Dad's 45th...I mean 65th Birthday!

oh yeah...it's me that's 45! Huh! Where did the time go?!

Dad, surrounded by grandchildren!

Nathan says, "Let me at it!"

Yummy!

Lip-licking good!






Up please, Papa!

Hot!

Peek-A-Boo....

...Uncle Jason!

Baby blue eyes!

MANY AN OPPORTUNITY IS LOST while we deliberate after He has said, "Move!"

From Streams in the Desert, by Cowan

Just July

Pool Party!

Popsicle!

Pretty Flowers!



Ball point pen eye shadow!

Paul and his "mini-me"

Jenny kissin' Travis g'night....SKYPE...gotta love it!

4th of July

We have enjoyed such peace and freedom in this country....with all our faults, we still have a most desirable life style and security within our borders. For that, I thank God! Thanks to all our servicemen...beginning with my own family. Then friends! No matter what branch of the service...Thank you! It's not always easy...many moves, deployments, family separations...God be with you wherever you are!

Bagels and coffee with Gpa and Gma

Tough to chew, but I'll get there!

Sophie loves the cream cheese best!



Best view...high atop Daddy!

Amie and Sophie with Gpa and Gma Coffman! Ready for the parade.

Fly by...2 F-15's









Street cleaners!

This is the Republican women's float...why are there men on it?

Smokey the Bear!

Ice cream the old fashioned way....CRANKED!





Look at Paul's mouth...either concentration or anticipation!

Jordan gets a few licks in before he hands it over to the girls!

Amie...forget licking off the beater...here's the whole tub!

Lip-licking good!



Shucking corn

Amie's first sparkler...it was a very windy night!

Amie and Sophie with Jenny.

Jordan and Alex- Sword fights with giant sparklers

I love the huge smile on Jordan's face. A big kid!

Sparkler showers!



This box came back to life long after it was done!

Firewoman Jenny to the rescue!

A little monkey business going on here!

After a loud firework, Amie crawled up the nearest adult around, which happened to be Dan, and fell asleep!

New ride to work

After Paul's scooter accident in April, they totaled his scooter. It wasn't that it looked bad, but you couldn't tell what areas had been affected or stressed, so they just totaled it. So...Paul has been shopping, since then, for a new bike to ride. We decided not to owe on this one and to use just use the money they gave him. So, that counted out another scooter. He settled for a Suzuki. We are missing the scooter, as it had a much smoother ride. But anyway.........Sophie loves it! As she did the last one. Daddy takes her down the driveway and back. Maybe she has good memories of scooter rides from China!

Christmas in July