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Summer vacations are a high priority in this family~it's a chance to be together, see the country, have fun and see new things!

Here we are at the yearly dance--a fun time to dress up and be with friends!

We are at a park in North Carolina. What a lucky thing to be in love with your best friend!

Our first camping trip of the year--it is so nice to be outside.

Here are the cousins looking at the new baby!

Makenzie and her cousin in matching nightgowns that I made them.

Family Reunion in Nauvoo--here we are with the oxen!

We had fun having a pie eating contest for our family reunion. Matt preferred to eat his with a spoon, but Deborah came in second place!

One of the garden areas in the front yard.

Family picture taken in beautiful Nauvoo, IL

Part of our vacation was to visit family in the beautiful south. Here we are at a ghost town along the Natchez Trace. What a beautiful place!

Reading stories with mom and/or dad every night is super fun!

Our kids love to be with Dad! They try to scare him every night when he comes home and wave to him when he leaves in the morning.

Adam-Ondi-Ahman in Missouri. One of the prettiest spots on earth.

Take me out to the ball game! It was fun watching the local farm team play-a perfect summer evening!

We are all dressed up to go to Bethlehem- right at the church! It was fun eating food from the Middle East!

Every year we make homemade gingerbread houses with the families of our kids friends. Thomas and I are creating another masterpiece!

Here we are in our front yard by one of the best trees in town~beautiful and big.

Deborah's parents flew out for her graduation--what a great support network our families are--for us AND our children!

Deborah received her bachelor's degree during the summer of 2007~way to go Deborah!

With Matt's family-a fun Christmas reunion!

One of the dozens of family traditions--carving pumpkins! Holidays are extra special at our house, so many fun things to do!

We can't go long without a visit to the zoo!

One, two, three kids. . . we just are missing number 4!