Memorial Day 2010

The girls and I went to Washington DC for Memorial Day. On the way we stopped at Bird in Hand, PA to see some Amish sights. We ate at a yummy restaurant and went on a buggy ride. Kijanna bought a Amish Doll and Kali bought a purse.

We went to Eastern Market in DC.

Waited about on hour for the most delicious pancakes ever!

Of course I found these gorgeous Sunflowers that I wanted to take home. So I took a picture instead.

Baby Isla was born in March and we were sooooo excited to meet her :)

Donovan is 4 and is always smiling. He has the softest cheeks ever!!


Avery is already 7 and is Kali's little twin :)

Fall Pictures

Sunday after Church we took a drive to see all the pretty fall leaves. We drove to Bardstown - our favorite place in Kentucky, and stopped along they way to take these pictures.

Memorial Day Fun

Claire doing cartwheels....

We were blessed to spend this Memorial Day with your friends the Chadwicks, as weel as Krista and Claire. We had fun grilling (vegeburgers for us and real ones for everyone else) and just playing around. We are grateful to live in the country we do and appreciate the men and women who have fought and are currently fighting for our freedom.

Churchill Downs

We had a fun day recently at Churchill Downs and the water front park in Louisville.

Kijanna got to meet Miss Kentucky and Miss Kentucky Teen...so exciting.

Watching the Jockeys mount the horses before the races.....Kali discovered she would be the perfect size for a Jockey .

The races are about 30 minutes apart. We watched several, but didn't win any money that day.

Our favorite pics for Derby this weekend are....I Want Revenge and Regal Ransom. We finished off the day at the Waterfront Park.

Kali is a Teenager!!!

I can't believe I have a teenager! It seems like just yesterday she was my chubby little baby....
Kali is such an awesome young woman. We are so blessed to have her. We love you Kali!

We have a tradition that daddy makes the girls pancakes for their birthday breakfast. Yum!


For dinner Kali picked Ginza. She likes the Hibachi Grill with Salmon. (yes, we eat fish....)

For her party this year we went bowling. She invited the youth from church and some of her friends from school. We had 18 kids with us at the bowling alley - better than at the house right?

They all bowled and had lots and lots of pizza. Yep - it was a boy/girl party this year. Scary ~

Double Digits!

Kijanna is 10! For her Birthday this year she invited a few of her friends over. We loaded up the cars and headed to the "Movie Barn" to see Return to Witch Mountain.
Then back to our house for cake and presents

She was super excited to get a Pink DS for her present.

I took cupcakes in to her class - yummy!

Happy Birthday Kijanna! We love you ~

Dinosaur World

Spring Break 2009. The girls enjoyed an afternoon at Dinosaur World.

They got to dig for fossils and keep any they found

Babies!

Kali thought she was getting taller.....Nope ~

Help help!

Kali was dinner

Kijanna was dessert