Some of my favorite close ups of the kiddos from 2008 . I love these crazy wonderful kids. They bring so much joy to our lives, and always keep us on our toes.
Here's to 2009 an many more great photos to come.

Dancing Queen:

This is Ryann at her dance class. She loved to go and dance, feel the music, and be with other girls. Being with other girls was the best part for her. She is always asking me why she does not get to have a sister. This little dance class was just what she needed. I loved the kindness that the teacher had. The class was all about movement and shapes. No mastering the basic steps, rather feeling the music and respecting the dancers joy of dancing. It was fun to see my little girl let herself loose and do her goodbye dance (a little solo at the end of each class), then run to me with a hug and a kiss.

Okay Lindsey, this is for you my dear friend.

How could it be that you have lived so far away now for over 3 years.
I always think of you, and how your friendship touched my life. You are one of those "once in a life time friends"

I often think that life gives you only so many good friends, friends that are more like sisters than friends, that love you with a clean house and even more with a dirty house. Who love your crazy kids like their own. Who you can be the crazy, silly, moody, loving woman you are with,

and just wanted you to know today, that i was thinking for you,

as I was walking in Costco, and missed you so,

Here are those pictures that you have been asking for.

Yes!! I got a picture up Not the best picture, but , it is a picture. this is the Family while were were Camping at Crater Lake this summer. We hiked along the rim and you can Tell by Ryann's face that this was at the end of the hike.
we went camping with another Family for 4 days, and the kids loved it. They all had a playmate around the same age to play with. Paul took the kids out boating and fishing, Paul even let Ryann go on the tube with Lexi, ( another 3year old) all alone. Yikes, good thing for the girls that the moms were not there.

So I decided to try to do this… My dear friend Lindsey created this Blog for me long ago and I have just now found the time to try to figure it out…
So lets start with a photo of my girl Ryann at the Corvallis fountains this summer.
She is getting so tall and beautiful. We all love her more than anything.
Okay lets see if this will go.

4th of July

Brook at 11 months.

Kids Photo

Pictures taken for Paul at Christmas time