They're Great!!!!!!

We were able to be a part of the Worlds Largest Breakfast table this year! It was a lot of fun, and it is always good to get a free breakfast!!! Larisa brought her friend Hannah with us! They have been having this breakfast for 150 years now! Here are some pictures of the fun day!

Hey! It's Toucan Sam!

This sign cracked us up!!!! Advertising has come a long way through the the years!! Look at all of the bowls of cereal!!! How do you ever choose which one??

Larisa and Hannah being silly!

They're Great!!!!

Yea!! A coupon for a free taco!!!
Got Milk?

Meeting the Sugar Bear!
Our Cutie!
Looking at the train open house!
Larisa and Hannah being Silly again!!Milking the cow! Tiana said, "Man that was scary - I was right under the cows bum!!"
We had to take a picture here - Hannah's dad is serving in Iraq!

Growing Up!

I know that my girls have been growing up more everyday, but I believe I finally have a teenager in my home. Of course, I knew that when I had to purchase new wardrobes at least twice a year for my ever growing girls, that changes were coming!! But, somehow I still felt that they would always stay my little baby girls! Larisa is almost 13, but is definitely already a teen!!! It used to be that I could go to the store and pick out something I thought was cute and she would think it was too! Well, she definitely has her own style now and likes to pick it out by herself. I am catching on to her style now and I can pick out things that she would like instead of the things I think are cute! She has been wearing shoes that are falling apart or are a couple sizes too small. So, it was time to go a buy her some church shoes. I sent Chris over to the shoe department with her and he came back and said she has her own ideas, you might want to go and help. We found these shoes, aren't they cute!!

But wait, look at these massive heels!!!! She is sure that she won't trip or break anything! We made her walk all around the store to see if she looked steady. She passed the test and was soooo excited to get them. She loved that they made her so much taller than her mother!! I can't say I express the same joy! They make her about 5'8" - isn't that crazy????

The school year ended with lot of emails, IM's, and gabbing on the phone! What happened to my little girl!!! It is fun to have her come home and hear about the adventures of the day! It's not as fun to hear that I am not perfect! (I thought she would always be blinded to that) She is such a Sweet beautiful teenager and I look forward to the next few years, but what happened to my little girl!!!

Lora's Request

I was talking to my friend Lora the other day and I was telling her how much I loved that the ground cover on my front path was in full purple bloom. She wanted to see what it looked like, and asked me to post it. I wish it woulds stay purple!

This is the view from my bedroom - I love!!!!!! this time of year!