Moving

We were able to go to David & Lindy's before our move.  The girls rode Bailey this time and both girls rode by themselves!

While we packed up the house for our move, the girls had a blast packing each other in this suitcase.  Shelby pulled Vivian around the house with the flap closed and all.  

Josh did a great job packing up the house and packing the Uhaul.  We were blessed with lots of help from people in our church packing all the big stuff from our house.  WOW!  Brought tears to my eyes.

First night in Wenatchee!  Sooooo super glad to have the Bonus family to help us unload.  And they totally set up my kitchen, hung pictures and were all around a HUGE help.  Love that family!

And "Aunt" Amanda came to visit.  Ahhh, what a breath of fresh air.  We have had so much fun hanging out, unpacking and catching up.  Love this friend!!!  

She leaves to go back home today and we sure will miss her!!!

The plaque she made (~17) years ago!  Fun memories!

Jared's 2 months old!

Here's Jared's birth announcement for your viewing pleasure ~

And he is now two months old!  We are enjoying him talking to us and watching him smile.

He is a big boy!  Here are his stats from his 6-week check-up:
Height: 22.5" (61%)
Weight: 13lb 8oz (94%)
Head: 39.8cm (91%)

He continues to be a joyful baby and we all enjoy him so much!!!

Shelby's 5 years old!

Thanks to everyone who made Shelby's 5th birthday so very special!!!  

Shelby is very excited about her new rifle she got from Daddy and Mommy for her birthday.  She did a great job shooting it and is excited to keep practicing!

 Love the excitement on her face after she shot!

Birthday breakfast: homemade buttermilk pancakes, strawberries and chocolate milk!

Pretty girl!

Sunday we had a birthday party with lots of friends!  There were around 25 people there and we had a blast!  Hamburgers, brats, pasta salad, chips, blueberries, lemonade, iced tea...

...and a bunny birthday cake!  Shelby has been wanting a bunny cake for over a year now and a friend had the perfect pan for it!  

Wish we would have taken a picture with EVERYONE as it was quite the site.  :)  Tons of fun!  

Here we are with Lindy after the party subsided.  She made Shelby a necklace and bracelet, and a necklace for Vivian, too.  Beautiful!  

Lindy is such a sweet friend!  We are planning another time to go ride horses again before we move.  :)

Shelby, you are a very sweet, helpful, loving girl.  We are proud of the young lady you are becoming.  We are completely thrilled that you asked Jesus into your heart this past year.  We look forward to many years ahead of loving on you.  Happy 5th Birthday Shelby Lou!!!  We love you!!!

Painting

The girls had fun painting an old pallet!

Jared at six weeks

We had Jared's six week checkup today and he is doing great!
Height: 22.5" (61%)  Hard to measure a baby...we think he is longer than this!
Weight: 13 lb 8 oz (94%)   Love this!!!  Sweet, chubby boy!
Head: 15.67" (91%)

Jared is very sweet and we are enjoying his baby "coo's" and getting him to smile.  He is sleeping and eating well.  Praise the Lord!

This picture is from a week ago, or so.  The girls were giving him all sorts of toys.

Tonight Jared "helped us" wrap Shelby's birthday presents.

 Oh wait...he's sleeping!  :)  I set him down and he konked out.  Love that!

Family Fun Nights

We have been enjoying "Family Fun Nights" with a few families in the area for several months now: we get together for a potluck-style dinner, let the kids run wild, and enjoy chatting.  We took some pictures this last time around of the fun we had at David & Lindy's.

S'more fun!

Cute fish hat from the Willis family

Our beloved Lindy holding baby Jared  :)

Such a fun night with great people!  Love these Family Fun Nights!

Horse riding

Well, she did it!  Shelby has been talking about wanting to ride horses with Lindy for a long time and we thought she might be all "talk".  We were wrong and we are glad to share it!  :)  Both girls did great riding with Lindy and Shelby also rode by herself.  They told the horse, Boomer, when to go and pulled the reigns to stop.  We all had so much fun!!!

The girls also spent time petting Bailey and Toast (the black mare).

Thank you David and Lindy!!!  We are very grateful for your kindness to us!