Nikayla Jewel, now 11 months old! Soon we will be having a first birthday party, this time has gone to fast:(. She is now crawling, says mama and hi and loves to chatter! And she finally cut her first tooth.

My big girl! "where do the years go"?! Randalyn says she wants to be an Artist when she grows up! That and a mommy:)

My littlest tyke:) Now that she has learned to crawl she is on the move!

My middle one, and my handful! When i look at Autumn i see a reflection of myself, but a personality of her daddy!:) She likes to tell us that her hair is finally "growing up"!

Randalyn saw this project in a library book and wanted to do the same thing at our house!:) It just so happened that we had bricks in the back yard that Randy had gotten for free somewhere a few years ago, and we had a well cover on the side of our house that could use some cosmetic work! So we went to work on the spur of the moment one Saturday! Randalyn was pretty much in charge, making sure it looked "just like the picture in the book":) then she went with me(mommy) to pick out flowers for her lil tiered garden. I think it turned out quite well!

"enjoying my MUM MUM's"

"cute as a button, i luv it outside"

The girls came up with this idea! They were having so much fun, till they started to break mommy's basket! I love Autumn's big smile in this picture, she is so full of...fun.:)

The girls love playing together, they love, laugh and of course squabble quite well:0 But above all they have richly blessed us with their lives.

Here is Randy's "new shed", I like to think and am convinced he can come up with anything! :) All of the building materials for this building came from 2 very large machine crates that he was able to obtain for free from a machine warehouse where a good friend of ours works. He then dismantled the large crates and built the building pictured. He was very excited about finally having himself a place to call "his workshop". And the cost well you just can't beat it! (although roofing is still needed! tarps won't last for long:)

"Nikayla Jewel", showing her goofiness :) She is getting to be such a big girl, these past 9 months sure have gone by faster than the first 9! I love the picture of her laughing at our family comedian ( a.k.a. Autumn ) while "playing" the piano. Autumn can always get a smile and or laugh out of Nikayla.

"I am so six!", it seems like everything now is different in her world because she is six! and she lets everyone know it! :) Randalyn had a strawberry shortcake cake (sort of), mommy didn't have much sucess this year! The cake started to flop but she thought it was great and that's all that matters! Daddy bought her a hammer just her size so she can help him outside, she's been practicing quite a bit and really going through the nails. :) Uncle Rob and Aunt Dee bought her a thermos and lunch pail, Randalyn says it's because Uncle Rob wants to take her hunting with him! She also received a Strawberry Shortcake blanket and a few other things, can you believe with all that, she wants to turn 7 now!!! Where do the years go.?