Our new baby nephew, CALEB RILEY!!

My sister-in-law Julie & baby Caleb!
He is so sweet....I can't wait to hold him!!
What a yawn....or is he hungry?!?
The proud new parents: Cory & Julie....with Caleb, of course!!
He is soooo wonderful....Auntie Heather loves you sooooo much!!

Congrats, Cory & Julie. We are so excited you were able to Adopt baby Caleb
& we are soooo excited we get to see & HOLD & KISS him tomorrow!

Love you, Rob, Heather & kidos

Off to School!

Ready & waiting....he has been up for an hour....and ready to go for half an hour....
He is not too thrilled with having "1st day of school pictures", for 8th grade

but he grins & bears it!

Well...off he goes...he is in God's hand now...be praying for him!

We love you honey & we know you will do great!

Love you, Mom & Dad!!!!!

Our little girl....is not so little!!!!!! Happy "8th" Lulu!

Well....here is some flame....on top of eight candles....upon the cake that Maddie built!
Here is the family, sitting around, singing a song, waiting for long, to eat the cake Maddie built!

Birthday Girl!

Well, we celebrated our little girl turning "8", today! It seemed like just yesterday when she was born....oh, how they grow! We enjoyed a wonderful time shopping at the MALL....and then we came home to eat some cake....HOMEMADE BY LULU & MOMMY....even the frosting! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LULU....we love you!!!!!!!!!!!

Me & my Baby Boy!

I sure enjoyed my baby boy's birthday! Sometimes life gets so busy...it's good to just sit back, let the dust sit & enjoy your children. After a very difficult week last week, having my youngest turn "5" & watching how just the SIMPLE made HIS DAY!! I just long for that....to have the simple make my day. Sometimes it feels like the SIMPLE is so far away....I just want to thank my JIMMY for helping me see & enjoy a little bit of the SIMPLE today! : ) PS notice my haircut....it took me forever to be able to cut it off....because every time I mentioned it....jimmy would just cry (it had been his SECURITY blanket since he was little)....but after about an hour of being VERY upset....he says I look beautiful & he loves my hair...esp. since he can still grab a hold of one corner! Well....TO MY JIMMY!!! I LOVE YOU, you always make me smile!! : ) Thank you Lord for my baby boy! (who by the way told me, he is no longer a baby...since he turned "5" today....but I know better)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOY!!!!!

WOW~ Our baby boy is 5! He is so excited that his day is here, he even woke up at 6 AM without any help!! Well, we have a wonderful day of RELAXING...playing...eating & opening gifts...it should be GREAT!! WE LOVE YOU JIMMY, JOHNNY, JOHN WAYNE, BRICK!!!!!

HAPPY 4th of JULY!!!

We enjoyed a Family Hike over the 4th. The kids did great & it was so beautiful!

Adam, Madison, Jimmy & Teddy before the hike!
Madison & Jimmy crossing the creek on rocks, DON'T FALL IN!!
Rob & I enjoying the sunshine & fresh air!
This is a ROCK waterfall...1 of 3 waterfalls on this hike!
Madison & Jimmy, DUCKING through part of the trail. This was a ROUGH ONE, but FUN!!

We started hiking as a family last Spring, and love it. It's so nice to get outside and enjoy fresh

air with the kids. Our kids are huge OUTDOOR fans...and we all love seeing our beautiful state that God made for us! The kids prefer to pick up and collect bugs & plants...Rob & I just like the wonderful FRESH AIR smell, you only get in nature...and the amazing views. Enjoy these pictures...they aren't the best, since they were taken on my camera phone...but they are better then nothing! If you want to check them out in person....this is just outside of NEIHART MT..the Missouri Falls....it is about a 2 mile hike...but not bad...the kids walked the whole way without asking to be carried once! THAT IS IMPRESSIVE!!!