Sweet Emily

Emily was visiting Aunt 'Toot' (as we call Suzi) about a week ago, and doing her recent favorite thing...baking. Loves to put on an apron and help out in the kitchen.
Love, love, love her smile !
She's had some special needs issues since birth, being born profoundly deaf, and other issues that have come with that, hand in hand.
She's very very smart and funny and quite a prangster. She's braver than any little girl I know and truly my hero for all the challenges that she just takes in stride.
She's got another issue going on and a team of nuero-surgeons are working with her today.
Anyone who may read this....please say a little prayer for her !!!

"Yugs"

(my daughter from a different mother)

We miss you...

Lazy Sunday...

Having a great Sabbath, food and family, and "girlfriend" time doing toenails. Greyson thinks this is something new ...and very odd !

Sons in North Dakota going to church there, and as always a little fishing on the side.

Miss all the kids who couldn't be in my backyard on Sunday as well........

brothers (amended)

It has been so fantastic raising boys!!

Now my only daughter has two boys.

I look forward to her enjoying how boys are 'brothers'

Happy ...
or Sad.....

but ALWAYS brothers !!

Not that she doesn't know what brothers are like.

Duh!!

The reaction she gets when she tells people that she has 6 brothers has gotten old....

Now she just says

I was raised by a pack of wolves.(tongue in cheek)

It's just that 'having' boys who are brothers is a little different perspective than being in the middle of them.

Making Summer Memories....Brothers

Danny and Kelly packed up and headed for the

North Dakota Oil Fields

Taking off, hoping they would be able to find jobs and hoping they would be able to find a place to stay.

Things fell into place like magic!

Soooooo

with neccessities taken care of it was time to take care of

"Priorities"

They are having a great time!!!

'Mater and friends

Handsome??? Oh, YES they are !!

My Very Own Paddington Bear