Happy Valentine's Day

Thank you Caroline B for this sweet dress!

Someday I will get these two to look at me at the same time, but aren't they so cute anyway!

We took special Valentine treats to friends at church yesterday! Yummy!

Just Pictures

Febuary already!?!?!

So my sister-in-law has reminded me that we actually have a blog! Thank you Teresa! So I'll post a few recent pics now and for the sake of the family I love - I will work on catching up a little since - gulp! - August when I last posted something.

Drew has become a trucker. He hauls the entire cast of Pixar's CARS around in Mac the 18-wheeler. We often talk about how we don't want to be like Chick Hicks (the cheater) and how we want to use our strength to help people - like Lightening McQueen.

Here's Evelyn with a few of her favorite things: Bow, Baby & Bear

Swinging

Drew and Evelyn both take great delight in swinging. It has been one of our favorite activities this summer. I love to come to the front of Evelyn's swing because she just giggles with delight as you push her and she goes flying away. Drew only wishes there was a way to go even higher!

Cows and Company

Drew and I had a great time making cow masks for Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-Fil-A. Evelyn didn't really understand why we had to put them in front of our faces, but she enjoyed madly waving hers around.

If you are going to go to the mall dressed like a cow - be sure to go with a whole herd!

Camping Trip

The Johnson and Morgan boys went camping over the weekend. I think Drew's face here says it all - they had a great time!

The first thing Drew told me when he got home was that he cooked his own food (big pause) ON A STICK! This picture shows his friends and their sticks.

Drew didn't make it too far from the barn, but he had a great first horse ride.

And digging in the creek was a huge hit too.

Strawberry Picking

We had the most fun picking strawberries this summer! If you ask Drew if he helped to pick, he smiles broadly and says, "I ate the strawberries!" It is a wonder that he didn't make himself sick - I almost suggested that we pay for an extra pound! We did pretty well with our sun protection. Drew's TurkCel hat was quite a hit in the patch! (It was a promotional item from a company in Turkey - we love the little antenna!)

And the tractor was a big hit with Drew and the other kids. They all enjoyed their turns driving. We'll be heading back to Butler's for blueberries later this summer.