Bathing beauties....

Jade, Emma, Maria and ......not so much me! I forgot my swimsuit so I had to borrow some clothes to wear. Emma sure liked being thrown as did Jade.

And some more....

Melissa and Lissa sticking their heads out of their buggy, so we could get their pic. Ryan and Maria relaxing on the porch swing.


Me and my sis! I love her!

MOre....

Here are Kristina, Isabel, Kasey and Emma enjoying an amish buggy.


Little miss cowgirl, Jade. I love this pic. She is such a cutie pie.

Shipshewana Fun.

Well, somehow my settings got messed up on here, so I can't post like I like to, and it is making me quite frustrated. Here are a few pictures from our trip to Shipshewana. Jade is not quite walking yet, but she can walk REALLY fast if she has two people holding her hand. She is incredibly smart and refuses to let go of your hand. You can't trick her--not even a little bit.




























Emma, Lissa and I















Emma, Jade, and Kasey sitting in an amish wagon. They thought they were cool stuff!

Memorial Day Weekend....

Every year, my family goes to Shipshewana, to the Haiti Benefit Auction. It is a great little Amish Community. The Auction has lots of great stuff and incredible food. Its a lot of fun. This year, with the exception of Nick (who is in bootcamp) and Shadley, our whole family was there. I took a lot of pics over the weekend, but have not had the chance to download them as of yet. But, I wanted to share this pic for now. Its Ryan and Mary's girls and Jade. Emma wanted NOTHING to do with the whole thing, much to her mothers dismay. :-)

Kaelah's big dance night!

I have been taking Kaelah to dance class since she was three years old. When we first started, Teresea was taking her little girl that she nannied as well. I don't know if Teresa and I have ever laughed so hard in our lives. We were hooked from the beginning.

Now, 3 years later, it is amazing at how accomplished she is. She LOVES to perform. She is the youngest girl in her class and pretty much the smallest (by far) as well, but she is a go getter.

Look at that face! I love that girl! :-)

Some of her acro moves....


twirling the tap dress....


My beautiful little girl....most of us would die for those eyelashes


The ballet outfit was my favorite of course....Just had to share for those of you who know her. The recital was a lot of fun and she did a wonderful job.

Happy first birthday, Jade!

The beginning.....

The middle.....


The End.....

Jade turned one Saturday, May 10th. She was a bit befuddled about unwrapping things,b ut she really enjoyed what was inside! :-) Here she is playing with the new toy that her cousin Emma got her. As you can see, all three of my nieces were enjoying it quite a bit.

Hmmm....what do I do with this thing?


Jade LOVES cell phones. She called her uncle Ryan the other morning without her mom knowing it. Pretty funny.

ooooooo........What is that?


Yummy Cake.....