This is the full name of our dog. Just ask Melia she'll tell you how we call him Crush, but his full name is You Can't Crush Me. I've been bugging Jeff for a dog for a little while now. We looked at some puppies, but that didn't work out. I had given up the search when Crush came into our lives. A girl from church breeds miniature schnauzers and had one that needed a good home after coming back from a not so good home. He was perfect in my eyes and Jeff agreed to a trail run. The girls love for the dog is I think what won Jeff over in the end. He is the perfect fit for this family. He is fixed, house broken and not a puppy. In case your wondering he looks more like a mutt then the perfect miniature schnauzer. Like I said he's a good fit for this family.
All I saw of Samantha and her friend were heads way out in the water. That is until Christina's lips turned blue and they tried to warm up. 
The girls played in the sand(it is a close cousin to dirt) or hid under their towels. It was pretty windy and they needed to warm up some how.
The funniest thing was geese came up to say hi and I saw what my family would look like if we were birds. 
By the way Caleb is in bright orange.
Watching the girls sing at their first but not last paid gig was a lot of fun. I was very impressed with how well they did. They preformed in Kettle Falls at Town and Country days. Their music was so good it got people to dance.! Okay so it was their grandpa and Aunt, but it still counts. Hey Amy I think they did a couple of Taylor Swift songs and now Samantha rocks to her CD. Kellina decided I should buy the fire truck:) She also picked out an old car that she wanted at the car show. 
We also celebrated Kimber and Melia's birthdays with what else a pinata. It was purple in honor of Melia's favorite color. Kimber turned sixteen and Melia turned four. Thank you Kimber for sharing your sweet sixteen.
Samantha got to ride a horse with the help of Uncle Clint, which she loved to do. 
The little girls got to play with their cousin Megan and now Aspen their cousin over here is always being called Megan. Poor Aspen. 
The funnest part of playing was being able to be in the dirt. My girls have a magnetic pull that causes them to be in the dirt even if its only one square inch. Luckily Aunt Cheryl is not lacking in the dirt department. Their house is still in the process of being built. This means now grass yet. Its almost all dirt. It is a hay bale house and will be a very beautiful house when finished. Oh yeah, all of our meals came off the BBQ. Even pancakes!
Yes, they did well until later that night when the both became very sick and vomited all night. We tried a second time and had the same results. We decided that rice cereal will be given no more. We now give them fruits and veggies. They are doing great with those. Joshua loves bananas and hates carrots. Caleb loves both bananas and carrots. Both babies have decided that they will no longer take a bottle which means long days when I'm at work and Jeff is in charge. I don't know where they got their stubborn streak:) 
