Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Celebrating the 4th!!!

Every year, we get together with Mommy's side of the family at the our Aunt's house in Garland and go swimming! When we were really little, it was always fun to go over the bridge over Lake Ray Hubbard and count all the boats out there!!! :)



Let the visiting begin!!! we are very blessed! most of the family lives very close and we can see everybody at least twice a year! Nick was missed, as He is in the Navy and in San Diego! :(
Tim Bob, Daddy and Terryl

Andrew, Ben and Daniel

the effect of taking a picture from in the sun into a shadow...pretty neat, actually! :)
Taylor, Ashly, Chrystal with Ava, Hannah, Rachel, Jack, Parker and Matt

Ava(16 mos) making her wrinkly nose face! :)

Addy(3)...very fun with just a slight attitude! :) she was my lil shadow, which was funny, because at Christmas, she would hardly talk to me! ;)

Ava

Proud Daddy, Matt

Addy-girl :)

Ava really didn't like the float, she would rather Mommy hold her!

Ben

Morgan, or Aunt Mo, as Addy calls her

Ashley being silly, her friend Taylor, Rachel, Jack, Andrew, and Daniel eating supper: some very amazing BBQ, compliments of Uncle Roger

Aunt Karla and Uncle Roger(Mommy's Brother) and Daddy

Ash and Taylor

Ben 'killing' the Alligator!!! :)

Parker got given the job of the photographer for Aunt Linda

Tim Bob, Hannah, and Amy

Addy and Andrew

At Ellis family reunions, we have this tradition of getting a 'family picture' which means anyone that's there gets on one side of the pool, while Minda's camera get set on the tripod on the other side....then we get to watch the photographer run around the pool to try to get in the picture before the timer goes off and takes the pic! :)

Run Parker!!! :)

Tried to get a pic of Addy and me, but she decided to make faces... ;P




Hale Kids!!! (with two stray Blairs thrown in! ;)
Amy, Hannah, Sarah, Andrew, Jack
David, Daniel, Peter, Esther Rachel


The boys tried to play some sort of form of water basket ball....was very interesting to watch!!! :)



Daddy, Sue, Mommy, Aunt Karla and Morgan
Aunt Karla looks like she's telling family secrets! :)

Daniel

Parker and Daniel

Andrew getting the ball past Parker! :)

Almost!

Love David's face in this one! :)

Emily Grace!

This is what happens when I'm trying to get a pic of Parker hiding behind the beach-balls, and Sarah cannonballs in right next to me!!! Sadly though, I didn't get a pic of Sarah! :P

Look over there!


Through all the fun, I did miss not having Uncle Richard there...He was very quiet, but he is sorely missed!!!
(I took a picture of a portrait on the wall)

This is a painting that Aunt Linda's mother painted

1 comment:

Lizzy said...

Looks like fun!!