Ok...I know, I am way behind on blogging! Sorry guys...I have lots to update on, but no time to fit it all in. Quick note, Hutch is walking everywhere - **14 months**- what can I say? Those of you who read my blog, know what I am talking about. sigh... grin :-) Okay, a few weeks ago we headed to El
Dorado- which I always say El
Dorado, but I am really from
Parkers Chapel. 7 miles south of El
Dorado. A little more in the country.
Anywho, we had a wonderful visit!! We swam, played with cousins, cooked out, ate
homeade Milky Way ice cream (the bomb
digity!), and visited with lots of family. Shame on me, I did not get pics of the kids with
Grandmama! I will do better next time. We went to my
Mamaw's in Three Creeks- ever heard of that? Even further in the country. :-)
Mamaw cooked fresh green beans, mashed potatoes, and rolls for me and the kids. YUM.
Mamaw just turned 79 this past week... HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Me and Tess rode the 4-wheeler to get a
ICEE down the road from my house one day and Tess spilled hers all over
Pop's 4-wheeler...Whoops! sorry Pop. We visited Granny at work and wished she could come spend the day with us... only lunch break though (got some good Mexican food out of it!) Tess loved spending Time with Madison, Morgan, and Sarah- no pics of that either- man this second child is really slowing me down.
haha just kidding....... Can't wait to come visit again!
Today we headed to Build a Bear to take advantage of the August "Granny" special. Tess picked out her own bear, shoes, and outfit- she even named her bear "Sally". Hutch got a Monkey that makes real monkey sounds! He was kinda scared of it at first but now loves it! It was a fun experience...those workers at Build a Bear are so nice! (what a fun job they have!) Thank YOU Granny, for the bear and monkey- the kids love them! 
We headed to the lake a couple of weekends ago with our friends the Fosters. The kids swam and tubed. It rained most of the day Saturday- so we headed into Hot Springs for some lunch and bumper boat riding. Tess had so much fun squirting water at everyone when we were riding the boats. All of us moms, (me, Shannon and Hedi) were soaked from head to toe! It was FUN!
I think this picture is soooo funny and cute! They had a ball playing in the bathtub. 
Jay getting some tube time.....his pace. lol!
Phom took these pictures when Hutch was 13 months old. These were taken before he was walking good. I love all these pictures! I can't decide which ones to have printed. Decisions, decisions...
Not too long ago (in the blogging world this was ages ago) my friends all went out to celebrate Shannon's birthday! We went to Mike's Place in Conway and sat outside to dine. It was such a nice night to spend time with great friends. The food was delicious! I recommend going there if you have never tried it. Also, Michelangelo's- which is next door, has roof top dining which seems really neat to me. Happy Birthday, Shannon! I love you to pieces!!!! Pictured in the first pic Left to Right...Shannon Yates, Paige Smith, Heather Johnson, Shannon Foster, Krysta Rupp, and me. What a FUN group of girls....
