The "Birthday Girl"...

"We loved teaching you things when you were a little girl,

but did you know how much we were learning

from you at the same time?

Seeing your reactions to the world,

listening to your fresh new outlooks,

and sharing in things that were important to you

taught us a lot about the

responsibilities -and joys- of being a parent.

And watching you turn out to be the

wonderful young woman you are has reinforced

something we've known all along-

YOU are a very special daughter!"

Happy, Happy Birthday, Jamie!!

Sweet Cheeks....

The newest member of our family turns 6 months old TODAY!  Wow, where have those 6 months gone?  Here he is with his big brother sporting their "Big Brother", "Lil' Brother" shirts!  Sure wish I could pick him up and give him a birthday kiss on those "sweet cheeks!"

We wern't able to be with him today, but we won't miss his 1 year birthday celebration this summer!!

R & R...

We are heading off tomorrow for a little R&R...well, I guess Jim will be working, but it will be relaxation for me!  The temperatures will be a little warmer (YEA), although there were snow flakes swirling around there this week! :0(  It's always fun to escape the January "blahs" and have a little fun for a few days! 

2010...

...is going "out" like a LION...lots of snow and 9 degrees is our predicted "high" today!! However, the beautiful, bright blue sky makes for a winter wonderland outside.  It's beautiful!  I'm thinking we have had our fair share of the white stuff this winter, we need to be generous and share with the rest of the US!  (Our son in Michigan is enjoying 50 degree weather on this New Year's Eve day! No fair!!) :0)

Our neighborhood

These snow piles, in all the parking lots all around town, will be with us until Easter, I'm sure! :0)

Good-by Christmas...

Time for cleaning up, putting away, and getting ready for 2011.  I just wanted to share three more Christmas pictures.  "K" and "A" on Christmas day!

"K" loved all her new clothes...as she opened each package she put on the newest thing...I'm thinking she looked a little warm in all those layers, but she didn't seem to notice! :0)

Star Wars...always a good choice!!

Matching jammies for "K" and her new American Girl doll that Santa brought.

Santa's Helpers...

These two adorable Santas aren't at the North Pole, but they are still much too far away!!!!

Tis the season...

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.

-Hamilton Wright Mabie

Santa Baby...

It always makes me happy to get a new picture via text message on my phone!  This arrived today.  I love this picture of Baby "G"...I just want to reach down, pick him up and kiss those sweet baby cheeks!!! Oh, I miss this baby boy, and his big brother and his Mommy and Daddy!!

Happy Birthday...

Happy, happy birthday to our 3rd child, and youngest son, Jon!  In my eyes he only has one thing I wish we could change...he lives waaayyyy to far away from us in Michigan.  I do love Michigan, and it's a really fun place to visit, it's just not close enough to Idaho!! 

It's hard to believe that this chubby little toddler is all grown up!! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JON!!

It's beginning to look....

...a LOT like Christmas!!  Our Christmas tree is up, decorations are out.....

and, we have SNOW (OH MY GOODNESS, do we ever have snow) !!! Jamie sent these pics of "K" having a great time outside in the snow this afternoon! 

I even have our advent calendar up and ready BEFORE December 1st this year!  Ready for the season to begin!!