july

i'm not sure whether to say, where has july gone, or thank heavens july is finally over... a little of both, perhaps. this month has gone by fast, but it was so hot and miserable that i'm kind of glad it's over ;). it still surprises me hot very hot it is, you'd think i'd be used to texas (or az) summers by now, but i'm miserable! anyways, we've had a lot of fairly lazy summer days, and not a lot of big exciting things (cause really, it's too hot!). so here's a few pics to put things in perspective:



sometimes things seem a little topsy-turvy here, but we're helping eachother, so i think we'll turn out all right

 

rayna's perspective through the camera lens

afton likes to come jumping up behind daddy and land seated on his shoulders, i have it on video, but it's only like 4 seconds long, so i thought the pic would almost do it justice



love these happy sisters!!!!!!



there are a lot of big shoes to full around here too!



malachi's favorite spot, he spends significant amounts of time here.




another of rayna's pics, showcasing her skirt,
she wears it almost every day (til mom takes it away)



rayna's birthday tutu

 


  




peek-a-boo!!! hehehehehehehehe!



mmmmmmm blue sucker!!!