Uncle Matthew

As the 4th of July approaches

our thoughts turn to all those fighting overseas

to protect & keep us free.

Free from all those who seek to take away those rights which we value.

Thank you for your service!

Thank you for your bravery!

Thank you for your sacrifice!

Peter's brother, Matthew, is one of those men who is

currently deployed in Iraq.

He is serving his 3rd tour of duty @ the young age of 23.

Matthew is a fun-loving Uncle,

amazing brother,

wonderful son,

a fearless marine,

& a red blooded American.

Matthew our thoughts and prayers are with you always

as you proudly serve our country.

We pray that you may return home safely & soon. We love & miss you dearly.

~ with love always ~

Peter, Sara, Jolee, Ethan, Logan, & Kylee*

Brother's & Sister's

Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet.

~Vietnamese Proverb

not everyone may be smilin', but hey - they are ALL lookin'

the Osborn Children

Jolee 6 years old

Ethan 4 1/2 years old, Kylee 5 1/2 months old,

& Logan 3 1/2 years old

I, who have no sisters or brothers,

look with some degree of innocent envy

on those who may be said to be born to friends.

~James Boswell

A sister is a gift to the heart,

a friend to the spirit,

a golden thread to the meaning of life.

~Author Unknown

Sometimes being a brother

is even better than being a superhero.

~Marc Brown

A daughter is the happy memories of the past,

the joyful moments of the present,

and the hope and promise of the future.

~Author Unknown

A mother's treasure is her daughter.

~Catherine Pulsifer

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!!!