This little monkey is who I get to spend some one on one time with while her brother is in school :) Only on Mondays since I am babysitting every other morning. She LOVES the little girl I am watching probably a little too much ;) Thankfully Claire has 2 older siblings so she is used to other children....for the most part.

She gets this look from her daddy ;)
but most of the time you can get the look above this one.

No Training Wheels :)

This past summer he acted like he wanted to ride without training wheels...so we took them off one evening. We worked with him that night, but he just wasn't getting it. A week or so later I suggested practicing again and with one push later he had it figured out. This video clip was taken that same day.

Oldest to youngest

A favorite ;)
This was back when our temps were over 100 degrees....all of these pictures were taken in the 15 mins we were able to stand being outside.
This might make you think before you drink out of an outdoor drinking fountain :)

Devon

From top to bottom

Kaylee 2, Landyn 5, Bradyn 4, Nichole 2

Sleepover Fun!

Several weeks ago we kept our nephews and neices over a Friday and Saturday. We had a lot of fun and I think they did too! We took them out to eat, to the pool, and the park/zoo. The above pictures were taken Friday night after baths and devotions....I think this was Darrin's way of getting them to wind down ;)

~Preschool 2010-2011~

First morning of preschool posing with daddy...we had to get up earlier to get a picture with him before he left for Wichita.

Sibling Love.....or something like that ;) They do love each other and are getting along better the older they get.

Waiting on mommy to finish with the pictures so he could go inside...he was excited and didn't cry at all. Now me on the other hand...I was sad that my little boy is growing up. I am seriously considering homeschooling now :)

~4 years ago~

I miss her :( I wish my children could know her other than from pictures and stories! I would trade just about anything to have her here again. So glad I have the assurance that one day we will meet again!

Dana and I took our kids(and Aunt Dawn) to a free waterpark several weeks ago. They had so much fun as you can tell :)

7-30-2010

Cousins Nichole 2, Landyn 5, Kaylee 2, Courtney 3, Bradyn 4, Devon 7

I forgot my camera when we went to the pool and this is the only picture I took with my phone. Not that I would have had time to take pictures while keeping an eye on children ;) They had so much fun and this pool was only a $1 per person over 3 in the evenings making it even better. Darrin was there to help with the boys so I only had to watch the 3 girls.

Quick Trip to Troy

Enjoying Twizzlers

We left Friday morning to help move some friends

We had quite the caravan the white trailer above, the white truck pulling Gary's truck below, and their van held all/most of their belongings.

When we arrived there were 15 plus people waiting to unload the trucks and feed us supper.

We really enjoyed visiting with everyone there. This was only my second time up there, but if/when we ever move Troy is at the top of our list :)

Family Photos!

A friend of ours took our pictures the other week...she did a really good job!! These are just a few of the ones she took.

One of his toys he got for his birthday...they have both enjoyed racing them :)