We went to Legoland!

Friday the 28th, our whole family went to Legoland. A family we know (the Kelsy's) had invited us to come with them, since they had 28 free tickets! So the entry was completely free, we had a wonderful time, and nobody got lost.

Entrance.

The whole party going through mini- land. (A part of Legoland.)

A beautiful water fall.

Evan, Daddy, Bo, and Mr. Kelsy on the "Technic" roller coaster.  (Evan in front, Daddy in the back.)

The "flying school" roller coaster. Daddy, Mama, Mr. Kelsy, Mrs. Kelsy, Jaynee, Sean, Evan, Farrah, and Bo went on this one!

Mr. Kelsy's father,"Pops."

William at driving school...

Bo..

Justice...

And Lily Ann.

Evan, Bo, Daddy, and Justice, at boating school. Mama, Russell and I, were in the boat behind them.

Emaline in the sharks mouth!

The ''Beetle bounce."  Emaline, Bo, and Me.

Left to right: William, Justice, Sean, Farrah, Jaynee, and Lily Ann.

So thirsty!

Eating lunch right outside the gates, in the shade, and on the grass. What a perfect spot!

Jaynee and Sean on the "Merry go round."

William and Bo.

Justice, Farrah, and Russell.

View from the "Island in the sky."

Mama, Russell, Alayna, Farrah, and I went to cyprus gardens. (A part of Legoland.)

The HUGE Banyan tree!

I managed to put the camera on self timer here.

                                                                 I hope you enjoyed!
                                                                        ~Savana~

Lily Ann on the beach.

Isn't this a beautiful picture? This is up in the pan handle, on the beach. (We went up there to our cousins wedding last year.) I was just going through our pictures and I saw this one. I love the sky! (Post by Savana.)

Washing dishes.

Here are three pictures of Alayna and Russell washing dishes. Russell was so cute sitting up on the counter. He would hold the dish, while Alayna washed it. (Of course Alayna supported the dish as well.) He was getting soaked, but he had a ball!
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Putting soap on the sponge.

Baby Russell...

This is a very cute little video of Russell when he was a baby. He loved it when Daddy said "boo!" or any thing else in a very energetic tone. It was so cute! Hope you enjoy!

Surprise!!!

 As you know, we have been sick off and on all year. We have had to miss church five times in the last two months. Yesterday, all of us invalids were laying in various spots in the living room watching the Duggars, when Daddy said for all of us to walk in the kitchen for a minute. I thought, " Well, I guess the kitchen didn't pass inspection, and we need to go clean it up better." However, I was wrong. When we walked in there, Farrah spotted a clue hanging from the ceiling. (Yes, another treasure hunt!) She read it, and it directed us to Captain's cage. We found another clue there, and that led us to the Cassia tree. We ran over, and saw Mama sitting under it. At first I didn't see anything but her, but then I saw a little bow taped on her tummy, and it clicked:  "Mama is expecting a baby!!!" We are all very exited, and all of us hope for twins. She is about six weeks along, and her due date is May 22nd. We were starting to think Russell might be the last one, but God is giving us another! Here are some pictures of Russell when he was a baby. Hope you enjoy!

"Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward." Psalm 127:3

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Evan claimed Russell as his buddy very soon after he was born.

The morning after his birth, everybody crowded into Mama's and Daddy's bedroom to look at sweet, newborn Russell.

About six months old here, and in the smiley stage!

Russell with Daddy's cap on!

Bo's birthday!

We celebrated Bo's 12th birthday on the 11th, even though his birthday is the 10th, because of Daddy's work. We had a very nice "around the house" day, and got to spend some of it with Mama's younger brother, Will. One of the high lights was the homemade ice cream cake that Bo requested! We were rather doubtful it would turn out, but it did, beyond what we had expected!
I can't find the pictures I took before supper, so here's a few I got afterwards. (Post by Savana.)

Bo on the swing in the back yard.

Probably thinking about solar panels, (his newest thing.)

On top of the big manure pile out back.

I was trying to get him in the air, my best attempt!

Russell swinging a shoe around.

Bo and Emaline. She liked running up the board while Bo held it.

Bo balancing a stick. He had to stop, because it was getting dangerous with all the little ones around.

Farrah and one of the puppies. They are six weeks old by the way, and super cute!

A picture that Farrah took of me.

The most delectable ice cream cake you ever had! You can see the airplane pulling the banner. (Another one of Bo's newest things.)

I could hardly restrain myself from eating it before I took a picture! The filling in the middle is crushed up oreos.

Russell loved his. Look at that mustache!

Emaline..

I thought this was a cute picture!

She got a kick out of  little Bell.

Justice and his duckling...

About a month ago, one of Daddy's Exede customers gave Justice two duck eggs to hatch. Justice came home very exited, and asked me if I would help him incubate them. I went straight out and put them under a broody hen. I told Justice he would have to wait a month before they would hatch. He could hardly wait, but before he knew it...

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One of them hatched!

Common phrase of the day, "Savana, may I go hold my duckling?"  He feels very important knowing it's all his!

He just loves it...

And he hugs it.