Can you all say "Grandma Kathy"

Fair weekend in the big town of TRIBUNE!! Glad to see it come and go. This weekend was like any fair weekend, hot and crowded. It’s crazy we can all still fit in the house. I thought 5 kids was a lot when we grew up but try 5 kids and spouses. Did I forget to tell you all how many kids? Nine kids total and 3 of them babies. Mom and Wayne tolerate us all so so well. Grandma Kathy got to hear "Grandma Kathy" all weekend long for eveything big and small. The word "Grandma Kathy" got to be a little much. All in all the house gets messy with all the stuff we all have to bring to survive the weekend but it's lot of fun.

We did the usual and went to the parade on Saturday morning. Wayne has an old JD tractor he put in the parade. Adam was in charge of driving it this year with all the kids throwing lots of candy!! Jacob, Titus and Zekke had a blast throwing candy and did a good job. I’m sure it was one of the few times the kids had been told to throw something at people.

We had lots of little people over the weekend that could NOT stay out of the water. Gracie, Jacob and Titus loved the hot tub while Miss Tatum did anything she could to get in some water. One of the water misters sprung a leak and Taty took full advantage of it! We also had three new babies this year! Thad is very happy to hold them and as you can see they are not. Maddix in brown Joshua in green and Thad in white.

We also celebrated the life of Angel Emma on Aug 2nd; it was hard to think she would have been 2 this year. Adam, Mindy and Thad made a cake and we sent pink balloons with messages on them to heaven for Emma. The kids loved it and it was a great way to remember her.

All in all it was a fun time to see everyone and Joshua survived his first family function! Monday and Tuesday have been a little slow for us to get things done. I have a baby who thinks he needs held all the time I wonder why he would think that! He sure loved all the extra attention and can’t wait to see you all again.