When it Rains (or doesn't)....we find an umbrella!

We decided to brave the weather and pray for sunny skies and head down to Dale Hollow to take Madison boating one last time. We drove down Friday night and got settled into our cabin....Saturday morning we got the boat in the water, and the weather was awesome!! Our luck had turned around!!....However, after about 2 hours of fun on the water....we found a hole...in our boat.... (well in some part of the engine or exhaust or something)...and our weekend of boating came to a screeching hault... :( But we made the best of it and just spent the day driving around and then taking a nap in our cabin! Sunday we loaded up and headed home, making a stop at Kentucky Down Under. All in all, it was a good weekend together! Eric and Madison headed back up the creek to the waterfall....the temperature of the water is shockingly cold on your bare feet!!!

Climbed up with daddy! :) So pretty!

Went for a walk with daddy to see the dam

Petting a Kangaroo for the first time ever!! (for me too)

Madison got to milk a cow and feed a baby goat, and then we all got attacked by birds!!! It was nuts!

Emma and Madison....together at last :)

Eric's brother, Nick, brought his daughter, Emma, over for a weekend in August....The girls had a lot of fun playing together !! We took them boating and Emma loved it! Good times with the fam!

Emma went tubing with her daddy!

Uncle Nick got up on the wakeboard!!

But what goes up...must come down!

Playing on the swingset together....then a waterballoon fight and slip and slide! What a weekend! Hope to see Emma Lou again soon!

Better Late than Never!

Hello All!! Sorry for the long delay in posting!!! I will get right to the point since its been so long...Things around here are good...Eric is busy busy busy in the fields...he works everyday (that rain doesn't stop) from 7a until at least 8 or 9p, sometimes later! So I am a lonley farmers wife right now! However, I tend to enjoy this time of the year.....I don't have to plan dinner very often and I get to do my own thing!! It does get boring tho, I will say.

We got plans back to do the addition on our house....We also got the quote from a builder....woah! Like I thought, it was very pricey...So, we are playing with options right now. Next step is getting our house appraised to see if it will be worth what we will need to borrow from the bank when this is all done. So, we will see! Its very stressful! I just want a bigger house so we can go forward with our family...And speaking of that, we are NO LONGER trying to NOT get pregnant....so, if we do...it will be very exciting for us!

We had a great summer....our anniversary trip to the Bahamas was amazing. Eric got to ride with my uncle Jeff from Islamorada, FL (in the keys) to Long Island, Bahama...where my aunt and uncle's house (The Gecko House) is. That was an amazing experience for him! And I am so glad he got to do it. We saw so many awesome things on our trip....Here are a few pics to decribe how beautiful it is there (even tho the pics just don't do justice to the real thing!)

The view from Gecko House

This was the view from the boat at Conception Island, Bahamas. No houses on this island, only a sandy beach...

Me and a friend of my aunt's laying on the Cape beach....said to be one of the most beautiful beaches in the world....it was breathtaking....

On our one year anniversary...we spent this day on a boat visiting Sandy Key, Exumas....amazing...amazing...amazing :)

Snorkeling Deans Blue Hole, said to be the deepest blue hole in the world....very cool...this pic was taken looking down from the cliff. Click here for information about this place... http://www.stellamarisdiving.com/bluehole.html

This trip was absolutely the coolest thing we have done...we were able to see so much having my aunt and uncle's boat there....these pics don't even come close to capturing all the cool places we were able to visit!

I'm on a boat!!!!!!!!!

Our trip to Dale Hollow this year was amazing. We had such a great time together by ourselves the first few days. It is so peaceful and beautiful on that lake. Then our friends Jordan, Brian, Josh and Justin came down to join us on Wednesday night. My sister, Heather, and Eric's brother, Nick, came down Thursday night to join in the good time and celebrate July 4th. Good times! For all of you out there who have heard the oh so fantastic song "I'm on a boat!"......Well, let me just say, it was played a few times while drinking the days away in a cove. In fact, we quoted it quite often at all times during the trip. LOL

Eric and I have really found a love for being on the water on our boat. I was a little worried about spending an entire week boating everyday....but, I loved it. I wish Dale Hollow was a little closer so we could go more often. The lakes around here just don't compare. We hope to plan a trip like this every year now. And we are hoping to get down there at least one more time this year!

Here is Eric trying out the rope swing in a cove that we found. He had a lot of fun with this. I, on the otherhand, did not attempt it. Chicken, I know.

What a life.... just floatin' in a cove.

