A favorite visitor!!

     We had a great 4th of July celebration, simple, but fun. The Wendel's came dressed perfectly for the occasion.

Red, white and blue never looked so good.

    

    We watched "Sandlot" instead of watching fireworks. 

At least we had sparklers, which the kids loved.

    And on Sunday we had cute Reese and her family come for a visit and we were all so happy to see her and visit with the whole family. We got lots of great photos and although Reese was convinced Elliot was Joey, she still gave me a hug or two. 

These two really had the best time together. 

 

The cutest "thumbs-up" you've ever seen.

 Reese was quite fascinated with baby Hudson.

Matching stripes with cute Reese.

    And then it was time to celebrate our 31st anniversary. We kept it simple and had a yummy dinner at Chubby's and called it good.

    

    And this bonus photo of Isaac and Carter, is courtesy of a stranger up at Tibble Fork who snapped this amazing photo of these brothers out on a ride together. 

This is frame worthy.

        What a great week! It turned out even better than we could have hoped.

How’s the fishing?

    We had a fun time fishing this past Sunday morning. Carter really wanted to get everyone out fishing as a Father's Day gift to Greg so we all congregated, minus Mark, at Strawberry Reservoir Sunday morning, and despite the fishing not being as great as Carter hoped, it was still a fun time. 

Greg, Charlie & McClane

Isaac, Morgan, Carter and Brock

The cute Wendel's

Isaac caught this guy.

How sweet! Elliot is a wild one.

Hudson was the best 'baby-heater' on a brisk day.

Maybe not caught, but for sure Brock snagged a fish.

These boys 'caught' this chair, that blew into the water. And Isaac also got a crawdad.

    Greg might need another fishing day where he's able to focus on fishing more than helping others fish, but it was a great day and we only wish Mark could have joined us.

 Cute Hudson in the outfit we bought him.

    And who's ready to celebrate the countries 250th birthday?! Me!!

    This years July 4th celebration may be a little different since they banned fireworks but we're going to make the most of it with a traditional barbecue and maybe an outdoor movie. Happy birthday America!

Reggie and July

     Update on our cute, injured, but still alive, Reggie the rascal raccoon. She's a girl and alive and probably living her best life despite her injuries.

    

    And, it's that time again! July's calendar photo is a banger!

Only Andy makes sense for 'front and center billing' for this photo. He's the firework expert, hands down.

    Not a lengthy post, but another fun one! 

adorable

     We have some cute photos of babies this week. 

I had no idea what I'd actually captured. Silly faces!

From Beau to Hudson, this outfit has been a great investment.

    And then... a baby raccoon! I was walking with my friend, looked down by the sidewalk and saw this little guy. When I pointed him out to my friend, she screamed and ran off the sidewalk, hilarious. All she saw was the tail and was sure it was a snake. haha Anyway, this little guy was hurt and not happy so I called the only guy I know who might be able to help (and who would have gloves). Greg to the rescue! I thought for sure this little guy would end up in a final bath but Greg's colleague thought his dad would like a chance to help heal this little guy. After moving him away from the fence it was clear he had at least one broken leg. It was so sad and he kept covering his eyes with his little paws. Anyway, as of right now, he's being cared for by a nice man. Good luck to the little rascal.

So cute, but sad.

    It's been a slow week for some of us. (Charlie and me) A stressful week for others, (Greg) And a fun week for others, (McClane, who's at Lake Powell for a week with his friend.). And a typical work week for the others. (Carter and Brock) 

    Now on to Father's Day! 

The legend and a throwback

     This week wasn't near as exciting as last, with new baby Hudson to welcome to the world. But here's a photo, or two, for this week. First photo is courtesy of a neighbor who captured Greg, "the legend", doing legendary things. 

Last minute mowing job for McClane and Greg came to help.

    And Charlie had a little throwback from her early years that was worth sharing. This will be the photo on her new debit card. AAHHH!

    And now on to the weekend fun. Oh, and another fun gel-nail to rock for the next three weeks.

 

Introducing!!

        What a great week! We're so happy to have a new grandbaby join the fam.! Baby Wendel #4, Hudson James Wendel, weighing in at 7 lb. 6 oz. and 19 inches long. Our first grandson! A fun surprise for all of us.  But before we get to those photos, here's a couple bonus photos from this week.

The cat is a massive McClane fan.

Some of the neighbor kids/young adults stopped by to help churn ice cream and try their first "Tim Tam Slam".

Greg gave a few Harley rides to some of our favorite people. 

    And now, here's baby Hudson!

Little Hudson decided not to share a birthday with Kayli. Now she'll have to say she was 29 when he was born. Last year in her 20's!

These girls are either going to mother or smother!

And then there were SIX Wendel's!

 

These silly girls were trying to pick up Papa.

Uncle McClane meeting baby Hudson.

Aunt Charlie is a big fan.

        A fun and exciting week. It probably won't get much better than a new baby announcement. Let the blues, greens and other boy colors add to the pink, purple and girlie colors.

Summer break has begun

         We're officially in summer mode around here. We wake up a little later and kids, the two who are home all day, do chores instead of school stuff. So far so good.

The grand-girls love ice cream night.

Charlie got to tagalong with her favorite people and do a little paddle-boarding on Memorial day.

And Harley and Elliot had an official birthday party and this cute pink outfit was one of the gifts from Joey.

Cheese!

And now, introducing your favorite calendar photo for June!

The Baywatch of 2026!

And now we're just days away from baby Wendel #4 making his or her grand-entry into the world and we can't wait!