Rachel's Rapunzel / Tangled Birthday Party

braids for the girls and a little paint for the boys to look like Flynn

Jello Boats.....not an original idea but very cute!!

made a few lanterns for decor

Wow, can't believe its been almost a year since posting. Miss Rachel celebrated her 5th birthday party in style with the theme being Tangled/Rapunzel. It was alot of fun!!

Easter pics

Spring Fever!!

T & R before church.....my little model below!! (I found this little dress at consigment for about $5, and it was new!! I love consigment!)

Enjoying the backyard!! Fenced in is nice!

practicing on the new wheels!

A trip to build a bear resulted in 'Rainbow the Owl' and 'Toby the bear'. Rachel had never been to Build a Bear but had played games on their website and Taylor had been once when he was almost 3. They loved it! Rachel got some birthday money and she had her choice of what to do with it and that is what she wanted.

Rachel turned 4.....Happy Birthday baby girl!!

..... and Taylor won 1st place in the science fair poster contest for kindergarten!!

Fundraiser/ Raffle

Someone we know in the adoption community is trying to raise funds for another adoption:)) A precious treasure from China. Check out their blog, he is precious and also check out the awesome camera they are raffling off.

www.fromlouisiana2china.blogspot.com

Happy New Year

Happy New Year, Rachel and Emma
Snow Days

Our new home above....

and looking out our front door, below...

we haven't seen this much snow since I was in 6th grade, I think.

Silly bubble beards

One of her favorite presents.....SB pj's....she had been asking for them for months.

loving the Leapster and DS and their pillow pets.

Santa came!!

Christmas Eve sprinkling reindeer food all around the yard

Christmas Eve, Rachel and Taylor swapped with each other....

first tooth!

Above : 50's day......the best I could do :))

Below: First tooth!!

Pumpkin Patch

Loving AWANA at FBC!!

so excited the day they got their costumes!!

Florida!!

We went to Florida for 4 nights and it was awesome!! We had the most beautiful, perfect weather and the calmest ocean James or I had ever seen!! We needed this time with the kids and we got to spend time with great friends the Willcox's.

Hunting Crabs...Taylor was fearless!
Rachel washing hair

Crab Hunters!! Taylor, Rachel and Grandin

The Hewgley's and the Willcox's at The Crab Trap...yummie!

the calmest ocean I have ever seen!

precious baby Andrew!! 5 mos old

Taylor and Grandin outside Floyd's

love those eyes!

Rachel, Taylor and Grandin had such a great time!!!

splashing with daddy!

Taylor took this at Hog's Breath Cafe, not our best meal but OK.

Rachel's first go-cart ride, she squeeled and clapped the whole time and said faster faster!!

saw no jelly fish until last morning and they were huge and hundreds of them!!

good timing for us!!