Double Date!

William enjoys Moonstruck Chocolate Cafe' too! Mint Tingle Milkshake is the special of the night.
Snoozin'

William eating supper--timing it right when we sat down to eat.

Kyle and Justin~

Sometimes I wonder about those two. :) They were acting goofy, like usual.

Half the time I don't get their inside jokes...

Here were are at Moonstruck--our new favorite date place. Oh, and I love date nights! William's been several times in utero and once in person.

The happy couple: Gretchen and Kyle

Delicious Papa Dell's Deep Dish Pizza!

(low calorie, too)

Kinda dorky photo of us, but who cares~ We had a great time together and had a blast spending the evening w/ Kyle and Gretchen too!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!

TO MY BELOVED PARENTS: DAD & MOM

WE LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD EXAMPLE TO US OF WHAT MARRIAGE IS, AS GOD INTENDED. THANKS FOR PRESSING THROUGH THE HARD YEARS AND REJOICING IN ALL THE OTHERS. WOW! 27 YEARS! (YOU BOTH LOOK TOO YOUNG TO BE MARRIED THAT LONG!)

"The Lord bless thee, and keep thee; The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them." Numbers 6:24-27

~I'll find some good "old" photos and post them later~

Summertime w/ my little boy: Samuel Justice

Helpin' Mama Water the Flowers

Golfin'

Farmer Samuel J.

Baseball Dude

"Daniel Boone"
(Thanks to the Henry's!! He wears it now!)

--Army Guy--

~oh, the delights of dandelions~~

Just for you, Mommy!

**love the expression--captures a memory for me**

Playdate...

We had a fun time at the playdate on Tuesday! Only the "big" kids braved the cold pool water. Samuel lasted maybe 10 seconds. :)

My "cousin" Tricia--getting her "baby fix" holding William~

Two cuties!

Krayton and Samuel playing w/ legos. I was impressed that they played together some. Seems like Samuel's always doing his own things even w/ other kiddos around. The boys are almost exactly 1 month apart in age. Guess who's older???

The babies were content to snooze the morning away...except for eating. :) L-R: William 3 weeks, Belle 2 months, and Karston 2 1/2 months. It's amazing how fast babies grow! I know William won't stay tiny very long. He's already starting to fill out!

Last July

Here's us last July. Fun! Justin was at his 2 week ARMY training at Ft. Leonardwood, MO. My gracious Aunt and Uncle live nearby and invited us to spend the weekend w/ them.

Samuel and I drove down w/ Grandpa and Grandma to visit. Here's the whole clan.

It's a Picnic!!

Samuel had so much fun he didn't even make it 1 mile home before falling asleep! Check out the muddy feet and face! "Mission accomplished, MOM!"

The Aged Cousins :)

The 2nd Generation Cousins--all ages: 3-30something

Lots more cousins and lots of girls!! (some are missing too!)




Addisyn, Julia, Justin, and Samuel

The Gals~

The Guys~

My Extremely Mature Muscle Man Bro, Max. To see the thrilling account of his daring ride down a ravine on a bike, click here: http://www.cmmillerblog.blogspot.com/ (Turn up the volume too!) Us hillbillies needed some entertainment at the picnic. :) This is what will happen when you are the minority in a family of girls--you'll do anything for attention. Ha!

Football

The Cooks~~never can have too many, right?!

Braelyn and Avery

L-R: Ashton, McKenzie, Samuel, Meg, and Leah

L-R: Therese, Ashton, McKenzie, Leah, and Max