1st day on the Bus

Luke was soooooo excited to get to ride the bus to school for the 1st time today. It picks up at the end of our street & they can get on w/ Tahlor (our neighbor & she's also in Luke's class!) They are having some bus issues, hopefully they'll get the kinks worked out sooner rather than later.

Big Day!

Luke's 1st day of 1st grade was a success! He knew 4 kids in his class - 2 girls & 2 boys - He's such a stickler for structure and rules, he's going to do great in 1st grade! He likes eating in the Cafeteria too. I can't believe he's growing up so fast!

2nd Grader Raven

Raven had a very good 1st day of 2nd grade. We really like her teacher. Raven said that she has twins in her class - she thinks that's pretty cool.

Sarah & Matt's wedding

Saturday Sarah & Matt got married at the Festival Market Place. Sarah was beautiful & the event was very nice. It rained, but little wind. The kids had fun w/ bubbles and in the rain.

New School Year

Raven and Luke got to meet their new teachers today!!

Giga Ball

Raven chose a GigaBall to order for her birthday present. We let her order from Amazon the things that she really wanted and this was one of them. They and the neighbor kids are having a blast with it!

beautiful girl

Pretty Raven - yes I am bias - just before starting 2nd grade

some of the animals

Zoo Day '07

I took Raven & Luke to the Zoo for "Way Back Wednesday". We got there at 7:30 AM to see the animals getting fed and it was nice and cool for about the 1st hour. We saw the animals playing and being active. JB was able to meet us there for a while to go through the Oklahoma Trails and the Pachyderm & Lion areas. We had a great day!

Hunter S JB Pimp Daddy Akin

We came up with a number of names that JB fit into with these peepers - Dr Peepers, that is.
Sent us yours . . .

Pals

JB, Ben & Kent (not pictured) hiked Elk Mountain on Saturday. It was Kent's 1st adventure with the boys - he survived & seems to have really enjoyed him self.
I believe a few lessons were learned this weekend - but I will let JB list those.

Sleepover Makeover

Raven, Erica, Mack & Amanda did makeovers on each other before popcorn & movie time. These girls were the best! No fussing or fighting, just fun and playing. They watched High School Musical & were asleep by 11:30.

Birthday Party!!

Pirate swim party, pizza, cake, ice cream & games! The kids had a good time. I make up a treasure hunt with clues all around the yard that 2 teams had to navigate. I didn't sent any of them in circles, which was good.

Onry Ombre

Luke sure think's he's one funny guy!

Happy Birthday Raven & Papa!

Can't believe Raven's 8!!
Raven & my Dad share a birthday. We went out to dinner last night to celebrate their special day.

3rd is a charm!!

Now we have Twilight Zone, Star Trek and Theater of Magic (as of today)
Come enjoy the pinball joy of the Akin garage!!!

princess Raven & skywalker Luke

Raven & Luke play dress-up

Later Days Bike

The bike sold last night.
1st guy that came to see it, bought it.

Treehouse Hoop-la

JB spent most of Saturday helping the Puryear Family build a tree house. This is the progress when me and the kids got there about 2:45. It's a nice addition to their back yard.

Fun in the sun - sorta

During their picnic it began to sprinkle, so they moved it under the table. They have really been enjoying swimming now that it is finally warm enough and the rain is holding off for the most part. They like to use their snorkeling masks from Hawaii.