My special "Emmie"

We celebrated Emily's 14th birthday in April with a special dinner at the Olive Garden. Because of this, I didn't get any photos to share. :( So here are some of my favorite photos of her instead.

"Day of beauty" at Aunt Debbie's



She had the best costume in the entire play!







About one month old with Grand Ma & Grand Pa

First beach trip - 16 month old with big sister Amanda

Playing dress-up at Grand Ma & Grand Pa's

Striking a pose in OZ!

Man she has changed over the years, but she is still my little "cutie."

I love you Emmie!

Wide open spaces...

Ok, not exactly wide open but more open than most.....

We purchased 20 acres with our friends Paul & Jen a few weeks ago. I am just now getting the info on the blog.... My bad! :)

We are super excited about it and can't wait to start building our new home. This will be the view from our back porch!

The kids have been busy planning what kind of animals we should get - horses, goats, chickens and a donkey are on the top of the list.

This is where Paul & Jen will build their house.

Our windmill

We spent a few days out there this past week - shredding and having the new road put in.

David & Paul supervising the county's handy work.

....This is going to be such an adventure~

My little baby girl.... NOT

My little baby turned 17 today! Has she changed a lot since last year???

It is so amazing as it seems like yesterday she was born. She will be all grown up and off at college before long.

She got a Pink Dell Mini - Isn't it cute?? Maybe I need one!

Remember to cherish every moment now, as they will be gone before you know it!!!!!

Memorial weekend

We had a great Memorial Weekend. We spent it at Lake Georgetown camping with Eric & Lisa and Markus & Constance. My Mom & Dad were with us for two days and Paul & Jen drove up for a quick visit from San Marcos.

We spent time:

Swimming...

roasting marshmallows....

hanging out by the campfire....

and having fun with friends!!!!!

We were not too busy to remember our Veterans though - Thank you to everyone who has served!!

Land of the Free BECAUSE of the Brave!!!!

Junior Prom

Amanda went to her junior prom on Saturday night. She went with a boy that she has been friends with since kindergarden. They went to dinner at Jardin Corona before the prom and then a group of friends went to eat at IHOP afterwards.

She looked so beautiful!!!!!!

Field Day & Photo Shoot

Allie had field day at school on Friday. Looks like she had a blast playing some good old-fashioned games!

Friday evening David took a few family photos for our friends Markus & Constance. I think they turned great!! What do you think??

How does your garden grow? Part II

It has only been about a month since we planted our garden and it is well on it’s way to becoming a “big, healthy” garden. All of the seeds we planted have grown into nice size plants and most are covered in blooms…. A few even have small veggies, - green tomatoes, radish, squash & bell peppers. Soon it will be harvest time and everything will taste so good because we grew it ourselves.

Emily and Allie have both been working hard on the garden. Allie helping me water and Emily pulling weeds. I hope they both learn how enjoyable and relaxing it can be to care for something and watch it grow.

Check back in a few weeks to see the results of all our hard work.