Happy 8th Birthday, Lauren!!

Happy 8th Birthday

to our sweet, smiling, lovable, tumbling

Lauren!!

Hard to believe she is 8...where does time go!

We hope your 8th year is filled with 

fun, laughter, and endless amounts of love.

You are a true blessing to our family

and everyone you meet. May all of your

birthday wishes come true!

We Love You!!

Happy 10th Birthday Kate!

Hard to believe our first-born turned double digits today!! Where have the years gone?!

Happy 10th Birthday, Kate!

You are such a fun-loving, enthusiastic, energetic, and beautiful girl both inside and out. We are so proud of all you have accomplished the past 10 years and can't wait to see what life has to offer you in the years ahead. May you always follow your dreams and live a life full of love and happiness. Thank you for blessing our family each day!

We LOVE You!!!

Our Community Garden

This year our church started a Community Garden giving families the opportunity to grow fresh produce while teaching their children how to garden. All members are allowed to partake in the fruits of our labor...only have to pay $10 a year and work 1 hour a month. Any food that is unclaimed when ready to harvest, is given to a local food shuttle.

We went a couple of weeks ago to put in our hour of work. The girls thoroughly enjoyed trimming tomato plants, picking strawberries, debugging plants, weeding, and planting pumpkins. We have already enjoyed 2 types of lettuce, spinach, herbs, and strawberries!

We're looking forward to more produce in the weeks ahead!

Weeding around the broccoli plants

Trimming tomato plants and debugging

Preparing the soil for planting

Planting pumpkins!

I Can See Clearly...

It looks as though Kate has inherited her mother's eyes as opposed to being blessed with her Dad's 20/20 vision. Last week after a thorough eye exam, it was confirmed that Kate is nearsighted and would need glasses. She was thrilled! How times have changed since I was her age.

After trying on several frames, we selected the ones below (Mom's first choice). She absolutely loves them and the world has once again become clear!