Fun with Friends

We had a fun day with some friends from Indiana that were here visiting family. We met them at the waterpark here near us. The kids had so much fun together! Bryce & Kaylynn had the same due date, but then were born 8 days apart. They fell in love with each other. :) They did everything together at the waterpark- it was cute to watch them!


Kaylynn, Bryce and Kevin in the lazy river.


Quinn and Cayden


An ice cream break!


After dinner, the kids and Dads had a baseball 'game'. Here is Cayden posed and ready to hit!

Happy Birthday, Cayden!

We can't believe our baby is turning 3 years old today! Happy Birthday sweet boy! We love you so much- you keep our family hopping and full of laughs!

We celebrated Cayden's birthday on Sunday with all of my family. He loved his Pooh cake that Mommy made and loved having "Happy Birthday" sung to him!




Our 3 little men! Dylan, Cayden and Bryce


Singing 'Happy Birthday' to Cayden!




Getting ready to open presents.

Family Reunion

Dave & I hosted a Carlile Family Reunion here at our place last weekend. My Mom, her 2 sisters, and all their families were able to come. We had a wonderful time all getting together again- about 35 of us total. The kids all played wonderfully together and we adults loved catching up and just being together again! I have lots of pictures, but I decided to just post the family ones we took! My, how our family has grown!


This is my Uncle Tommy & Aunt Gloria's family. They have 2 children- Tammy and Greg.


Dad & Mom and my 2 sisters, Renita & Teresa and our families.


This is my Uncle Charles & Aunt Cathy's family. They have 2 children- Chip and Mandy.


Aunt Gloria, Mom, and Aunt Cathy


'The Cousins'- Tammy, Greg, Mandy, Chip, Sheila, Teresa, Renita

Special Memories at Papa and Nana's

The boys spent a few days with Papa and Nana last week. I took them and stayed a couple of days, then left them for the rest. They had a ball 'out in the country'! There is so many different things for them to do than we do at our house! These are some pictures of things they did while I was there. They even had more fun after I left!


The boys absolutely loved helping Papa at the barn and with the cows. I wish I could've been there to watch when they were helping him'round them all up' and give them all shots! Here they are at the barn getting the feed ready to bring to the cows.


I love this picture of Papa and his grandsons!


Out feeding the cows.


They did some fishing and Dylan was reeling them in! He's quite the fisherman these days!


Papa has some doves in a big cage outside. One of the babies had just hatched a few days before we got there. Papa let them go in and pet the baby dove!

Time with Papa and Nana

Nana took us to a museum there with lots of stuffed wild animals. The boys loved it- we went through it twice!


Outside the museum is a great playground. The favorite of my 3 boys is the merry-go-round!


On the firetruck at the playground.

The boys loved helping Papa & Nana pick their garden!

Camp Week

Bryce and Dylan attended a day camp at a Country Club near us. They had a blast- tennis, golf, swimming and crafts. It was from 8 to 2, so they were pretty tired by the time they got home! But they both figured out that they really want to learn tennis. They loved it!


Bryce and Dylan with their rackets.


Bryce in action!


Dylan in action!


They both love to swim. This pool had a neat climbing wall in it. So, that was something different for them!


Dylan going down the slide.

A Day at the Waterpark

We spent a fun day yesterday at a new waterpark near us. 'Nene', Brooke and Blaire were with us and the boys & girls had so much fun together!


Brooke & Blaire, Bryce, Dylan & Cayden


Bryce loved doing the big slides with his cousins! He was just tall enough to get on, so he was very excited to get to go with them!


Dylan coming out of the train slide.


Dylan & Cayden enjoyed sliding down the train slide. Dylan isn't tall enough for the big slides, so he had to settle for this!


We all enjoyed riding in the 'lazy river'. Here Nene is giving Cayden a ride in the tube!