Annevar Tractor Pull

This was the first year that we took the boys to the Annevar Tractor Pull. They both LOVED IT!! Of course they did it's loud, hot, and dirt was flying everywhere! All of these pictures were taken by Grady, we may have a photographer on our hands ;)

Safety first, ear phones are a must because of the volume of noise
Grady liked the ones that let out black smoke

The loud ones like above had Bryce squeezing my hands
and his thighs and legs wrapped tight around mine!

Bryce kept sticking out his tongue making the noise of a truck
We were sitting at the finish line, perfect seats for the action!

Annevar (Ravenna spelled backwards) Parade

Brad is the 'Fire Chief' of our town of Hazard so we wanted to represent our town this summer during the parade in Ravenna. Brad, our boys, and Mitch (a Hazard fire fighter) with his daughter Caydence rode in the truck and threw out candy. Grady and Caydence threw the candy while Bryce took ownership of the 'flop box' in the middle and kept his post until the parade was over :)

My Boys

We were not going to have Bryce ride in the truck

until that morning when he set eyes on it and wouldn't

stop smiling! He LOVES any vehicle that makes loud noises

Summer time Fishing Fun

A little fishing at the State Lake. No fish this time but we did the previous time!

The last couple nights on the ship...

The Builders crew from left;

Brad and I

Shiloh and Lacey

Jeff and Jen

&

Renee and Dave

The women were asked to come on stage and sing RESPECT! Jen and I busted a move out in the middle of the gals!

We went to a magician who had some amazing talent. This particular trick was...I had a card with my name wrote on it, folded, and in my mouth. He did the same writing his name on his card. He rubbed his hands, moved his face towards mine, and BAM! I took out my card and it had his name on it and his had my name on it!! Crazy!!!!

The theater where many shows took place, we attended the comedy show which was a riot!

While at supper one night our wait staff lined up, blasted some music, and did a dance for us! Pretty cool!

Shipping out of Beautiful Miami

All the pretty ships in the Harbor
Our first drink on the ship with everyone from Builders!

Love ocean shots!

Kinda windy but excited to ship off

Miami

My handsome hubby :)

Ship Pets

Every night we came into our room from supper we had a pet waiting for us on our bed! Each made from washcloths and the last day one could attend a seminar to learn how to make them!

Seal?
Elephant?

Koala?

Crab? Frog?

Dog? Another type of Elephant?

Jamaica

Kinda foggy I know but this was our ship approaching Jamaica
Ocho Rios Port, Jamaica

Our ship docked against these walkways and those buildings were

the security point to enter and exit Jamaica

We paid a little extra to be bused to a beach area for all you

can eat and drink! It rained pretty much the entire time we

were there but we made the most of it. Above is Brad and

Shiloh enjoying the ocean!

So rainy we even got in a game or two of poker! These were

other couples that went with us through Builders also

I can't seem to leave Jamaica without some braids!

This was our third time to Jamaica and we still love it!

The Cayman Islands

Brad snorkeling, the water was SO clear
The boat to the right of the ship was a shuttle boat we
had to use to get from the ship to the island

The fish just above Brad was literally the size of Grady.

The lady at the restaurant said they are called tadpoles.

Where we come from, that is NO tadpole! When he got in

farther many more surrounded him because they are used

to people feeding them! No worries, they have no teeth ;)

A Corona like picture! I drank at the beach front restaurant

while Brad snorkeled in the water just below me!

These pirate ships were all over. They were around for visitors

to have the opportunity to reenact being 'taken out to shore and to

walk the plank!' We did not partake!

Flowers

I have the sweetest little four year old! A few weeks back when I had back surgery I had to lay on the couch for awhile. Grady had gone outside to play and came back in with flowers for me wishing that my back felt better. Another day I wasn't feeling so well he had walked down the alley to his great grandma's and on his way back he picked me some very pretty lilacs! He is so sweet and caring its hard not to love every little part of his being :)

Today we were playing outside and he wanted to ride is bike down the road and back. I said sure and played in the yard with Bryce. When Grady showed up he was smiling from ear to ear with these above flowers in hand. He proudly handed them to me and said "these flowers are for you mom just because I love you!!!" I love being a mama and a mama of two very precious little boys!

Cruise

Having troubles uploading pictures so this is the only one...for now. I'll try again tomorrow to post all of the 'good' ones! We went on a 5 day cruise this week and it was pretty fun. We left Miami Saturday evening went to Ocho Rios-Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and back to the states by Thursday. We didn't care for the constant rocking of the boat despite taking motion sickness pills but we managed and came back a few pounds heavier with another country checked off of our list! This particular spot we are sitting in was at the Cayman Islands. It was amazingly beautiful. The water was SO VERY clear, the people were wonderful, and the atmosphere was undescribable. Would live there in a heart beat if all of my family could go too!!