5!

*Flashback*

Our little girl is getting big!

Back in December we celebrated her 5th birthday.

She wanted turkey and mashed potatoes

for her birthday dinner.

Cousins joined the celebration.

Tess and Julia

Her choice of dessert was 

Coconut Cream Pie!

BLOW!!!

Josh, Jules and Grant (my bro)

So many fun presents!

Caleb and Cooper.

Coop is not so happy about the princess crown.

HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY SWEET TESS!!

I love you!

Oh Dani!

7 Years Old!!!
Welp, we have celebrated another birthday lately.
Dani Rae!!

A few of the guy party guests.
"Hey Caleb! Look what I have... your phone. na na"

How does the "little guy" have all the room on the couch?

And the big guys are scrunched?

A few of the gifts for our horse loving girl:

Horse jammies

Halter for her horse (pink, of course)

Fancy riding shirts

(more pink)

And a yummy oreo crusted Chocolate Delight

for dessert

Cooper got a taster and did NOT want to stop at just a "taster".

And so...

He didn't!

This little girl has been a blessing to us from the minute she was born.

So thankful for her smile and sweet spirit in our lives.

Happy Birthday Dani Rae!!

We love you

Pumped!

One of our peeps had a birthday.
It wasn't just any ol' regular birthday.
It was his 10th!

Coop was excited for another pa-arty!

Weston chose Coconut Cream Pie for his dessert.

Lo-ove it!!

He barely got all 10 candles blown out.
Whew!!

He opened a few presents.
(yes, Caleb wrapped this one in girly paper for him)
:-)

Opened a few cards with $$$

And tradition around here is that 

when you turn 10...

you get a BB gun!!!

Load!

Pump!

Safety Off!

Aim!

Fire!!

Then he showed his sisters how to do it.

(isn't that the cutest?)

The next morning, he went out and got his "first kill".

He is loving being 10 and owning a gun.

98 and Great!

That's right!

This is Grandma Great.

And she just turned 98!!

This is my Grandma.

(my dad's mom)

My two brothers and their families and my family all gathered at my parents house for the big celebration. (our sister and family were not able to make it)

Her birthday is around the 4th of July.

 We said the Pledge of Allegiance,

sang the National Anthem 

and then sang Happy Birthday!

We ate pizza!!

Jake and Calvin

Abbi, Jess, Maggie and Hudson

 Maggie and Jess

Some of the crew enjoying their lunch in the shade

Mom and Dad

 Then we ate cake...

and homemade peach ice cream.

YUM! 

The children also did a performance/dance to the song "Who Am I?" by Casting Crowns.

Then we played!

 Grant (back), Paul, Grandma and Me

Happy Birthday Grandma!!

We love you.