New Cousin

Here is the newest member of our family. Lucas Daniel Sullivan was born June 20, 2009. His two older brothers are loving his calm nature, despite the fact he's not a girl. We can't wait to meet him.

Camping

We went camping at The Shades State Park in Indiana this weekend and had a blast. We were joined by Austin and Alayna.

Becca wasn't too happy to here the bananas were all gone.

After breakfast we went for a hike.

Davah was a favorite with all the kids. I was not a fan of the steep steps but the scenery was beautiful.

Here are Patrick, Austin, Zack, and Alayna posing.

But this is what they looked like most of the weekend.

After the hike we played on the playground. Becca found the slide real quick.


The boys did some climbing.
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Even the big boys.


Don't worry, the girls did some climbing too.

Amy got up there too with Austin.

Becca only made it to the first rung before I pulled her down. If I'd let her, she would have been at the top too.

Poor Zack was constantly under attack by the gnats.

Davah looked so cute with her little belly!

In the afternoon we took the kids on a canoe ride one at a time while everyone else fished. Shortly after we were finished, it started to rain. We rushed back to set up a shelter so Mike could make dinner.

Everyone ate well that night.

And here we have me trying to keep the kids clean after a long afternoon in the mud.

On the way home we had lunch at Stake and Shake and had to try on the hat.




We hope you enjoyed our camping trip as much as we did. A special thanks to Davah for bring Amy and the kids. We were also excited things worked out and Zack was able to come after all.

the baby and the puppy

Annie stopped in for a visit with her puppy who is spending the summer at the Hatton Boot camp for Dogs a.k.a. Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Becca loved Shotz (am I spelling that right?) and the two chased each other all over the back yard.

Annie once again, solidified her status as "the coolest" by simply playing with the kids.

The kids also got a little reading time in with Grandma Jan.

Becca got all dressed up for church and let me take her picture.

We also visited Teddy last week at home. Here's the man himself.

Patrick loved the little guy.

After saying "hi baby" 42 times, Becca almost dropped him when she tried to get up from the couch.

7th baby!

I just learned this morning that the baby count is up to 7. All God's blessing to the Godons and their son Gilbert who was born on May 30. We can't wait to meet all these children and Becca can fill her baby quote for a day or two.

It's June!

It's been a bit crazy around here. Due to the lack of naps around here, Patrick has been moved into his own room and twin bed. We moved the computer and sewing machine to the basement to clear up two bedrooms, the other will eventually become a guest bedroom. Patrick loves his new digs and Becca doesn't seem to miss him at all.

The kids love to dance and I snapped a few pictures of this daily event.


Becca "stole" my flip-flops and went for a ride on her bug.

She's also taking after her brother in her great love of tools and the Bob the Builder backpack.

We also got Becca a sleeping bag this weekend. She picked out the Disney princesses bag which made Patrick a bit jealous I think. He'd love a Cars one.

Just some silliness, as always.

Patrick took this last picture.

Happy birthday to Hannah and AJ already this week. We also have another birth to announce. The Showalters welcomed their son to the family on May 25. We went to see him and his mother in the hospital, making him the youngest person I've meet besides my own kids. He is the 6th of the 10 babies we are expecting before the end of September. We hope the blessing of healthy babies continues to flow on our loved ones.