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Trying so hard to blow bubbles. 

Playing with the iPad....naked. No big deal. 

Could she look any bigger? Seriously!

She wants to be a t-baller too. 

We had a deer in the house. 

Cutie-pa-tootie. 

Cool girl in her shades. 

Swimming on the deck. 

Pretty, pretty princess. 

She had to have that freezy and Daddy wasn't fast enough. 

Daddy thought he was in Mexico with a margarita. 

Who's kids are climbing the fence? Oh, they're mine. 

Cheering on the big boys. 

Lunch on the deck. 

This kid loves broccoli. 

She was hiding from me, then jumped and thought she was so clever. 

An afternoon at Flandrau. 

Brody and Hudsy blinded by the sun. 

This girl is just too much. 

Happy mornings with her. 

We were roaring like monsters. 

Hudsy is loving swimming lessons. 

The 5th of July

The day started out great when we woke up in the hotel and these two adorable brothers snuggled in together. 

This one didn't wake up quite as happily.....

But thankfully she turned it around by the time we got back to Maddi and Zevlen's. She's such a cheesy smiler! Personally, I love it! 

I think she was a little nervous about her first boat ride. She did well with the life jacket on and never whined to have it off. She did do a lot of screaming though. Not sure if it was excitement screaming or scared screaming. 

Maddi dipped her into the lake. 

Eventually, she took over and was the queen of the boat. 

Hudson had another great day on and in the lake! More tubing, more swimming, and more driving. He cannot wait to get back again! 

And once again, he and Hunter were the best of friends. 

Thanks again for such a fun time Maddi and Zev! And for giving my kids so much joy! 

4th of July

The whole family headed to Maddi and Zevlen's for the Fourth celebrations. Sister was all dolled up in her festive outfit and $1 headband from Target, and she looked adorable! 

We made a stop at a waterpark where we let these crazy kids run wild. 

Mommy and Harlow, and Grandpa came too! 

No one could believe that she's one. Everyone thought she was too tiny to be that old, but too wild to be any younger. She went up and down that slide at least 50 times. Bypassing kids three times her age and size. 

After the park we were on our way to Maddi and Zevlen's. The boys went on their first boat ride, at least the first one they're old enough to remember. Pax was a little nervous at first and insisted on mommy going with him. But it wasn't long before he told me I didn't need to hold onto him anymore. 

Hudsy shocked everyone at how much he loved the boat and everything that goes along with it! He begged me to let him go tubing, he swam in the lake, and drove the boat with Zevlen's help. I was so proud and impressed! Not to mention proud of myself for letting him do all those things. It wasn't easy for this mama to watch her boys bouncing around in that tube out in the middle of the lake! 

Hunter took them both in for a swim. Hudsy and her were best buddies. He wanted her to do everything with him. We are so lucky to have all three of those Ahlness girls. 

She's a firecracker that's for sure!! 

The boys did some sparklers and watched fireworks from Grandpa, Uncle Lon, and some of the lake neighbors. Pax and Harlow tuckered out before the actual city fireworks and Hudson was excited to get to the hotel and told Jamie and I on the drive in, "The kids are sleeping, just skip the fireworks and take me to the hotel." He can be such an adult sometimes. 

We stayed overnight in a hotel so we could have more fun at the lake the following day (blog post to come). We had a king size bed so the four of us piled in while sister slept in her pack n' play. It took approximately 1 minute for the whole crew to be out. And we awoke the following day with excitement to get back out there! 

Scooby-Doo Party

We had a Scooby-Doo party for Hudson's 5th birthday. His choice. When we were looking through party decorations, he had his heart set on the Scooby pinata. He couldn't wait, and was probably just as excited filling it as he was hitting it. The kids also had fun playing in the pool and driving around the yard. (Thank you to Regan for helping me watch Harlow as she kept up with the big kids!) I'm still somewhat in shock that I have a five year old, even though he reminds me quite often. He'll even tell me how many days he's been five years old! And sometimes when he talks I feel like he's fifteen already (attitude and all!). But we sure are lucky to have him.

pigtails

Harlow wore her first ever PIGTAILS!!! They were the teensy, tiniest little pigtails you ever did see, but they were there! Aunt Vicky gets the credit of getting those tiny hairs to stay. Harlow even sat pretty still to get her pretty hair done. She already knows what it takes to be beautiful.

last saturday- the golf tourny

Last Saturday was not only Hudsy's birthday, but also the annual golf tournament for my late Uncle Warren. We all headed out to the Country Club to honor his most favorite past time. Even Hudson swung his first club for Uncle Warreny. The kids had fun running around and getting crazy rides in the golf carts. Hudson said it was like he was on a rollercoaster so he put his arms up in the air. And of course, there was some spoiling done by the aunts. Neither Sheri or Vicky can say no to these kids which pretty much makes them the luckiest kids in the world. Vicky always comes with bubba suckers on hand. And Sheri, well, Harlow knows exactly who to go to whenever she wants, well, anything! Who else would let her stick her hands in their pop?? My babies have no idea how loved, and how lucky they really are.

She's still my mama's girl though. Whining for mama to pick her up. I'm not sure I've ever been this loved!?!