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Like, really. There's no order here. I'm so behind and I feel like I could get these photos up, I could get back to regularly scheduled blogging. So , here's a mess of pictures.

Photo shooting has been going well! I even earned enough money to buy one of the cheapest lenses on my wish list. $400 later, I ticked something of my photography needs.

At the start of summer, the kids and I set out to do a summer park tour. We wanted to visit as many parks as we could, choose our favorite and then have a big picnic at our favorite at the end of summer vacation. This is Macky playing in the splash park at " Neverland Park" .

Mason had fun at Neverland park, too!


Oh yeah, babies! Chow down.

Mack waited so patiently and this was the day she and Mike were heading out to fish .

They didn't catch anything, but they sure are cute!

Mike and the kids with Sam ( Cass and Samantha's dad- his nick name is " Pops" ) awaiting fireworks.

Make wishes in Keenesburg before fireworks

These two....trouble. That's all there is to say.

I was a little concerned that Mack might not have gotten enough sunscreen on.

Celebrating independence day in Keenesburg with the Reynolds clan has become a favorite tradition.

Bouquets abound!

A "Super big" wish!

Fort Lupton city fireworks

A sweet, sleepy face

Mike and Mack fished at one of our favorite parks while Mase and I played.

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Mase wasn't the most welcomed guest when the three older kids wanted to play a board game. You can imagine how this all played out....

How Mack plays with her Barbie accessories. This little grub wasn't impressed.

Mason can frequently be heard saying " I'm DADDY!" and here he is, wearing Mike's CPAP gear.

Hover park, take two! We visited this park last year and came back for some crawfish catching.

Mack and Mike collected enough crawfish to have them for dinner that night. And they survived to tell the story. The stomach upset that occurred the next day left us wondering...

Mason discovers Legos

Mack spent three hours playing Legos this day.

My garden is quite happy these days!

Back at Neverland Park to meet up with a visiting March mama. It was a down pour when we all arrived. Tammi and I let our kids play in the drain water which quickly drained away. Sarah and Meg watched from afar with their kiddos.

Look who's brave enough for the sprinklers now!

We spent hours playing at this park with the fellow March 08 babies and their siblings. Everyone was pretty tired that night!

This little swimmer is quite the fish! She just wrapped up level 2 with Mrs. Sheryl who was very impressed by how dedicated Mack is to the sport and also, how quickly she learns. One of the coaches from the competitive swim club had been watching Mack swim and asked her to join the swim team! While Mack definitely wants to, we are going to finish level 3 and then consider it for spring.

Science projects with Mike and Mack.

Mommy donut date

Brooklyn is quite the help with Mase and has even earned a few bucks here and there as a mother's helper when I've needed some time to finish up projects around the house.

I can't believe this girl just celebrated her 11th birthday.

Another science project. I wonder what our neighbors think....

Mack and Mrs Sheryl before class.

Yard bouquet

Mase and I had to think of interesting ways to keep busy during Mack's swim classes. One way that was tried by Mase was " does it float" wherein he darted to the poolside, tossed in the contents of his hand and watched mommy scramble to get it out. Thankfully that game lost it's luster after a second attempt .

The kids and I got stranded near the bathroom at the park as it poured heavy rain for a half hour. This was Mason's reaction to earth shaking thunder.