Gathering some firewood for a weiny roast and best marshmallow contest. Krystle's good at all that stuff, i just put the ketchup on the buns.

One dandy day

Have a great day Mom!

Happy Mother's Day MOM!!!!

I'll see you in 2 weeks when my roses and your favorite iris's will be in full bloom and we'll gaze at the mountains as we visit the waterfront Thai restaurant! Love you love you love you,
Love your one and only.....

It's so cute when you put athletic wear on little babies. Tommy looks like a little jock-man in this ensemble that Krystle brought down from Marm. Emily's eyes stayed blue for nearly a year before turning brown, we'll see what happens with this one...

Hands clasped means contentment.

Steve always gets the best laughs outta Tom.

Steve returned from a grueling working/adventure weekend on the island (I could write pages about it if he wasn't so blog-shy), with a new pet. Emily adores creatures of all kinds and surprises me with her fearlessness all the time. Once we got to know 'crabby's' limitations, Emily was pick'n him up with her bare hands.

A final plea...

Emily insisted that our little friend be displayed just so...

This one's go'n places

Steve makes his debut to my blog with my favorite pic of the two

Too bad we can't see Lesa's engagement ring here

A late march afternoon posing with kitty

Show'n off the 'birthday shirt' from Ryan and Heath

Love Bug

The toothfairy smiled on this one i'll tell ya

green day

Special Olympics

Emily started gymnastics and I'm very impressed with her determination, especially on the rope. She'll climb up as far as she can, then just cling to it, pausing for a while instead of just coming down like they usually do. Suddenly she'll reach up and bring herself a little higher to the amazement of all. (Picture me beaming in the stands and calculating the intense commitment Mary Lou Retton's mother must have had to her daughter's Olympic dream). All heads up to Emily as she prepares for a safe landing, but wait, she's reaching UP, aaaand...Wow she's done it again!! Later I hear about the green haired boy who said she was "really strong". A well-deserved compliment for simply trying her best.

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