Eric wakeboarding. He got much better on this trip! Again, not attempted by me! However, I did attempt to get up on skis one day when I had a little liquid courage in me! It didn't really go too well! LOL

So, THE reason we chose 4th of July week to go on our boating trip, was to see fireworks on the water. Duh. And right before we are getting ready to head out on the boat to go see them, we hear a storm front is moving in. Check the radar, talk about it, talk about it, talk about it...and finally I decided..."Oh WELL! I came here to see fireworks! Lets just do it!" So, we loaded up the boat and left. Somehow, the dark scary clouds whick looked like impending doom, stayed far enough away for us to see some fireworks. The wind picked up, and it got a little rough on the water, hence the blurry firework pic. But, hey, I got to see my fireworks on the water. It started to POUR as we pulled into the marina. Nice driving Eric!

Ok, I'm a slacker........

So, I haven't posted in awhile. But, I have excuses! We have had such a busy and fun summer!! Parties and two vacations in a month...whew....what a life. Now, we are back to reality. I will do my best to get some things posted here over the next few days!

First and foremost...Madison turned 6! Its hard to believe she is getting so big. We have sooooooooo enjoyed having her a lot this summer. She is getting ready to go back to school and start FIRST GRADE next Wednesday! Woo Hoo! Here are some pics of her birthday party! :)

The cute little cake I made! (With help from Jordy:) )

Playing in the sandbox with her party guests Swimsuit from MeMaw and Papaw Jerry

(and yes, she has her hillbilly teeth in! Thank you Jeanie!)

Her own plate from Aunt Diana, Uncle Tim, Jacob and Will! Awesome!

Her new bike! (from us...p.s. she is already learning to
ride in the grass without the training wheels)

Standing next to her cake!

It was such a fun party with good friends and family. She had a great time!

"Get Hammer'd" needs to go!

This past Saturday, we took the boat out for its first voyage this year! It ran great, and we are getting pumped for our trip to the lake. Eric got to use the wake board tower for the first time, and he did awesome. Only 10 days until we leave! And we will be so busy leading up to that, I am sure it will go very fast!

Maddie turns 6 this weekend, and we are having a birthday party for her. Her actual birthday is Father's day, so, I would like to plan something fun to do for that day. Maybe boating? Maybe something else? I don't know! But, since we have her on her birthday, we need to make the most of it! :) I can't believe she is already 6 years old. Growing like a weed! (well, getting taller, not thicker...just like her daddy!)

We have been getting so much rain here, its crazy. No flooding. But the ground just stays wet! I guess that has been good for the flowers. My hydrangea bush has a bloom on it for the first time since I planted it probably three years ago! I guess I never watered it enough! Its a pink bloom. So pretty! Lets just hope for no rain Saturday when I have people over for the party....wouldn't want all those people frolicking in my house! :)

Speaking of the boat again, I want to rename it. Eric, on the other hand, thinks its bad luck. It is currently named "Get Hammer'd" Now, that might sound clever to some, but it references the last name of people we bought it from...Hammer. I can't acutally come up with a new clever name, but I still think we need to change it. Apparently, it's not bad luck IF you perfrom a special ceremony when renaming the boat. You have to pray to the God of the Water, break a bottle or something....I don't know. But, I think it needs done. Hopefully, I can convince Mr. Scott that as well....I just need to come up with something good to name her. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......

Countdown to Dale Hollow

Hello!

Eric is done planting! Well, kinda. We thought he was, but he has to go back and replant a few fields that aren't growing right. The heavy rain too soon after planting makes the dirt really hard and it makes the beans have trouble growing....or something like that. Eric tells me these things, and I try to really pay attention! :) Sooooooooo...we are hoping to get the boat out this weekend for a little trip. Keep your fingers crossed for good weather!

We have Madison staying with us right now for some of her summer break. It's been nice having her with us. She spent the night with Granny Mel (my mom) Saturday night while Eric was working and I went to the Rascal Flatts concert with my girlfriends. They had fun together, as usual! She spent today with my Aunt Mary Kay. She lives on a small lake, and they swam and took a ride on the pontoon. She had a blast, as usual. And tomorrow she is going to spend the day with Tami (my step mom). They are going up to see Aunt Diana, Jacob and Will in Indy for the day. So, I am sure that will be a great time too. Then tomorrow night she will have a softball game. She's staying pretty busy! And since I work nights, I haven't seen her that much :( But I am off tonight and this weekend.

Our Dale Hollow trip is approaching...18 days! We are so ready to get down there and enjoy the sun and lake on our boat for a whole week! Its going to be a great time! (I will miss my puppies though :( )Then two weeks after that, we are spending a week for our anniversary in the Bahamas at my Aunt Toni's beach house. Yay! SO EXCITED for all of that! Then, hopefully after those trips, we can focus on something else......details to follow :)