sleep over!!! yay............

we were finally able to pull off our spend the night with bear and brax....

cy and brax are just the right age to play and hang...they are much cooler than the little guys(in their minds) no sleep over is complete without pizza and ice cream cones

summer memories

double trouble!

getting ready for movie number one....with this crew it may take a few to get everyone settled down and out!

lankford family vacation...teepee style

teepee number 4, much like numbers 1,2,3, and 5.....real nice???
big boys...

lil boys.....

sweet lil riders on our boat

the big kid boat.....

lake swimming with dad

boat riding with mom

best buddies......

my cy austin

my colby todd

nothing is ever boring with uncle gav around!

19 lankfords stranded on the lake during a severe thunderstorm....watch out nearest campground bathhouse!!!!

2 hours later....still stranded!love our daddy fishing time

oh and bear climbing the roof, yes rich is a very tall man...

fathers day....a lil late

we love our dads, our pepe, and our pop!

spending days with our cousins.....

random pics from these first 3 weeks with our peeps....
this is a very random pic, but i just love how it shows "big" girl bri holding tiny Jude, as well as "big" guy brax and sweet colby. oh the fun of a big family!

oh so many BOYS!

i have realized recently that bows are about to become a major focus of my day...i mean bristol is in her diaper at the creek, with her bow is perfect place!!

we were able to spend one great afternoon hanging out on nonni's front porch eating chips and playing in empty boxes....what kid does not love a big empty box?

a June to remember....

so we have been wildly busy this june....but man has it been great!!! we had such a big surprise when our african friends arrived early that we have just loved every minute of having them here. these pics really just have the boys in them, b/c to my crew their best buddies are home and they are soaking it in!
this pic was taken with in the first few minutes of them being here!
these two are 2 peas in a pod.....it was like they were never apart!

nate sooo excited to have more of his boys back....

i think the baboons over in africa have taught brax a few tricks

ohhhh and none of us can get enough of this sweet thing!

5, really?

i can't believe it...... today my big brother, Cy turned 5 and i am a little unsure about this! i mean 5 is soooo big, and for some reason today he just looked soooo big. but i am so thankful for each day of his sweet, special and precious little life. in a lot of ways, he is a mini me of his dad and then in a lot of ways, i feel like i am looking at myself in the mirror. he is a sweet combination of us both. what a fun day, filled with some very special peeps in attendance.

monkey bread and a football candle for breakfast!

sweet lunch crew....

mom and her big 5 year old

daddy, cy and yes, braxton drake....

thinking about being 5....... with a pink cake!

Watson family vacation 2011.....we had a blast!

we loved us some grandmo and pep.....

we celebrated an anniversary.....

also an engagement......

we found shells.....

we jumped in the waves........

we showed off our cool moves?......

and our sweet smiles...........

we ate LOTS of ice cream............

we loved on all our family members.......

and we enjoyed LOTS of dad time..........

and so we will wait in the pool.......

not the swimming pool...... the official adoption waiting pool!!!!!!!

yes, we are officially ready to be chosen for a sweet little girl. nate and i spent friday in south georgia turning in our paperwork, handing over our amazing lifebooks (thanks Bec) and learning all about the process.

so please join us as we pray for God's amazing hand to guide us, give us patience and lead us to the little bundle of pink that has been apart of our family since before we even imagined!!!