random july pics using my new camera lens!!!

i had a great birthday weekend and love my new lens.... not totally sure how to make it work best, but i am really practicing! enjoy the pics

a happy birthday surprise.....

i love a good birthday celebration...i love celebrating my family, my friends and really anyone that has a birthday! so i was sooo excited to come home tonite to find a few of my sweetest peeps ready to help me celebrate. my way to precious mom, gathered the troops for just a little snacking, competing and lots of RANDOM conversations!!! it was so special!

surprise we are here!!!!!
lets eat.....RIBS, yay!

just a friendly "noncompetitive" scavenger hunt

poor random girl at sonic*, she was an alabama fan and did not want to wear this jersey.....we did not care!!!

our w*almart "first date" items....ours were pg rated, i will not comment on the other groups items....they were not blog friendly, hehe

up close and personal with the WINNING TEAM

always fun to have a random house stop on any scavenger hunt....clay and his friends thought they were having a nice quiet dinner, (side note, ash is pretty much begging at this point for some water and a potty break.....did NOT happen!)

despite a good effort, the *braves were not victorious this time.....

fun friends, that can discuss everything from nursing babies to quoting scripture.....

showing off a special gift that contains the sweet name of miss hadley, oooohhh the girl fun that is in my near future......

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!