Happy Birthday Auntie Kim!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Kim ( yesterday) !!!! We LOVE you and are so glad that you are a part of our family!!!!

A Daily Scoop

About a month and a half ago a friend of mine recommended I read this blog http://www.adailyscoop.blogspot.com/ . It is AWESOME. A mother who just lost one of her beautiful daughters writes almost everyday. She is so inspirational. I look forward to reading her new posts everyday. I can not believe the faith and the strength this woman has. I am a better mom because of her posts. She helps me realize what is truly important in life. If any one has time, I highly recommend reading this. ( be prepared to weep)

Good-bye tree!

We just had this HUGE tree taken down . It was like 150 years old and starting to rot. Every time we had a windstorm, branches would fall so we just decided to have it taken down. It took them 2 days to get it all done. It was a fascinating process . The kids and I spent most of those two days just watching them work. This is when half of the big branches were already down.

The BIG brush pile.

Kate on the stump.
Cody on the stump.
Cody and Kate in front of part of the tree.

Kate, Cody and Jake showing how big the tree was.

I am very sad to report that many squirrel families lost their homes that day :( Now they just run around our yard looking lost.

Bella

Cousin Cale

My beautiful grandma!!!
Cody throwing rocks into the river.
Jake and Bella.
Kate and Cale.
Kate trying to blow out her trick candles.

Happy Birthday Katie !!

I'm Three!!

Grandma Jeri had to help her blow out the candles.
The party was just too much for Cody.

Jake spent the evening swimming.

Bella kept smiling Kate's new baby doll. It was too cute.

Papa and Bella.