Our Nana

This is Ginger, my dear sweet mother-in-law, whom I adore! It is not hard to see why. But to the gran-kids she is Nana. She is such a spunky fun-loving redhead we just love her to pieces!

We love you, Nana!

hug, kiss, & luvie*- from the granbabies

Momma's Baby Girl*

A funny thing happened about a week and a half ago... Kylee began to have a preference as to who she wanted to hold her. I would give her to Peter to hold her and she would look at him then back at me. Then her teeny tiny little lips would begin to quiver and she would cry. So Peter would hand her back over to me and almost immediately she would stop. Just for kicks I gave her back to Peter - she cried. He gave her back to me - she stopped. It is the same way with my parents... she will go to Grammy but cries when Grampy picks her up. And after many failed attempts of from Daddy, Uncles, & Grampa's we have come to the conclusion that...
KYLEE DOES NOT LIKE BOYS!!!

I am sure it is just a phase and that Daddy will win her over again & again. But for now I will enjoy this time with her. And when I am old and she is all grown up and wants nothing to do with me I will always remember, this time, when...

she loved me the most!
Momma loves you baby girl*

Earings for Kylee*

The date is June 23rd, 2009

& our little Kylee is 5 1/2 months old today!

This is Kylee happily unaware

of what is about to happen...
It's all over but the cryin' now.
Kylee didn't cry for long
& she was back to being her old self again -

SMILEY KYLEE*

- to my brave, sweet, little darling - I love you the most*-

Black Eye or Mosquito Bite?

When Jolee woke up with a black eye yesterday

we weren't sure what had happened.

We asked her if she bumped it or if she hit it on accident.

Her response to us was, "I don't have any idea."

Then I remembered that the evening before

she had gotten a mosquito bite on the corner of her eye.

Apparently Jolee had a severe allergic reaction to the

mosquito bite inwhich caused her eye to bruise

and blow up like a balloon.

Sadly she looks a bit like Quasimodo
Poor - Sweet - Jolee Girl*

there's a "FLOATY" in the pool

here is our little Kylee in her PINK baby GAP swimming suit

"Wake up baby girl it's swimmin' time!"

Peter just came down the new orange slide

they have open @ H2Oasis.

Ethan wasn't very happy that Daddy left him

to go down the slide.

Watch out Jolee! JAWS is on the loose!

And he is comin' to getcha'!

Here's my Jolee Doodle on a Noodle...

all you need now is a Poodle!

Kylee LOVES faces! She LOVES to touch them!

She especially gets excited when she see's her Momma!

Ethan My MAN - My Main MAN!

It's Logie Bogie!

Whose HANDSOME kid is that?... Mine*

the kids are walking on there hands

around and around the pirate ship they go

Logan loves that he can play with Kylee

all by himself in the pool

-only with Mommy & Daddy close by of course-

Aaaagh! There is a "FLOATY" in the pool!

Oh... it's alright... it's only Jolee!

Logan has a hard time keeping his eyes open for pictures.

-better luck next time-

Kylee Kissies* Maugh!

There is that tounge - that OSBORN tounge!

-Koda, Tyler, & Jolee-

-Koda, Tyler, & Ethan

-Logan-

the Lone Noodler

-Jolee, Ethan, & Koda-

-Koda, Ethan, & Jolee-

Nothing but fun, fun, fun!!!

Chicken Licken

Kylee is mesmerized with the bright PINK chicken!

this is Pinkie Pie* the only surviving Easter Egg Chick
this is Logan & his chicken BOB a.k.a. the escape artist
this is Ethan and his chicken BLACK JACK

top: Papa, Kylee, & Sara

bottom: Logan & Bob, Jolee & Pinkie Pie, and Ethan & Black Jack

everybody say "Chicken Pot Pie"

Jolee & Papa with Pinkie Pie

Ethan & Daisy May

- how that chicken continues to stay pink only Papa will know -

Sittin' Pretty*

Kylee is sitting with her Great Gramma

& Great Great Grandma Adams

Mary, Mary, quite contrary,

How does your garden grow?

