Well, we made it through June! It is hard to believe that July is already here and the celebrations begin! But for now, here are some pictures from Duncan's birthday and the end of baseball season at our house.  Enjoy the pics!

His buddies at the party

Red rover, red rover....

The kids all had a lot of fun playing this game 

Then on to the water balloon game..

And then presents- every birthday boy's favorite part!

Once again all of them hanging out before the pinata

And we began with the birthday boy...

Then youngest to oldest from there. Clayton thought he was as big as life doing what all the other kids were doing

And then the candy!!

Later that night we headed for the ball park...

He likes to be the catcher, and does a good job at it!

The team after the game. Clayton thought he needed to be in it and stood right next to Duncan and even gave him a little brotherly love:)

That night we had cake with both sets of Grandparents. I think he had a good day. He was surely tired at the end of it. Wow, how time flys when you are having fun:) I can't believe he is 7 already.

Then on Sunday we had our family party. This was his cake. We have a local bakery that an older man runs and he does an awesome job. The cake was just what Duncan ordered and was delicious.

He got lots of wonderful presents 

And then this was the finale courtesy of Aunt Kecia, Uncle Justin and the boys.... 

He was soooo excited!!!

He is so cute with "his" puppy and the puppy loves him just as much. Duncan told me later that night that the puppy was the best present he had ever gotten:) Thanks Aunt Kecia and family for his present:)

Clayton was pretty ok with the whole thing too.

Blowin' out candles!

OUR BIG BOY!!

After all the food and presents we rode the horse for a minute. Clayton wasn't too sure about sharing his riding time with his cousins, but once we got them on, they enjoyed the ride. And yes, I do ride bareback in my shorts all the time... :)

I had to post this picture of Lucky and the kittens that I took on Sunday night. This is their cat house!! Lucky was right at home with them and we thought that she was safe but, Monday morning when I went out, Lucky was gone and there was not a sign of her at all.  Needless to say, I hate raccoons and obviously we haven't gotten rid of all of them yet. I really was heartbroken and felt so bad, she was such a cute little duck and helpless. I don't think we will have any more feathered friends for a while. But, we had fun watching her and her little kitten friends interact. Crazy animals :)

Duncan and "Rocky"

And then more ball! Richard did a great job with his boys this year and was an ace on the mound, which in coach pitch means he threw a great ball because all of the kids hit every time.

Duncan

In the field

Some last minute instructions...

And we will end with a little farm picture. We have done plenty of farming thus far!



Hope you are having a great summer at your house and Happy 4th of July!!