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Happy Birthday Luke!!! You make our life soooo happy :)

Luke is finally 3! It seems like he should be 4

Fun Weekend

We just had a really fun weekend with lots of friends at Possum Kingdom Lake. It is about 2 1/2 hours away from our house and we went to a YMCA campground where we rented and shared cabins that were right next to the lake. The best part is they are air conditioned, so it was my kind of camping! The lake was there for swimming and they had lots of activities to do as well, like archery, riflery, hiking, horseback riding, trailer rides, and of course campfires. Luke amazed everyone with his tree climbing capabilities. He was totally fearless and would climb way up these great, huge trees and just walk along the branches sometimes. We all had a really great time and the kids loved it all.

Camping at Possum Kingdom Lake

More Lake pics

Here are some more pictures from the lake last weekend. This is up at Lake Texoma. We are storing our boat up there now and it is nice to not have to haul it all the way out to the Lake from our town. The boat is so fun, but I must say having a great family activity to do together is so priceless. Someday these will be our kids memories of a happy life growing up, and some fun family bonding.

Ethen wake surfing

Driver, unless he is in the water


Phoebe getting ready to wakeboard

Everyone in on the setup

survey says

OK I am taking a survey here to see if this new blogger look I have going on is too hard to read and or look at. Let me know :)

Star of the Week

Ethen was Star of the Week this last week. It was for the core value of Patience. I must say, that he has even been being patient at home with his brother and sisters. It is hard for him, being the oldest and having to help out the most and deal with the little ones. But he tries hard and I am so proud of him. He is a great kid!

My kids are AWESOME!

The weather is warm here in Texas and even though the Lake is still a bit cool it is officially boating season at the Bergen house! This year we got the kids their own wake board and they have both taken right to it. Below you will see some sweet video of them. Seriously, my kids might be the coolest ever. Sorry, yours will never be as awesome :) Hey- their my kids, I'm supposed to be proud!

Phoebe cut'n it on the wakeboard!!!! Yeah she's only 6!

Ethen rockin' the wakeboard!!!!

Paisley dancin' funny, but Luke steals the show with more antics!

Miami Trip of Relaxation

I just spent a long weekend in Miami with my friend Gina. We needed a vacation from our lives and it was sooooo great. We slept in, ate amazing food, and saw things we had never seen before. If you like to people watch like I do then Miami is a place I highly recommend. There was so much diversity there. Tons of different languages spoken and so much to take in all the time. The beach is beautiful and the water is so clear and the most gorgeous green. We got whistled at by the man driving the Brinks truck (that didn't really make us feel too good) but hey at this point in life it is nice to know that anyone is still looking! We actually witnessed a valet taking a car on a joy ride (can you say Ferris Bueller). Saw a little girl,probably about 6 years old, in a thong bikini. Saw lots of beautiful people and way too many people in bathing suits they shouldn't have been trying to get away with. It was such a great weekend! Scott was so great and took Friday off to stay home with the kids, and I owe Katie BIG time for taking me to the airport and taking my 2 little ones for half of Thursday. I feel so much better after getting some me time and soaking in the humidity,sun,sand, and surf!!!!

Miami Trip with Gina