school days

em and her painted birdhouse




































mad working hard in k5








































em watching spelling class

queenie's graduation gift

our fence













more fence













two happy
fenced in girls












one happy
fenced in
devil dog











queenie really loves
to run in the yard

more bday fun from july

aaron, meg and em
adopting queenie,
the webkinz











em and queenie













em and her bird
house. it's now
ready to be hung










mad and katelyn
aka indian and
albino












meg and em

(notice the other
two computer
gurus in the back-round)








em at chuck-e-cheese



















megan














dave and aaron












katelyn ready to
party













megan and katelyn
















em wanted to have
a little party with the
kids from the neighborhood










party animals
(and no, i don't know
what's up with the
dresses. :-)












em with her
"pretend" birthday
cake. that's what mad
called it
















mad making a craft


















em - looking
too grown up

seven

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance



























































I hope you dance









































I hope you never lose your sense of wonder

May you never take one single breath for granted
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance

Never settle for the path of least resistance

Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking

Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance...

I hope you dance
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)


And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
leeann womack

thanks to uncle g & aunt s for these beautiful pictures!

h2o

mad upon meeting a police officer the other day while walking into the community pool:
"we are not the bad guys!"
officer: i'm not here today looking for bad guys, but i'm glad your not one of them."

mad upon getting out of the aforementioned pool:
"now i look like grandma!"
me: "what do you mean?"
mad: "i'm all crinkley like great-grandma."

emily upon listening to a wind in the door the 2nd book in the wrinkle in time series.
while describing the garden snake l'engle states, "Louise the larger had grown considerably since her baptism."
after i read this em perked up and said, "i'm ready to get baptized now. i've been thinking about it and i'm ready." i love how the Holy Spirit can use secular literature to do his good work.
(very un-keswickian of her for those of you following a time to laugh)
she followed through and went forward on church on sunday declaring her desire to get baptized.

growing up fast

new bike

mad on her "new to her bike"


































em on her bday present