Boy Mom

I am beginning to understand what it really means to be a mother of boys.

Dee Dee

Sooooo I purchased my very first truck this week. Not going to lie, I am pretty darn excited.

Everyone meet Dee Dee. She is a 1990 Dodge Dakota (hence the nick name). Cute as a button and even came with a "Country Girl" emblem on the tail gate. Love. It.

Nathan has been helping me search for a little truck for a while and we finally found just the ticket. I intend to use her to lug yard waste to the dump and for hauling odds and ends from time to time. 

A little old lady owned Dee Dee most of her life and even left a notebook detailing nearly every mile. What a hoot! This lady logged every fuel fill to major repairs complete with date, mileage and cost. 

Mason could not wait to take her for a spin. He said trucks can't be girls but I disagree. I have a feeling that Dee Dee and I are going to have some good stories to tell. 

A 4th with Family

Even though we were not yet fully recovered from the craziness that was Dugout Days, Nathan and I decided to take the boys and head to Harlan for the 4th of July. My cousin Tara and her family were visiting from Cairo, my cousin Dustin was visiting from Texas and my Aunt Cindy was visiting from Colorado. It was great spending time with family.

A little water play with Grandma.

Lounging on the deck with Papa.

Meeting cousin Zeb.

Dustin and the red, white and blue parade.

Thank goodness God gave Papa some boys!

Nathan got to ride along on a few crop tours and Papa showed him the breathtaking "Lover's Leap" on the Republican River Valley.

Waiting for the parade to begin in Alma.

 

 

Aunt Cindy brought a little paintball fun.

Clay creations.

We all gathered in Taylor's lawn for a the Alma fireworks display. Mason had fun taking pictures.

 

Unpacking the car at home, "Dad, I'm sooo tired."

Here is to hoping the rest of July is a bit slower.

Top 10 Celebration

Believe it or not an entire decade has come and gone since I first laid eyes on our sweet Jentry bug.

We celebrated all week long.

The festivities began with her very first salon experience. She enjoyed a wash and a fresh cut to her wig. Carli did a fabulous job of making Jentry feel extra special. She even showed her a new trick to tie her bangs back in the cutest little braid.

Next we picked up five of her classmates for a little fun at the pool and a sleepover. Unfortunately, they only swam for 15 minutes before the pool had to close due to poo. Yikes! 

Lincoln, Jentry, Ella, Kyla, Addison and Mia

But...that didn't stop them from partying on.

Then, Friday was the first day of the annual Dugout Days Festival in Sutton so we celebrated in the park with the String Beans concert and a tractor pull.

Saturday was her actual birthday. The all day events began with the bike rodeo. Mason did awesome and impressed everyone with his biking skills.

The Hamilton's came to help Jentry celebrate and take in some of the festivities.

Bounce houses and more presents.

A heavy rain storm rolled through and cancelled the parade but 45 mins later the sun was shining again we were all able to take in the awesome new carnival.

When your mom works for the Chamber and the owner of the carnival finds out it is your birthday, you get to pick out any prize you want. And when you are four you tell the carnival owner that your birthday is March 29th, he is so impressed that he lets you pick one too.

Walking back to the car Jentry said to me, "Best birthday ever!"

It was definitely a top 10 celebration.