The Best Dad Ever!!

Happy Father's Day Dan!! We love you very much. Just lately have I realized how much we need and adore him. We are truely appreciative of all that he does for us. The girls and I couldn't live without him. We also want to let our dads know that they have given us these familiy values and we wouldn't be as close as we are without them. This slide show is of Dan's favorite pastime - our pond. Dan stocked the pond with all kinds of fish and he takes the girls to the pond all the time to feed the fish, see the geese and also to get a little wet at times!! Many memories have been made at our pond and we will never forget them. Also, to John and Jim (our dads) we love you very much and wish you a happy father's day as well. You truely all mean the world to us!!!!

Anna's Almost One!

Our baby is almost 1 - only 2 more weeks until her first big birthday party. She is such a big girl and almost walking. Her mommy is having a really hard time believing she is one. I really miss the baby stage! Anyway, I took these pictures not long ago. Anna has 6 teeth right now, is starting to learn what "no, no" means, can go up the stair, will walk if someone holds her hand, loves all kinds of real food, and is off the bottle and binky as her mean mommy took that away. So things are getting rougher in Anna's world as she gets older. Little baby Anna is almost one.

Horsin' Around

Mary Kate's new favorite pastime is playing with our horses. Danielle has a horse named Candy and Papa has a horse named Heidi. We love both of them. They stay at Papa's barn and we have to go over there all the time to feed them carrots and take rides on them. Don't worry - Mary Kate is not scared of them as she loves them even though she has fallen off once she is still tough. We love to hang out and go riding and Mary Kate wants to take riding lessons in the fall like "Sissy" (Danielle) does so we will see. Her daddy tells her we can ride ours anytime so there is no need to pay for lessons.

First Dance Recital!!

Mary Kate had her first dance recital (about 2 weeks ago - sorry we are a little late on the blog this time). Anyway, she did fabulous. She was the youngest one in her class and was the biggest show off too. Mary Kate didn't miss a step and she did awesome. She did her dance and then also the finale of "Cat in the Hat." We have never laughed so hard as she was a complete ham!!

Circus Circus!!

Mary Kate had a wonderful weekend with her two aunts, Abby and Emily. They picked her up on Saturday and took her to a party on Saturday night. Mary Kate ran around at the party and showed off to everyone I am sure. She even got a "boo boo" on her knee that she loved showing to everyone. Then on Sunday they took her to the circus. She got to see elephants, tigers, a dog show, and even ride the ponies. She had and wonderful time and can't wait to hand out with them again! Abby and Emily are wonderful to both of our girls and we don't know what we would do without them. I am certain that someday the girls will look up to them and want to be just like them. It is wonderful to have such great family - that's what makes us who we are!!

Most Adorable Dancer!

Here is our baby all grown up. This is her first year in dance and I just think she is the most adorable dancer ever. Her recital is May 24th and we can't wait to see how she does - she is becoming quite the entertainer!!

Cheetah Girl

Poor little Anna has just had one thing after another this winter. Just this week she was on medicine for another ear infection and this is what happened! She had an allergic reaction to the medicine and got hives all over. These pictures are 24 hours before they got twice this size. So needless to say, we got her on more medicine and now they are about gone....poor thing!