Enjoying every second

I love how Porter enjoys every second of things be it watching the dog fetch a stick in the canal, licking the beaters or chasing around the cats. No doubt about it that kid lives life to the fullest!

4 Wheelin' Fanatic

Porter has turned into quite the 4-Wheeler Fan- One Memorial day he kept wanting to go go go. A couple of different times he even fell asleep while riding. Since we came home he often asks to go for "ride" and almost every time I am out with him in the yard he wanders over the the 4-wheeler shed and climbs on and pretends he's driving.

One day out in the yard I was using the 4-wheeler to haul some dead tree branches to the burn pile- In between loading and unloading I was letting him sit and pretend to drive- I'm unloading the limbs (fortunately only an arm's length away) and he proceeds to turn the key, AND push the start button AND try to put it in gear which luckily he didn't manage to. What a little smarty pants- I guess that he had watched us start it enough times that he'd just figured it out. Needless to say he still gets to sit on it but we do NOT leave the keys in the ignition....

Fishing

A few weeks ago we hopped in the truck with Uncle Scott and a friend and went down to the river to fish. Well.... They fished Porter walked around checking everything out, threw sticks in the river, and enjoyed snacks. Mom was busy trying to keep Porter from falling in the river and taking pictures of course!

No one caught anything... but we still all had fun.

Family Pictures

Before Austin's graduation we were finally able to get a family picture taken- We ended up having Austin's friend Nicki take them and even though she's not a professional or anything I think she did pretty good.

Us being a little silly......

My Sis' cute little family....

Mom and Dad

Austin the Graduate!?!

Wow- I can't believe it but Austin graduated this year- A few weeks and he's off to basic training! Congrats Aust! We'll miss you this summer!

Goodbye SHS, Hello world!

Whooohoooo!
Personally I thought it was my parents
we should have got a picture of jumping
for joy.... 5 down 1 to go!

Books Books and More Books

Before he was born I set a goal that I wanted to teach Porter to love books and reading like I do. I am a firm believer that a children who love reading have a head start in their education. We read together almost every day and go to story time at the library a couple of times a month.

Porter's favorite book right now is "I'm the Biggest thing in the Ocean" which is a definite must read. Porter especially loves to read with Pa who even puts up with him when Porter requests the same story over and over again!

Whoop!

Aren't Uncles Fun- And lucky Porter he has 7 AWESOME UNCLES!!!
We love you Chris, Justin R, Scott, Justin C, Colby, Austin, and Eli!