Brianna in her dust bunny costume for the Princess and the Pea. This was from the workshop from the Missoula Children's Theatre. She did it last year and was a bat in Snow White. They dont really follow the script for these plays but they're cute. Brianna is the one holding her ears out on the end down in the bottom picture of the whole group.

Bella at the Fair

This is Bella dudded up for the Cutest Baby contest down at the downey fair. She took 1st place in the 0-6 mo group. Of course!! And the bows that we had made special just for this...today...like 3 hours before we had to go! Thanks Jill!! It was fun and there was lots of cute kids! Just none as cute as mine!

Mid Summer Activities

Well we've been busy busy the last few weeks. Camp Taylor with the Morris clan, Alturus with the Lloyd clan, and now tomorrow we're headed to boise for a couple days to pick up my Mom. Ryan will also be starting his 3 week AT. See ya in 18 days babe!! I'm probably going to start potty training Paisley when we get back from Boise on Monday. Oh yey, cant wait.......or maybe I can. Guess we'll see how motivated I am. She is only 2 1/2, not quite even at that, the other 2 were over 3. She's been ready for a while, just need to get it done. Bells is getting so big. She can roll just about anywhere but cant sit up for anything, just plops right over. Oh well, she'll get there. I'm not in any hurry for her to be moving around yet. Even though it is fun to watch her accomplishments. She's a chunk-a-butt as I call her. Love her to death. Well, i better be off to bed. Headed out early tomorrow.
nighty night

More Pics...

Couldnt fit them all in one post for some reason so here are the rest.......

Family Pics

Suzanne has done it again!! Here are our latest family pics...

Angel Baby

Here is a picture of Bella on her blessing afghan. It is a guardian angel, she is laying on the body of the angel with the wings out to her sides. There is a really cool story behind it. I dont tell it very well but I'll try.
I have been given blankets for all my other kids but hadnt received one for Bella. So I told my "other mother", Jo, and she mentioned it to one of her niece's. So Gloria, her niece, searched for a pattern and couldnt find one. Then she had this book and it just fell open to this pattern. This was just before my brother died. She was able to finish the blanket the day he died, which was also the week we blessed her. So she had her guardian angel there. I sent her up with the blanket in remembrance of Kirk, sort of a stand in for him. Him and Angie had planned on coming up to the blessing but he decided to go on an eternal flight instead.=) So there it is, not as good as when I was told the story but it really means alot to me. I will post more pics of the blanket and Bella another time.

It's almost spring!!

Well, not a whole lot of new stuff going on. The rock chucks are out, I hear tell there are meadowlarks a singin', though I havent heard any yet myself. I am so happy. I dont like to be cold. I think I am finally caught up on my school work from the funeral. Spring break is next week. Hopefully I'll be able to relax for a couple days, and maybe get ahead a little. The kids are growing like weeds, especially the babe. She is smiling now and it's so fun to watch her. Ryan will be able to process his orders next week so we'll be able to start getting our move to Oklahoma all figured out here soon. Brianna's birthday is in less than 2 weeks. She is going to be 7!! Wow, I can believe how time flies. Anyhoo, that's about all for now. I need to post some pics of the kids. Next week, next week........=)
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