Our Summer

Here is a collection of the pictures I have taken over the summer. Enjoy!

Uncle Pat was in town for a few days and stopped by to say Hi and catch up. While we were chatting on the patio the little dears were playing  so gleefully. When all the sudden Joyce comes streaking by in her undies.  They had decided it was time to go swimming.  They thought they were  hilarious.  

William has found his toes and is the happiest little man ever! So Yummy!

Robert Bobby and Joyce went to get haircuts.  While they were getting their hair cut Joyce got her toes painted. This is her showing them to me.  Her Daddy was the first to paint her toes.  How Cute!

Robert left his goatie trimmer out..  Bobby says"Look Mama I cut my hair like Daddy"  Just in time for school....

Again Joyce will not get off the horse.  Jessica just puts her up there and they go off for quite awhile and Joyce is as happy as can be

My Mom has 3 female mini Australian shepherds.  They are the best kids dogs and the smartest little dogs I have ever come across. When we go down to foothill and lay the babies on the grass one of them will come up and claim the baby as her puppy.  She will ferociously chase away any other dog that comes near the baby.   In this picture "Barbie" claimed William.  She licks his feet and lays right next to him all day.  If anyone picks him up she will follow them until they put him back down.

Appropriate sentiment on a neighbors Cadillac.

Joyce loves to help me garden and by help me garden I mean pick all the flowers and give to me or Blessed Mother or in her hair.  I have had wonderful luck with fuschia this year.  Here she is modeling a fuschia blossom

Our little fat flyer!

My Dad gave Bobby a fishing pole for his birthday.  He helped Robert like the best little side kick one Saturday and talked Robert into going fishing that evening.  So we went to lake Almaden where he tested his fishing pole.  He didn't catch anything but sure had a good time. Bobby is constantly making objects and string into 'fishing poles'  I love how his little imagination works.

Heidi and I made a monster truck cake for Bobby's birthday.  We had a little party for him at Emma Prusch park which is an amazing farm park.  the 4 H kids keep their animals here and the entire 60 acres or so is meticulously maintained with personal gardens and orchards.  The most amazing thing is this place is in the heart of San Jose's ghetto area off Story and King.

Philomena and Joyce at the party

William and Regina

BBQ ing for the big day

all the kiddos at the party.

This is in front of Happy Hollow in San Jose.  We had a wonderful day here picnicking

Bobby on the race car in front of Happy Hollow

Joyce in her Aunty Jessica's cloths.  She was helping her pack for Oklahoma where the big horse show is.