Happy Birthday Chuck

2 or 3 years old4 or 5 years oldOur wedding day

Happy Birthday my love. I am so thankful to have you in my life. You are a wonderful husband and father. I appreciate so much how hard you are working for our family every day to earn your law degree. You are passionate about so many things in your life and it is great to watch you to get excited. I love watching you as a father. I am so grateful for the wonderful daughters you have given me. I love you!!

Walking to the park

Tara, Leland, Conner

Tag - Leland's It!

Leland was tagged to answer questions about her mom. It took me a while to get the answers because her automatic response to EVERY question is "I don't know?", even if she does know the answer. This started when she first started talking and she would say "I not know!" and then laugh because she really did know the answer. She hasn't kicked the bad habit yet, so sorry for all the "I don't know" responses. These are Leland's actual answers.

1. What is something mom always says to you? Wanna watch the dancing show? (So You Think You Can Dance?)
2. What makes mom happy? The happy part of the song
3. What makes mom sad? me crying
4. How does mom make you laugh? (falls on the ground kicking her feet and fake laughs)
5. What was mom like as a child? you looked like a baby, just like me
6. How old is your mom? 4
7. How tall is your mom? This tall - (jumps with arms in the air)
8. What is your mommy's favorite thing to do? dancing (Leland added: but my favorite thing is the park)
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? I don't know
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? I don't know
11. What is your mom really good at? I don't know
12. What is your mom not very good at? I don't know
13. What does your mom do for her job? maybe....the dishes
14. What is your mom's favorite food? salad
15. What makes you proud of your mom? I don't know
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? a green Snow White, and I'm Sleeping Beauty (I was wearing a green shirt)
17. What do you and your mom do together? Ring Around the Rosie
18. How are you and your mom the same? I don't know
19. How are you and your mom different? I am pink and you are green, white, and black (the colors of our shirts)
20. How do you know your mom loves you? You love me THIS much (stretching her arms high into the air)

We tag: the Benner kids (any that my sister has time for), Kylie T, Matthew P, and Tallon H.

(these pictures are from our fun day today - Boxerwood Gardens and Old Time Music Jam)

Cousins!

Oh happy day, our cousins are here to play!!!

Picture a Day

So our cousin Laura did a picture a day in May. I know it doesn't rhyme but I'm going to try a picture a day in June. I might have to have catch up days (like today) but I'm going to try it.

I don't have a fancy camera and I'm not very creative in my picture taking, but I take my camera with me everywhere. It's the size of my wallet so it's always in my diaper bag. We shall see if I can keep up. I promise every day won't just be of my girls.

June 8th - Got Milk? Lucy's ever present milk beard while she learns the ways of the sippy cup

June 7th - Family at McCormick Farm

June 6th - Leland listening to the music at the free Friday night summer concerts.

June 1st - Taken by Leland of her silly daddy