Family Visit!

The month of June was really fun because we got to celebrate lots of birthdays and see my brother James, his wonderful wife Natalie, and their cute "little" guy Scotty. The only sad part was everyone was together except my brother Bryan, his fabulous wife Annie, and their adorable little girls Julia and Audrey. Just wanted you guys to know that we missed you, but should be coming to see you very soon (and then next time you are coming out hopefully we can spend more time and do lots of fun things)!!! I ha

ve missed my brothers and their wives so much, but am really proud of my brothers for all their hard work with school and their wives for all they have to put up with - being basically single moms in the process! Love you guys!

While James and Natalie and Scott were here we were able to go 4-wheeling one day. It was really nice because we had a canopy with sides so we stayed in the shade and away from most of the bugs. Alli had fun playing with Scott, taking (and ev

en sometimes sharing) his food, eating the dirt, and "driving" the 4-wheeler.

She loved climbing on and as soon as they were unloaded she walked over and wanted to be on it playing with everything.

We had so much fun, it has been awhile since I've been 4-wheeling and there were tons of really cool trails. One was so "cool" that we had to get off and walk our 4-wheeler down part of one hill because it was so steep and slanted-so scary for me! Other than that it was a blast!

We also went to Hogle Zoo. I am a big fan of zoos so I was excited to take Alli and she loved it. She was often heard saying "Was dat" while pointing to various animals or objects.

Some of the poor animals may never recover from her visit as try as I may to prevent/stop it, she loved to pound on the glass! She got especially excited by anything resembling a cat and this weird porcupine relative.

Once again Scott and Alli were partners in crime walking all over the place. I think this picture, sadly, is after Alli poked Scott in the eye. I'm pretty sure it was an accident. :)

BrynnLynn is a little more mild and stayed in her stroller, what a cute little girl. Blake and Tanner were so cute with her, they would play with her and talk to her.

Alli and I petted a tortoise and she wasn't quite sure what it was, but she was pretty intrigued by it. One of our favorite spots was the playground area. Alli had a lot of fun examining the alligator (or crocodile, I still can't quite tell them apart), coming down the snake slide, and climbing through the tortoise shell.