Here are a couple of new pictures. We just got back from the beach last Thursday. We had nine people altogether at the beach. Kensley and Annie went to Rae Rae's and it was just a "girls" trip! We had a really good time. The picture on the left is of Montana, Alex and Salem. Meredith didn't want to take pictures! Hope Alayana, Tammy and Tara also joined us at the beach. Friday night our friends Hope and Randy brought us some corn. We had extra help shucking it! Kensley and Annie did a great job and enjoyed it also! I also made plum jelly over the weekend. A friend of Kenneth's gave him a huge bag of plums and so I tried canning jelly! It was a lot of hard work, but the jelly turned out good! I was proud of myself!! We are just enjoying the summertime. It is going by fast! Alex will be performing at the Princess Theater this weekend with her band "Loveless Tryst." This is their first performance! She and a couple of good friends Ben P and Ben C are in the band! I hope they do a great job. They have been practicing hard! They have a website, but I don't know the address. You can actually listen to some of their songs online. Maybe I'll get the website and post it next time! Post again soon!! God Bless!! Allison

Here are a few pictures form the week. Annie and Kensley started swim lessons last week and are finishing them up this week. Kensley is at the top and Annie is right below. They have really done great! Kensley can swim by herself for about 4 feet and Annie loves to kick her feet and blow bubbles! The other picture of the girls and Sean was taken at our church's International Food Festival on Pentecost Sunday. Families are invited to join teams that they identify with and cook foods from that region. We of course were part of the Southern American team. There were several countries and regions represented. We had a good time and the food was great! Meredith's ball team is still undefeated!! They had a really tuff game (and I mean that in more ways than I can describe) tonight! There are only a couple of weeks left of ball. We hope they can continue their winning streak! Meredith and Kensley have been attending VBS this week,. The first day Kensley LOVED it, but she cried most of the morning today. I don't know if she will go back?? We have a busy schedule for the next couple of weeks. Meredith will be going to cooking camp next week and then the next week we are going on a "girls" only trip to the beach!! We will keep you updated on our fun filled summer!!