Summer concerts....

Another fun night at concert in the park with family and friends...

Ava Kate and Aunt Amanda

Ansley

my sweet girl...

being silly with soon to be Uncle Parker....

Owen and Harper ready to play....

 Ella and Ansley

 happy times... sister loves music!

...and all things girl!

check out these dance moves....

 the girls with their dolls, purses, cell phones, and accessaries....

Happy Birthday Mommy....

My birthday was made extra special with a sweet homemade card made with love by little man...

....and a homemade strawberry cake with cream cheese icing, my favorite!!

I think it might be Miss Ava Kate's favorite cake too!

We celebrated that night with friends and family at concert in the park...

it was soooo HOT....

...but fun was had by all in spite of the heat!!

Thursday night fun..

One of our favorite things about summer is the concert in the park every other thursday night!

A picnic dinner...

with good music...

time together as a family...

...and fun for all

 ....with lots of silliness!

Concert in the park....

And so it begins, one of our favorite ways to spend our summer nights....concerts in the park!

Concert in the Park

One of our favorite things about summer are the concerts at Gully Park.  They're every other Thursday night throughout the summer with a different band each week.  We typically make a night of it with a picnic dinner and friends!!   

 just relaxin'...

 such a silly girl...

play time for Ava Kate and Campbell....

 Campbell...

Danielle and Ansley....

 Lindsey and Campbell....

 Our entertainment.....Charley and Owen!  There's never a dull moment with these two around!  

Music and Friends

We enjoyed another fun night at Concert in the Park! The Hogues joined us and the kids had a blast playing together. It took them (by them, I mean Owen) a little while to warm up but then he was a wild man!

Mackenzie really liked dancing....

Owen being silly....

Owen and Mackenzie enjoyed a little golf game during the concert...

I think he has his daddy's swing...

huggin' on Mackenzie...

so sweet...

Having their own little conversation.....

Owen talked a lot and Mackenzie just sat there and listened! Ha!

cheeze...

Happy Birthday!

We celebrated Josh's 28th birthday on Thursday with a picnic lunch and a concert at the park!

Owen sharing his fat-free Pringles

with Daddy...how sweet!

Owen was such a daddy's boy...it's like he really knew it was Josh's Birthday. He kept climbing all over him and giving him hugs & kisses!
I love this picture....




After Owen finished eating, he decided it was time to hit the playground. He would run to the playground and then turn around and look at us like "come on"...and then he would run back over to us. This went on for a good 5 minutes....Owen thought it was hilarious!




climbing....

climbing...

and more climbing...

That night we headed back to Gully Park for the Big Uns concert. This was the first concert of the Gully Park Summer Concert Series and it was packed! We went to most of the summer concerts last year, but Owen was just a little guy and slept most of the time. But this year, he's old enough to really enjoy it! He didn't stop the whole time we were there....he ate dinner, danced, played with Honey, danced some more, climbing in/out of the chairs, played ball with some kids, and did some more dancing! We all had a great time!

I usually cook (which doesn't happen very often) or we go out to eat for Josh's birthday, but because of the concert I had to postpone the "birthday dinner". So...we celebrated Josh's birthday for 2 days and had his "birthday dinner" on Friday night. The menu: Steak, twice baked potatoes, bacon wrapped green beans, sauteed mushrooms, and chocolate pie. (Owen had grilled chicken and a low fat version on twice baked potatoes) It was delicious and we all ate way too much!

I forgot to take a picture of the pie so I borrowed this picture from Taste of Home....and to be honest, this one looks better, but mine was just as yummy!