Can You Believe They Have Grown Up?

                                      Caitlin & Jessie in their matching Easter Dresses and hats!

Caitlin's senior picture 2010                                      Jessie's senior picture 2012

FCCLA Illustrated Speech

Jessie and her friend Shelby competed at the FCCLA Star Event in the Senior Division.   Their speech was on self esteem.  They placed 1st with a perfect score!  Way to go girls!

Fall at the Ranch

ECU Homecoming Parade

Mike and I braved the cold to go see Caitlin walk with her sorority Chi Omega in the ECU parade!

Eplegaarden, Wisconsin

During my visit to Wisconsin I enjoyed a trip to Eplegaarden -apple orchard with Lake Trails Presbyterian Church  where Shaun is the pastor.  We had a great time!

Lake Trails Church Group picture

Helping Margaret pick berries

Lily listening to the folk band

Eva picking apples

Shaun, Danielle, Claire, Eva, Lily & Nanny after a hay ride

Claire and Danielle's visit to OKC

Danielle and Claire came to OKC for a short visit and we just had to go see them.  It was the first time for Mike, Caitlin and Jessie to meet Claire!

Papa and Claire

Nanny and Claire

Claire loved playing with Caitlin

and snuggling with Jessie

Jessie, Caitlin, Claire & Danielle

You can see we had a great visit!

Nana's 90th Birthday

August 10th was Nana's 90th birthday.  I ask her what she would like for her birthday and she told me "pancakes for supper"  so that is what she got.  We waited until Sunday when Caitlin, Tyler and Jessie could be home to really celebrate.

Cathlena sent her flowers....some of her very favorite kind!

Instead of a cake we put a candle in her favorite dessert, a cinnamon twist and ice cream

She blew out the candle as we sang happy birthday to her

She has had a good birthday!