Larkyn's 11th Birthday

 Larkyn got to celebrate her birthday for a whole week!  She celebrated with our family, with friends, and with both extended families at 4th of July gatherings!

Larkyn was counting down the days until she was allowed to wear make-up and was SO excited to pick some out for her birthday!

Larkyn, you have grown and matured SO much this year.  I love your spunk and zest for life.  You bring such fun and joy to others!  It is a joy to watch you grow in compassion for others and a desire to love others well.  I am so proud of you and the girl you are growing into and I thank the Lord for your heart for Him.  I pray that the Lord continues to bless you with godly friends, teachers, and role models, and a heart for Him as you enter middle school this year!  Love you so much!

June

 June was full of friends, family, fun, Bible studies, VBS, sports, and more!  

We kicked off summer with our traditional run to Dunkin Donuts on my last day of work!

Larkyn had a blast at her gymnastics banquet.

LOTS of soccer for Colton - and he loved every minute. Games, practices, tournaments, camps, and extra training with a former coach and some friends.  In his ideal world, he would play soccer every day of the week.  

Belated Mother's Day celebration 

Father's Day Celebration

Happy Father's Day to this awesome dad!

Some of Colton's really great school friends.  This day they came for lunch and went golfing.

love chill time with my girl

Girls night to see Legally Blond in Theater!

Meeting my cousin's baby - ADORABLE!

Feed My Starving Children with church

Chillin with my lil one after a bike ride

Good times with our friend who stayed with us for a while while she battled cancer.

VBS week!

Colton got to help in a variety of roles at VBS, including being Charlie's leader one day!

Summer volunteered as a 1st grade leader/teacher at VBS this year, along with Auntie Kristin!

Larkyn was old enough to volunteer this year and LOVED being on song team!

It was such a fun VBS week!

Colton - fun with friends at the lake

Celebrating our friend's victory over cancer

Family Time - Friday Family Fun Nights are often the highlight of our week

Larkyn - fun with school friends 

Fun with friends in the sun!

Each of our kids did a Bible study with friends this summer.

Summer is studying the Armor of God from Ephesians 6 using Priscilla Shirer's study.  We are doing a mother daughter study with these friends.

Colton organized/led a lunch study of the book of James with these friends.

Larkyn and I did a Mother Daughter study on the book "Lies Girls Believe" by Dannah Gresh.  (Two other friends and moms not pictured)

These Bible studies keep/kept us in the Bible this summer and also provided weekly time with sweet friends.

No post would be complete without a smattering of Tiger pics....

Tiger makes himself at home with Larkyn's doll furniture....