This picture was taken at an old Civil War cemetary near my dad's cabin.
The Ohio River...also just a few minutes from my dad's cabin.
The kids LOVED how Papa made lots of bubbles for them in the jet tub.
These waterfalls were amazing and just a short 10 min drive from the cabin.
Since Papa couldn't be at Hannah's real birthday party, he threw her his own little surprise party at the cabin...complete with cake and presents!
Hannah was so excited to finally bring home the sweet potato she's been growing at preschool. Now that it's mature, the teacher said we could plant it in the back yard!
So that's what we did! Jim dug a hole and Hannah fetched the water...
She took so much pride in planting this thing! Let's pray to God it survives in our horribly hard desert soil.
She and Daddy had a great time doing their little project....together.
The kids and I paid a visit to Daddy one evening when he was stuck working overtime at Tempe Marketplace. There was a cute little ASU "sign" set up and the kids had fun pretending to be football players as they ran in front of it! 
Speaking of growing up! I feel like I'm gonna wake up very soon and Hannah's gonna be a teenager! And some days, she has the attitude to match! LOL Here she is at Nana's house. Hannah always keeps us laughing!
My brother Michael and I went to the Brad Paisley concert last night together. It was a lot of fun hanging out...just the two of us... which we rarely do anymore!
And finally...a picture of my man doing what he loves most....riding his Harley. Last month for his birthday, he took a 4 day ride to CO and back with his buddy Joe. I swear, Jim could ride cross country and back without thinking twice. He LOVES his Harley!
I wonder what could be so captivating to Mason's attention??? Any guesses?
Our resort was actually on Mission Bay...which was nice and peaceful and private!
The water was still pretty chilly so Daddy got the "carry me" request a lot.
Team work is needed for awesome sandcastle building!
Baby Ethan...he's almost one year old already!
Mason got obliterated with sand in the face...he wasn't too happy about it.
Check out Makenzie's leaps into their homemade sand bathtub!
And of course, Mason had to get naked on the beach!
Makenzie was filling up the "bathtub" for Ethan and Hannah.
The kids even found silly ways to entertain themselves in the hotel room!
And they even posed for a picture!
Our last day in San Diego, we rented bikes and drove the kids around on the boardwalks. It was the most fun ever! The kids were quiet and happy...they couldn't fight because they were in separate bikes, and we got to see a lot of the beach without having to walk! 
We took the kids to Hooters one evening (simply because this restaurant is louder than my children)...and Mason kept himself entertained by sticking crayons up his nose. 
The lobby in our resort had the most beautiful waterfall and fish pond...the kids LOVED this!
Hannah and Makenzie were brave enough to let the guys bury them...Mason wanted nothing to do with this!
Family picture on Pacific Beach
The waterfall in our resort lobby again....
We took the kids over to Belmont park to ride some rides.
Since the 8 of us are rarely together all at the same time, I insisted on getting a group shot!
Mommy and Hannah...self photo.
Our resort even featured live bird exhibits daily...the kids loved talking back and forth to them! It was hilarious!