With silver bells, & cockell shells,

and pretty little maids all in a row.

It is a beautiful June day. The sun is out and their isn't a cloud in the sky. And I am sitting on the front porch with my little baby in my lap, my Mom, my sweet Gramma, & my Great Grandma. As we enjoy the warmth of the sun we visit & giggle. The sound of the children playing in the yard is a joyful distraction. While the flowers begin to bloom at our feet. What a wonderful day. What a wonderful memory. What a wonderful legacy.

Baby LOVE*

Kylee see's the world through

Rose Colored Glasses

"...and I say to myself what a wonderful world..."

Kylee you are such a little luvie*

Kylee I love your sweet face!

You're my honey bunch, sugar plum,

pummy-ummy-umpkin, you're my sweetie pie,

you're my cuppie cake, gummy drop,

snookums-snoogums, you're the apple of my eye.

I love you so and I want you to know

that I will always be right here,

I love to sing sweet songs in your ear

because you are so dear.

it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

Bikes Trikes & Tractors

Logan: is the kind of kid who dreams of one day driving the heavy equipment, the big rigs, & the steam locomotives. His favorite personality in the "CARS" movie was "MACK" truck. Every Semi-Truck is "Mack". You know what they say about men and boys don't you? "The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys." He really is a grown man stuck in a little boys body.

Jolee: just learned how to ride her bike without the training wheels @ Grammy & Grampy's house just last week. It literally only took 30 seconds and she was off on her own riding all by herself.
Grammy and Mommy were astonished how quickly she took off! Very impressive - Way to Go - Jolee girl! We are so very proud of you!



Ethan: has named his bike "Rocket". He and Rocket love to blast off @ the speed of light and orbit the cul-de-sac. He loves to pretend He is Leo, from the Little Einsteins and his bike is Rocket. They travel far and wide having adventures and discovering all there is to discover. Oh, what fun it would be to be a little kid again.

Kylee: is enjoying her time outside observing the world through her "Rose Colored Glasses". What a beautiful day in the neighborhood! It is 79* degree's today and it is only June 10th! Call it a heat wave... call it global warming... call it whatever you want - I am lovin' every minute of it. I welcome the sunshine - bust out the sprinkler!

Victoria Island, Canada

One HOT Momma*

This is my beautiful Mom, Jane! A happily married woman for 28+ years. Mother of 5 children. Grammy of 4 grandsons and 4 grandaughters with a new grandbaby on the way! What a babe! I only dream that I look half as good as she does at her age. Who ever would have thought 49 could look this good. If this is what I have to look forward to... go ahead BRING - IT - ON!

as time goes by...

My Baby KYLEE

is 5 Months Old!

We enjoy every moment that Heavenly Father has blessed us with a healthy, happy, beautiful baby girl! Kylee completes our little family - she makes us whole! What joy she brings everyday with every smile, every coo, every giggle, every little wet kissy kiss. We call her "Smiley Kylee"!

Happy 5 month Birthday Kylee Girl!

- I love you the most -

Jolee's Kindergarten Graduation!

What a wonderful school year!

What a wonderful teacher!

What a wonderful experience!

Mrs. Cathy Radfford & Mrs. Lynnette Sullivan

Jolee has had so much fun this year! She LOVES her teacher, Mrs. Sullivan!

Jolee has really grown and learned so many things this year.

Her T-shirt she has painted reflects only a few of those things:

She raised caterpillars into butterflies & released them,

This last fall ('08) her class collected salmon eggs from the spawning salmon in Campbell Creek

and raised fry and released them into Jewel Lake this spring ('09),

Jolee & I went to the hatchery this Easter and gathered a dozen eggs for her kindergarten class to hatch

9 chicks made it and are now living on Nana & Papa's chicken farm!

Mrs. Sullivan handing Jolee her Kindergarten completion certificate.
Jolee LOVES her baby sister Kylee!