Ames Beach Party

Samantha's school had a Beach party dance. She loves to go to dances! I let Emily take her this time, as we had conflicts that night! Emily is finding herself babysitting alot more these days!!

Valentines Day

Samantha was so cute on Valentines Day. She wanted to be festive, so she dressed all in pink and had me put a pink streak in her hair. Then she popped out the lenses of some old sunglasses and decorated the frames in stickers.

School stuff

Samatha's art work was on display at Bemis Library. Her piece is the sun on the top row.

Joe plays for Newton's 8th Grade Basketball team. In the first photo Joe getting ready for the game to start. Can you find his cousin Chipper in the bleachers with the team?

I used a function on my camera that takes multiple shots per second of Joe's free throw shot. Nice form!

I love this photo because I took it from the other side of the gym. It's Emily and her friend Savannah at Joe's game. They look so grown up for 6th graders.

Emily's Science Expo

Emily had a Science Expo's the same week as Samantha. Emily had to stand for a half hour in the hot, crowded hallway.

The science expo went on and on and on....

Here is Emily's longtime friends, Savanah, Sammy, and Beckah. They have been together since Kindergarten!

Sam's Science Expo

Sam had one of the coolest experiments in the science expo at her school. She made food coloring EXPLODE in milk! These are a few photos from that night.

Grandma Jean was my helper, as always! She stayed with Samantha at the expo while Emily and I shuffled off to Young Women's New Beginnings and Brad and Joe were at a Basketball game! What would we do without family?!!

I fell hard!!

15 years ago on Valentines day Brad proposed marriage! It is time for a flash back to that magical time! Hope you all get a good laugh at our engagement photo. I know we did! We thought we were really something back then.

Now...

....and then!

Samantha's Baptism

Yep, it seems like yesterday that Samantha was in diapers and now she is baptized. It was a wonderful day with many family and friends there to share in the happy occasion. Thank you all for being there!! All week she anticipated this day. She was like a little angel-her ears and eyes were wide open, listening to every word that was said to her during the ceremony.

Practicing at home before the real thing!

Helpful cousins and siblings passing out the program

A very happy Mommy and Daddy