Summertime Family Fun

We had ice cream and then went to Loch Raven for some fishing a few weeks ago.

Priceless time! A perfect summer evening!

Watch Bailey try to "chatch a chish" with Daddy!

FOURTH OF JULY!!!

My favorite time of the year has come and gone...we had so much fun...seeing all the chairs along Frederick Rd just brings a smile to my heart and makes me love our own little Mayberry even more. The day started off with the annual Catonsville parade (this time celebrating Catonsville's 200th birthday), followed by yummy crabs and food at the Hedden's (best tradition ever!!!), then on to Aunt Lou's to spend time with family. It was a great way to spend the day of our fifth (yes 5th!!!) anniversary!!!

Watching the parade: AKA...sweating in the heat, waving

Summertime beauties

Captain Defense!!!

Sara & Bailey doing "cheers!" with their freezie pops!

Little Miss America

Got to meet little Mr. Connor Bortz for the first time

Of course...the best part of the parade...the booty shaking dancing girls

Mr. Hedden steaming those MD crabs! Mmmm!

Oh say can you see.....

Simply delicious...I want more!!! Can't you just taste the Old Bay?

Patriotic Catonsville girls loving their red, white, & blue

Josh & Sara...

Smiling on our anniversary...This time 5 years ago, we were getting married!!!

Catonsville's 2-0-0 th Birthday...yes, we are dorks

Best shucker this side of the beltway

Headed to Aunt Lou's for some 4-wheeling.

Bailey learned to drive the 4&4 kids jeep! Watch out!

Completely not watching where she is going...

at least we have many many more years before she will get her license!

Father's Day

Spending some time in the yard, the pool, and on the swing...the lazy days of summer...

A new shirt for daddy, and a card of me saying "I love you Daddy!"

Grandpa got his Father's Day gift too

And Bailey got another birthday cake since we were in WV for her actual birthday

My new outfit from Aunt Linda---thank you!

Cake from Great-Grandma Shafer

More pool time!!!

Shafer Family Reunion 2010

Headed down those country roads to WV for our annual Shafer Family Reunion...

They don't call it Mountain Mama for nothing...West Virginia...

The view from The Homestead

Leslie singing for the family

Great Uncle Bob

Cupcakes with Grandma

A cupcake WITH CANDY...double bonus!

Family shot at the reunion

Great Aunt Analea with Bailey

Ride 'em cowgirl

My cousins Emily and Rebekah

Looks like some of the boys were sliding down the red banks earlier...

Who says we have to grow up?

Letting the flag wave...

Great Uncle Ray...reminds me so much of PaPa

Singing some good ol' bluegrass and hymns

The First Mini-Harvest!

A bell pepper, some lettuce, hot banana peppers, some cherry tomatoes, and we had some strawberries, but Bailey ate them!

Green tomatoes...they'll be turning red soon...

Opening up the gate and heading into the garden...Farmer Bails...

"An apple" ---close Bailey, but actually, it's an unripe cherry tomato

Can't wait for them to get red all over!