Blast from the past!

Dakota and Molly 6/2008

Collette and Tyler 4/2005

So, I thought that it would be fun to compare the cousins. They are all definitely related. I was looking through pics last night and I cam across these pics of Coco and Tyler when they were little. It's so hard to remember how little they actually were. Now they are big and talk and do things all by themselves. It's fun to remember these times. Enjoy the cute pics!

Cute Pics

Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com

So, as you can tell...Dakota iss getting bigger and Coco got her hair cut. It is a really cute cut, thanks to Kari! Collette calls it her "Princess" hair. Don't worry, the curl is still there. I need to try to fix it straight one day to see how that looks, too.
We have a lot going on, as usual. I am back in class this summer. I had to take one more prerequisite, Microbiology. Not the most fun, but it's ok. Troy is working hard at his job and at all of the things around here that need to get done. He is almost done with Collette's loft bed. We will post pics as soon as we can. Collette is excited to have a big bed.
Dakota is sitting up on his own. He is also starting that fear of strangers phase. Which is all new to us because Collette has never met a stranger. I guess Dakota's just going to be our sensitive child. (Troy hates when I say that!)
Enjoy the pics. Coco took the ones of her guinea pigs.

Kellie

Portland pics

Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Craziness of May and June

There has been way too much going on this last month. We went to Portland to visit Troy's family. We had a really good time getting to see everyone. The kids really enjoyed being spoiled by the grandparents. We also had a lot of fun with all of the extended family. Collette enjoyed running around with her cousins, Caitlin, Ethan, and Callie. We have some of the cutest nieces and nephews (I'm not biased at all!). We got to go to the zoo while we were there. Of course, it was like the hottest week ever while we were there. So, going to the zoo was about as hot and sticky as it is when you go to our local zoo. We had fun anyway. We also went to the Rhododendron garden. It is beautiful there. There are so many flowers. Coco wanted to pick them all and bring them home (she loves flowers). I limited her to just picking up all the ones off the ground. This seemed to satisfy her. I think that she is following in both of her grandfather's footsteps. They love to work in the garden, as does Collette. It's cute to see her get so excited just to go out and pick the flowers. Dakota enjoyed getting to cuddle with everyone. He just loves being held.
A week after that trip Jeana and I took the kids to Dallas. My Mom flew to Houston the week before and drove to Dallas with my grandmother to meet up with us. The girls did really well in the car. But the boys were a whole other story. Brody didn't sleep once in the car and Dakota, well he doesn't even like riding in the car a short distance. So, you can imagine how it went. We did enjoy getting to see Grandma, Harold, Gail, and Rudalfo.
I started back to school this last week. I am taking microbiology this summer, ugh. I just want to get through it and be done with prerequisits. I will be done in 7 wks, so not much longer.
Work is going well for Troy. He is still enjoying working for himself. The kids and I enjoy him being around the house a lot more too.
Well, today marks our 5th anniversary and we are so far from where we started. It's crazy to even think about. In 5 years we have had 2 houses, 2 kids, 4 cars, 1 and a half degrees, countless computers, and so much more. God has truely blessed our marriage and I hope and pray that the blessing continue. I look forward to what God will put into our lives in the future.
I will post pics real soon. I am uploading them as I type.