creative home birthdays!

november was a busy busy month! mckenzie grace had a baking party at home with our special friends from school and church! owen had a father son angry bird party!! we praise the Lord for a community of friends who love the LORD!

my baby girl is five! we celebrated...and celebrated...and celebrated....

a baking party at home...rise and shine celebrations...lunch and cupcakes at school..dinner with aunt kerstin....i love you little girl!! you screamed the first two years of your life...you kept me on pins and needles for two years...now i simply enjoy everything about you!!!

Halloween 2011

we continue to celebrate kerstin's success and healing! my astro boy and snow princess....then in honor of daddy mel...

go horned frogs

fall 2011

fall fun! owen and daddy are doing bsf together...mommy and kenzie girl are doing bsf together...owen is loving soccer and kenzie girl is our ballerina and gymnast! we are so thankful for friends and the many opportunities we enjoy! the sad face is our boy trying to deal with loosing his first game. mommy has not done a good job of providing opportunites to loose! since he has been able to "play" games...mommy always let her kids win...the joy of trying to undo the mess i made!:0) both kids love their daddy! they enjoyed a night out at an astros game this summer!

more pine cove

pine cove

pine cove continues to be a family tradition that brings memories galore...spiritual growth...

owen loved his "chival rush", his best friend at camp is tommy green from baton rouge, kenzie girl loved the horses, daddy acted like he was 20 at the pool...and we even won some of the games...(we are the old parents) so that is a big deal

"FIRSTS"

july was a month of "firsts"

owen presented the gospel to a friend for the first time

mckenzie-grace got her first haircut

owen lost his first tooth!!!