Dancing with the kids!

Luke got out some of the lights he had from when he was a rock star and we turned our dining room into a club. It's amazing how fast Lexi picks up on lyrics, she's singing along with Blink! I guess we should start watching what we put on the speakers....

A Little Vacation for Lexi and Lilly

On June 9th we met Nana and Papaw and Grandma Perkins in Marietta Ohio at McDonald's. We had a late lunch there and Lexi and Lilly went with Nana and Papaw back to West Virginia for a few days, while we brought Grandma Perkins back up to Ohio. The girls had a blast walking the hills and wading the creek catching crawdad's and minnows, and even played in the rain a bit.

Chelsea's car needed brake work, so Luke spent awhile working on her car, and we also had cousin Liz's senior shoot in Burton City while they were gone.

It slowly gets easier to let them go down for a few days, and it was nice because both of them talked with us on the phone every evening. When they went down in February we couldn't get them to talk to us much at all. I think we may do this again the end of July, we will have to see.


Nana with Lexi and Avery


Papaw with Lilly and Grandma Perkins


Luke eating a nasty double cheeseburger


Lexi and Lilly all strapped in for the rest of the trip to WV


Luke and his new toy, a 2TB hard drive


Holly and Avery watching Luke work on a car


Getting dirty


Avery being cute


Lexi and Lilly coming back home from WV

Memorial Day

Better late than never! We spent the day at Mama and Papa Cowgar's house.


Cousin Samantha in the pool


Cousin Daleen getting ready to snorkel


Cousin Anne having fun


Papa Cowgar is oblivious that Mama Cowgar is getting eaten by the pool shark


Cousin Claire and Aunt Crystal


Bernie


Papa Cowgar being ornery, depth charging Mama Cowgar


Papa Cowgar and Bernie


Aunt Crystal and Uncle Jeremy fighting over a ball. Aunt Crystal won!


Holly and Avery


Uncle Jeremy pushing Alexis


Lilly being thoughtful


Bernie!


Mama Cowgar and cousin Daleen playing Marco Polo

Jesse's High School Graduation

On Sunday, May 30th, 2010, my brother graduated high school from the Orrville City School District! It makes me feel old just typing that out. He's been waiting for this day for years. I have no idea what he is going to do with life now that school is finished, but here is his day. I was only in the direct sun for an hour and half with some sunscreen, and got some nice splotchy sunburn on my shoulders! Grr.


Jesse walking down the track towards the seating area


My English teacher (in the white) who was also Dad's teacher, was retiring after 36 years!


Senior Choir members


Jesse receiving his diploma (it's blurry, I know!)


Jesse walking away, freedom in hand


Turning the tassel


Standing on the football field singing "OHS Forever"


The hat toss


Jesse and his diploma


Dad, Mom, Jesse, Grandma (Nana), and Grandpa (Papaw)


Holly and Jesse


Cousins Emily and Ed Jr. with Jesse


Papaw back at Dad's with Lexi and Lilly


Papaw on the ground with Avery


Avery got upset


Grandpa Perkins helping Lexi and Lilly fill the kiddie pool


Suki, Luke's dog at Dad's place.


Nick with Rock, Dad's dog


Jesse's quilt that Nana and Papaw made him from his old t-shirts


Jayden being adorable


Jayden wanted to try on Dad's sunglasses


He was one cool baby!


The family at Jesse's party


Jayden and Nick


Jayden tipping back a cold one! LOL


Nick, Papaw, and Lilly


Jesse's cake


Cousin Elizabeth's cake. She graduated from her online homeschooling program this year also.


Lexi and Lilly enjoying some cake


Jesse and his cash he made out with. He bought himself a new computer


Aunt Taresa and Lilly


Cousin Taz had a long day


So did her brother LaDarius


Papaw and Avery