the middle of the road!! They had it blocked off and we were RIGHT under them. Really it was the best show we have seen in a long time. Ben and Gabe loved it!!

You can see the ones that they are setting off on the ground, that's how close we were......

Love this one.....It was completely black out so I waited for a firework to go off and then took this....Since I don't use my flash when taking fireworks that's why this is a little "yellowish". See Shakes to the far left. We took her and she hated every moment of it!! :) Brian had to wrap her in a blanket and hold her tight.

We had a great day.......