I am sorry there is no flash with these photos, but isn't this the cutest face that you want to kiss (as soon as it is wiped off)?

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

We all hope you enjoyed celebrating our nation's birthday. Here is our lame attempt at a few sparklers.

Michael has conquered the two-wheeler. We let him start practicing after he turned 5 and he is now a master. Great job bud.

Here we are at Lake Chelan in Washington on our little camping trip. The trip was not as much fun as we had hoped. We had to deal with mosquitos, foul-mouthed teenagers in the neighboring camp, moving campsites too many times and too much driving, not to mention the cooler weather than expected. Corvin did not sleep well in the car or tent and it made for a very cranky boy who was not allowed to crawl around camp. We will just have to try again another time. We did get a few pics that made it look fun.

We tried to stop for ice-cream on the way home, but the store had closed down. We had to settle for the bench outside the gas station with a few frozen treats. Notice Corvin with one in his hand. Scot was not too pleased with me that I just gave it to him. What a mess, mostly on Scot's shorts.

The boys had a good time at the beach, especially Corvin who loved playing in the sand and water. He threw quite the fit when we took him away.

Braxton getting buried in the sand. He only went half way up.

School is finally out and Braxton needed a haircut. Somehow he talked me into shaving his hair into a pseudo mohawk. He loves it and does it up with tons of gel each day. I didn't think I would let it go this long, but he still has it.

We had a great day fishing at Bear Lake here in Washington. This is my favorite picture of the boys sitting by the lake quietly talking and having a snack. They are the greatest of friends and I hope they always stay that way. Maybe 20 or 30 years from now, they will sit by another lake and have a snack.

Corvin had so much fun sitting with daddy and fishing. He would bounce the pole up and down and reel in the line. He was fishing like a pro.

And this is the fish he caught. We were all so excited for him and he smiled so big and was so proud of himself even though he had no idea what he had done.