Katie...... the Graduate!!!

 Last night was Katie's graduation ceremony!!! Can you believe it???  I have a graduate..... It seems like only yesterday that I was holding this precious gift and now she is ready (or almost ready) to leave and be on her own.

She has been a JOY and sometimes not such a JOY..... However I wouldn't change any of it because, she has been a large part of who I have become. 

So "Sweet Girl" as you go into this BIG world on your own remember that your mom LOVES you!!!!!Always :)
And even better your God Loves you more than I could.  He is good and I am thankful that YOU are in His hands.  Keep turning to Him as you journey through the tough times and even in the joyous times.  Because He will be your strength and comfort through the adventures you go through. 

 I love you "Sweet Girl" and I am very PROUD

of the person you have become.

 Almost there

 Yes!!!  I did it :)

 The TMHS Class of 2011

 The End... I did it!!!!

Victory Dinner with the family

AJ Falls.........

We took advantage of the wonderful weather we had last night (because it pretty much down poured all morning yesterday) to take our boys (Katie was staying the night with a friend) on a little hike up to AJ Falls.  This is one of my favorite little hikes.  It is one that we can let the little boys walk without being on our backs.  We did have to carry MD and OJ a little on our shoulders though. (I wish I had my Ergo, OJ wouldn't leave my hair alone and kept putting it in my eyes. I'm sure I was pretty scary and I caused the bears to run away.) 

This was the first time we let Orion do the walking too!! He of course was MR. Independent and when we would try to hold his hand or guide him away from the edge he would respond with "Stop it!!!!" 

Enjoy the pictures :)

 Luke was running with MD to catch up!!!  

 

Boom, Bang, Fire Power!!!  

I guess this is the cool phrase to say when you pose like this :)

All of my BOYS!!!!

Front Teeth

After about 3 1/2 years our boy Justus finally has BOTH front teeth.  When he was about 3 a swing hit him in the mouth and as a result his right front tooth had to be pulled.  It was an adjustment to get use to a 3 year old without a front tooth.  And it was an adjustment to get use to him with BOTH front teeth. 

I sure love this boy with or without teeth :)

Self Portraits

Is taking pictures of oneself a skill???? 

Fun with Hats

 Sometimes when you don't like the style....... 

you just have fun with it!!!!!!

Ladies I know your jealous......... But this ONE is Mine!!!!

Katie's Senior Prom

Saturday night we had a beautiful princess in our midst......... Katie was all decked out in her prom dress and hair all done up. She truly was a princess!!! 

Her night was filled with dinner with friends, dancing, and fun.  That is up until she wanted to come home and found that one of the little boys left a dome light on in the back of my Yukon.  Yep you guessed it..... the battery was DEAD!!!!!  I have to give her credit at least she tried to get help before she called home to seek the help of her Dad.  So in a way I guess you can say David was her knight in shining armor and came to her rescue..... :)

(Don't look to closely at my pictures my Nikon had a dead battery and the 

little camera for some reason had it's flash off..... so most of my pictures are BLURRY!!!!)