83 Pics for an update on the Philpots....I think I am liking to take pics again :)

4th of July

This picture is totally Kelton when he was this age....so cute

 This is the girls favorite time of the day, when daddy gets home and tickles, wrestles, and plays with them.

 OSCAR

Oscar what would I do without you, seriously! What am I going to do without you....This was Max's dog and as soon as he met my mom the two were inseperable.  So she pretty much stole my husbands dog :) Oscar never left her side, to the very end.  Now he wont leave my side.  I know my mom told him to look after me.  He is 13 years old, and has tons of medical problems.  Needless to say I have been so selfish in wanting to keep him here, because it is the last piece of my mom I have.  Other than my sister of course.  So we drag Oscar around the house on his bed because now he can barely walk.  So we are going to be putting him down in the next couple weeks, and we wanted to get some pictures with him.

Granna's Cabin....

This cabin my mom bought 6 years ago for Kelton and future grandchildren.  She had an awesome backyard and it set back in her bushes, so it looked like a real cabin.  We had to say goodbye to my mom and our HOME of 28 years....but we did take all the special things with us and we put it in our yard just like granna had it.  We tore out bushes and everything :0

She's not a dancer at all.... :)

LAVA

This year has had many first time holidays, trips ect without my mom.  I hate all of it.  We didn't ever go on a trip without her.  We had been to lava for the last 8 years and every year she would come with us.  We weren't going to go, but the kids wanted to so badly.  I knew that my moms memory would be all over lava, and I didn't know if I was ready for that.  So I cried ALOT, more than I have ever cried.  I hated my kids seeing me that way, I try never to be sad around them but I couldn't help it.  It was healing at the sametime though.  We had so much fun like we always did, and it was a good thing that it reminds us so much of her.  She is still with us.  We take a picture on this bridge every year so we can see how our family grows and changes.  So here we are....

Jumping off the second level

GRACIE WENT DOWN THE RIVER FOR THE FIRST TIME AND LOVED IT!!!

They even crashed...she is just like her Granna.

Max, Kelton and Granna in 2009 going down the river...and in 2012, Grace took the place of Granna.

The boys take care of their girls....Kelt is such a good big brother.

Watch out Lava the Philpots have arrived!

 Lagoon Dance Competition

Kelton and I's little date, driving the Go Carts :)

 He is SO CUTE AND SO HANDSOME....I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!

Our Lake that we live on...so peaceful.  We love it here.

 SUMMER FUN.....

 Another Lagoon Dance Competition :)

We definitely kept busy this spring.

This tropy was for her solo, she got 1st place!!!

Gracie's little team, these girls are best friends.  That is the main reason why I have Grace in dance.  I love it.

Ok my 5 year old rode the Colosus at Lagoon and Loved it.  She is sooooo much like my mom.