HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA!

Happy Birthday to our niece and cousin Jessie, we are so very thankful for you, you are such a beautiful young women with such great qualities.  We pray that you have a great 18th year!

J, A, and kids

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARINA!

Happy Birthday dear Karina, Happy Birthday to you!  We were very glad to celebrate with you last weekend.  Hope your day was terrific, and all year long too.  Hans wonders if you can come to our house for your birthday....  :)

We love you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

Happy Birthday to the greatest dad and grandpa in the world.

I love you so much!

your daughter

more pics

Kayla is Gracia's godmother

Such fun to have cousins!

At home with the cousins

It was SUCH a treat to be able to take Morgan, Aubre and Kayla home with us at the beginning of the week.  We all had such a great time!  I was especially happy to have some extra time with Morgan and Kayla on the way home and a special shopping trip with Morgan.  Kayla, I still feel bad for Jason....  :)

Having big girls at our house was an opportunity to experiment with makeup!!  Check out Gracia's eyes!  She loved it so much our little girly girl!

Grandpa's boy

As you may have noticed, Hans was very outnumbered in the ratio of boy-to-girls!  He got to spend some quality time with Grandpa and go ahead and ask him to tell you the difference between a galvinized (I have no idea how to spell that) nail or a non-galvinized nail...

He also found a trap and caught a bird!

He could follow Grandpa around all day long!

Trampoline

Grandma got a F U N new trampoline, we all enjoyed it!  I took some video of the kids but am still trying to remember not to turn my camera when I take video, so this picture of me "popping" Gracia will have to do.

We were all exhausted by the end of the day, Gracia seems not to even care that she is sleeping, sitting on the floor!

more from the 4th

It was a perfect pool day, look at these bathing beauties!

4th of July!

We had a blast on the Fourth of July!  We were able to reunite with Jeremy's brother and family from CA, after a long year and a half, it was so great to see them!  The kids had so much fun with their cousins and at Grandma Linda's and Grandpa Gerald's.  The Greenbush parade was great as usual and it was a beautiful day!

Morgan Bernadette, isn't she beautiful!

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Happy 35th Anniversary!  We are very thankful for you!