Can you believe that I have been accused of taking too many pictures!!  Well there is a reason behind that.  Or maybe a few reasons:  first off, they are not just pictures but they are memories!!  When Madalyn gets older I want her to be able to look back and see that she had a great childhood.  Secondly, I LOVE taking pictures!!!  I have 3 cameras and at least one of them is with me 100% of the time.  And thirdly, I have the cutest daughter in all of the world!!  She likes me taking her pictures which works out well for both of us:)  So, I will never stop taking pictures and that is why I like helping others captures memories that will last a lifetime!!

Yesterday we went to the National Cowboy Day celebration at the Stockyards in Fort Worth. We went mostly to see the longhorn cows because the news let on to be that it was going to be a "running" of the cows sort of and that it wasn't!! I think there were 10 or so cows that walked their way in front of the crowd. Most likely the same 10 cows that partake in this walk every Wednesday morning and know this route like the back of their hooves!! Either way it was fun and it gave us something to do!! Here are a couple of pictures!

Last Sunday the 18th was a huge day for both Justin and myself.  We both took a huge step at church and were baptised.  This is something we have been wanting to do for a very long time and finally found a church family and pastor that we are comfortable with.  We attend church at Calvary Chapel in Fort Worth and if you don't already have a church home, I encourage you to try that one out.  We have never felt better about a church and can't imagine going anywhere else.  We look forward to building on our relationship with God and helping Madalyn with this also. 

The 4th of July holiday has come and gone again.  This time of year is always my favorite because of all the time spent outdoors, the BBQ's and spending time with friends!  On Saturday we went to the Roanoke Third Rocks with Bronson, LeeAnn and Kaden to have dinner and watch the fireworks.  It was good cheap family fun!!!  That always makes for a great night!!  Sunday after church we had lunch with our family in Weatherford and then came home to hang out with our fantastic neighbors, Jody and Christina.  After some yummy food, a round of miniture golf and a movie it was time to call it a weekend!!  Probably one of the best 4th of July's to date. 

Until next year...

Pappa and Mimi also came to visit this week which was nice.  We love having our family stay with us and Madalyn likes the extra attention of course!!  While they were here we went and saw Toy Story 3 and went to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.  It was nice spending some time together before they headed back to Lubbock.

Madalyn digging up a fossil.

Being silly with the dinosaurs.

Pappa's working on getting that train going.

Daddy and Madalyn spraying water to get the windmill to move.

The kids playing with tops!

Madalyn and Pappa designing a house.

This week started a much needed vacation for all of us.  To kick things off Justin and I traveled down to Glen Rose with Bronson and LeeAnn to stay at Cedars on the Brazos.  The views are wonderful and the owner Janice is probably the nicest person you will ever meet!  If you are ever looking for a nice get away that is close to home, that's the place to go.  We had so much fun floating on the river and just being lazy for 3 days.  We look forward to going back in the future.