Our Sunshine....

 No matter the face - this girl brings us much joy!!

Love her many faces and SMILES!!!!

The Gift that Keeps on Giving!

This gift - led to this....

HOURS of fun - and I do mean HOURS!  And MOST of it was fun!!!  Grandma, Dad and Mom were nearly loony - but hey, if we use it once a year, it's still a good purchase, right!?!?!  :)

Christmas Greetings from our Family

Christmas Greetings 2012

Yearly Tradition!!

Merry Christmas to All from All of Us!!

Decking the Halls....

It was the day to get festive over here...

 

We have some of the best branch fluffers ever!!!  (Of course, they've been taught by the best!)

 

 

 

 

And just a little bit of holiday cheer!!!! 

3 Years Ago Today....

...Her little world was turned upside down....

...And our family changed forever.....

We love you Jada and are SO glad we "got you"!!!

Another 16 year old!

Today Caleb turns 16 - honestly, there is no way we are old enough for this!!!
But we are OH SO glad to have him as ours!!  I think almost everyday I STILL thank God for choosing to let us keep our little 9 month old baby that we were told would never leave the hospital!  SO glad God had a bigger plan!

Caleb - we pray for you daily that God uses you mightily!  We love you - Happy Birthday!

First Day of School

The girls were SUPER excited....

(Jada - Kindergarten, Chloe - 3rd Grade)

The boys not so much.....

(Micah - Junior, Caleb - Sophomore, Aaron - Freshman)

 



Praying for a great year for all of them!!

Survived Another Band Camp

Yes - we all know when our summer is coming to an end - it's when band camp rolls around.  So July 30 was the start of the big week - the all day band camp - for high school band!  The sunburns strike - the heat wave overtakes - yep, it was true again this year too.  From 9 am to 9 pm (with short breaks for lunch and supper) the kids practice their songs and their field marching.  They are troopers!!  SO, the boys have bravely endured, once again, and at the end - THE PRIZE!!

 Notice those colorful cheeks and arms!!

We think our cake lady is AMAZING!!!  Thank you, Sara!



8 Years Old - UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

We were given a precious gift....

Where did the time go?

Where did this little girl go??

Or this one??

I miss each stage that you went through....

You are such a blessing!!

And as much as I miss seeing you little - I love to see you grow!!

Love you girlie - Happy 8th Birthday!!!

Garden of the Gods

SO glad we stopped here on our way home - it was GORGEOUS!!

Amazing Scenery!!

They were way up there!!

More hiking!!!

Quite the views!!

Arizona Fun

We visited Meteor Crater - NOT worth the expensive cost, we didn't think - but it is fun to see!

Checking out the Crater!

We headed on to the Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert....

Reading all about it....

Finding shade....

We stopped at the historic spot of Route 66 -

The Painted Desert