For Fathers' Day, we went to my brother's house. The food was awesome (we ate way too much) and it was fun seeing all the family.

Cole's T-Ball game on the 15th:

Monroe decided that he was going to crawl up steps and pull himself up to standing all in one day!

Branson

Well, last weekend we went to Branson. We met Brandon's sister, Rhonda, and her family and stayed for the week. We had a great time! We hung around the condo doing activities, visited old downtown Branson, and took in a few shows. Here are some of the highlights:

GoCarting

Bumperboats

Fish Hatchery

Brown and Rainbow Trout are bread here and then distributed to four major lakes in Missouri.

Artchery at our condo

Mini Golf

Cole, Alli, Bryant, and Kevin went horseback riding also. Aunt Rhonda has the pictures for that excursion!

On the way home we saw a sign similar to a fair attraction to view an Alligator and Crocodile. We were interested to see what this was and thought "why not?" Anyway, it was well worth the two dollars. I know it's hard to see through the metal bars but we could have pet them, we were that close. Pretty creepy!

Monroe liked Alli's goggles!



Monroe stayed awake for all but 30 min. of the drive home.....Cole slept about 5 hours! (Monroe was kicking Cole in the head the whole time, too!!!!;)

Cole's friends came over for the morning. This summer they are all doing some schoolwork just to keep their minds active. Cole and Aiden are taking turns reading. Jace did such a good job listening. They are both great boys!

Cole's T-Ball Game. We always have fun!

He's a great first baseman!!!

Monroe loves watching his big brother!

Brandon's dad came to visit us a few weeks ago. We had such a great time. Being the guys they are, they took in a few baseball games. They also took turns seeing how fast they could pitch and if they could hit the balls from the pitching machines. We had a great time. The boys loved spending time with Grandpa. Thanks for the awesome visit Papa!!!! Wish we could see you more often;)

Cole was pitching 36MPH!!!!

Monroe enjoys crawling under furniture now....what a stinker!

Cole and Gavin had fun together at Awana Awards night and Mothers Day.

Cole's spring concert was so cute. His class were the puppies from 101 Dalmations. Cole took the role very seriously!

Well, Monroe is starting to do some fun things. He likes to eat food from our plates along with biter biscuits. And today, he has been sitting up and playing for the first time. He's also trying to crawl but not quite there yet!

Brandon had his last show on Saturday. I will miss seeing him on stage but we are both glad that the late nights are done. Thanks to those who were able to make it out! And for those who didn't, I have it on video;)

Cole loves to surprise me with "flowers" from the backyard! What a sweetie!

Cole and I had our own little experiment!

Introducing our new nephew.....Clayton!

We see this sign every time we go to Missouri and finally got a picture. Brandon wants me to make sure that everyone knows this sign is in Illinois and NOT in Missouri! I don't think we'll be stopping in for lunch anytime soon!

Cole loves spending time with Monroe. One morning, he asked me to bring Monroe in so they could lay together before he had to get up!!!

Easter was a lot of fun. We went out to eat with my family and then went back to my parents' house for an easter egg hunt and games. We also anounced to the family that we are having another baby!!!! My due date is November 18th for those who haven't heard yet. We are all very excited (especially Cole).

Brandon enjoys reading to the boys!

Cole's awards dinner for basketball.