August 2020

 Well, Josh decided to take the plunge and ordered his 2020 NV 3500. We paid extra and had them add 4-wheel drive, a latter, a 3-inch lift, we had them take all the carpet out and replace it with plastic, so we can still use it to haul things. We sold the truck to Carmax and got way more than we were expecting so that was awesome! 

My Mom, Sis, Ethan, and Devan came and stayed 2 weeks with us. The kids all enjoyed playing with each other. Joe is in the process of making his yard bigger, so they love watching that work go down!

If you come to our house in the summer, you can bet we're going to go boating! Josh even taught Devan to drive! 

and to wakeboard. Well, he tried, Devan didn't get the hang of it but had fun trying. 

Ethan's turn! 

After a solid week of the kids being together, they needed a break from each other LOL We went down to Stafford and hung out with our friends Lance and Mishaun Pew. Kaleb was on one of their kid's bikes and wrecked in the middle of the road and needed stiches. Because of Covid, only one parent could go in with him and I'm so glad Josh was with us because I couldn't have been strong enough to hide my anxiety and fear from Kaleb. Josh sit in there with him and watched Brian Regan comedy bits about emergency rooms. LOL 

With stitches that meant Kaleb was boat bound for a while, but we kept going! 

Devan loves Barrett so much! 

Barrett is so funny when he chases dragonflies. He literally jumps a few feet in the air. 

Ethan learns to drive

My mom loves the boat and the sun!

When we weren't boating, we were swimming next door at Donna and Joe's. They have always told us to swim whenever we want but we've never really done it, but this year we have taken advantage of it a lot! 

Ethan, Kenny, and Kaleb were so proud of their human tower.

Look at Ethan's muscles! lol

He did really enjoy wakeboarding though!

Josh's nieces and nephews always say "Uncle Josh gives the best tube rides!" I guess they are right LOL

Josh added a cargo net to the treehouse

Ethan, Kenny, and Kaleb, my Aliens 

After they went home Josh had to go 2 hours away for a week of jump training. Since there was a bunch of them who had to go, they decided to rent a house on Lake Anna. After a few days of training Josh called and asked if we wanted to come down for the weekend, so we went! It was a nice quiet weekend filled with swimming and watching Josh jump!

They had never swam with cows before!

Josh doing his jumpmaster thing!