holy cow!!

we have had a way way fun summer!!

everyone is growing so fast!!

we have played in the water every day and everyone has some awesome tan lines!!
Adrie finally got to ride a horse!!! thanks to uncle kyle and aunt jana!!!

PUPPIES!!!

Jessie is the proud mother of 5 little baby girls! They are so so cute, and the girls are just having a blast with them. The poor little ones are loved to within an inch of their little lives, but it is so fun! and yes in case you were wondering, they are for sale...

My sweet little Adriane turned 6! I still can't believe that it has been 6 years! it seems like yesturday that we welcomed her into our lives! Love you my special sweetheart!

Darryl D

Sorry i put these photos in the wrong order...anywhoo, my baby has turned one!!! we had a birthday party where he had a way fun time with all his fun cousins, and he really loved his cake! and he also started walking! he is so cute toddling all over!

just the day to day...

we haven't really done anything spectacular for a while, but i thought we could share a little of the everyday stuff...

HUGE pile of leaves...glad we finally got them all raked up!

mom and Darryl having a little dance in the kitchen...

Darryl "D" helping mom with all the dishes. he is an expert at taking the silverware out.

Adrie and Sammy just "huggin it out" sweet sisters!


we are just now getting ready for Christmas...so we will hopefully post again soon!

update...

We have had alot happen in just a month, I just can't believe it! Our camera is broken, so pictures are slim to none, because i have to take them with my phone. Anyway, our darling Adriane has started school! She is in the morning class, and her teacher is Mrs. Norton. We were so lucky to get her, and Adrie is just having a blast. I love taking her to school every morning and watching her run so fast with her giant backpack bouncing around on her back. She likes to pack it with the funniest things too, like the first day she took 5 bottles of water in case she got thirsty, the next day she took a straw cup because 5 bottles of water was too heavy, and then the next day she took a bag of doughnuts. She just cracks me up.
Samantha is doing preschool at home with me, (sometimes we just go to the brew store, because she already knows her colors, shapes, numbers, and letters).
Little Darryl hit a milestone this last week as well...he is mobile! He started crawling on Friday, and every time i put him down, he gets a little bit better. he is crawling like a champ now!
Chris has just left to go to SFAS (special forces assesment and selection). he has been training all year for this and i hope it pays off. He has to be gone for 3 weeks of torture and brutality. They are testing physical and mental stamina for any signs of weakness, and I know alot of men break under the pressure, I am really nervous for him, I hope he does really well. I know he will be sore when he gets home. Other that, I think we are caught up...

we had a way fun week at the EC fair this year...first we went up to see the pagent, (which is still the same thing every year, but we still love it) and then we went for 3 days in a row and did just about everything that we could. The girls and Chris were in the parade, while Darryl myself and Grandma Laurie watched. The girls got their faces painted 2 days in a row, we had a few navajo tacos, a lot of corn on the cob...and i won $17.oo! Chris also got a chance to play "minute to win it" but he had a little trouble with the cup stacking game. The funniest part was the hypno hick. he was so so funny, and one of the people hypnotized sat on Chris's lap acting like a puppy, and then tried to kiss him...but then i turned around and there was one on Samantha too!! She was in the stroller at the time, and she jumped off super fast and hid underneath in the little basket!