down on the farm

first pony ride













bare back












mad getting hugs












kittens














more hugs














feeding the horses












horses














feeding cows













the girls and
great grandma










the girls had a blast "down on the farm."

jessie the tolerant

1996-may 10, 2008






mad putting a
princess
necklace on jess























mad crawling
over jess








































jess loving mad
in spite of...









jess wearing
em's red bow












jess meeting
our other pets














































"jessie was
a silly cat." em













playing in the
girls tent












mad hated when
she would sit
on the ledge. "it's
so high and she
might fall."























yesterday 5-9-08








jess continued
to be patient
even when she
was sick.














last night











today 5-10-08




today we let her
go outside and
enjoy the fresh
air. she actually
perked up for a
little while and
explored the entire
backyard before
coming to a rest
under the slide.





















mad saying bye














em saying bye












sweet as
could be to
the girls as
they loved
on her this
morning

robbers

"there are red robbers in the yard!"
translation - there are red robins in our yard!
mad refuses to call them robins.

born to be wild...

the new family
member - fz1













the happy
owner































em going for
a ride












mad's ride












a blast from
the past
10-3-03













notice rags is
still "racing with the
wind" after all this time


















em and rags
"head out on
the highway"
















mad brought
out purple
princess
leia (her cat)

















"lookin' for
adventure..."










n loves his new toy and so do the girls. the girls loved their ride around the block. "faster! faster!"

we are awana cubbies!




sparks for Jesus

awana awards

yay, we survived another year!

swim fun

although em is the
youngest in her class
she is able to keep
up just fine.










yesterday she started the long swim across the pool third. she finished
before all the others. here she is passing a girl in her class.






floating on her
back in the
deep end











treading water
note - 12'.6"












mad's favorite thing
is to swim away from
her class while the
instructor is working
with the other kids.
no fear...







coming up after
dunking herself


she's wearing her
thermal suit. it helps
a bit








practicing the
back glide. it's the
last thing she has
to get before
moving up to em's
level.






we are so proud of them! we should have a great time at the pool this summer!