Fun Week

We had a fun Memorial Day at Richland Creek. Lots of fishing and goofing around.

Ferngully Recital

Ingrid really enjoyed herself and put on a great show.

My Mother's Day present

Two of my Princesses

God's Perfect Gift

God

Oh My Stars

Yall have heard about Ingrid's wonderful performance from Gigi....Well now it is Astrid. She won 1st place in the art contest at school. Her picture was titiled Herd of Horses. Ingrid performs and Astrid draws. I threw in a picture of Siggie just for heck. She has dressed her self and her skirt is on backwards and her shoes are on the wrong feet I am sure....they always are when she does it herself.

Haircuts....One Special one to Honor Aunt Helen

Sigrid and Astrid got their usual trims today but Ingrid did something special. Ingrid cut off 10 inches of hair to donate to locks of love for making wigs for terminally ill children. This was done in honor of my Aunt Helen. Ingrid looks absolutely adorable and is proud of her new do.

Happy 8th Birthday ASTRID!!!!

Astrid is 8 on April the 7th. I can hardly believe it. She invited her class to a hot dog and marshmallow roast on Saturday night. They played in the tree swing Pop built for her last summer, they played What time is it Mrs. Fox? and they skipped rocks at the lake. All had a good evening. Astrid has the look of uninhibited joy in the second pictures as one of her friends got her a black fresian webkins. That is one of her favorite horses and webkins is the new fad toy. Ingrid cooked her cupcakes that were decorated like frogs and I guess I forgot to snap a picture of them. There are a few left and maybe I will get a picture of one. The phone rang when we had just started to make the cupcakes and I got caught up in conversation with a girlfriend and when I was finished Ingrid had made the cupcakes all I had to do was cook them. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASTRID.....YOU ARE ONE OF LIFES GREATEST JOYS!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Sigrid!!!

We got Siggie's birthday cake made while she napped. You can see what she was excited about when she woke up.....licking the beaters. Astrid and Ingrid decorated it and are very proud of themselves. We took a lesson from Aunt Helen.

Happy Easter!!!

Here are my beautiful girls!!! It is a little windy today but we still are having a beautiful time. Ingrid wrote these wonderful words during church....I love you and I love Jesus. Jesus is God's son. I know Jesus...Do you know Jesus? He loves you.

For Erin

Erin,
First you fold the washcloth in a triangle. Then you lay the point of the triangle at the center of the towel. Then you sew from that point down one side....see how I have it pinned. Then sew from the point down the other side. Then invert.....tada!!!!Ingrid was the photographer.....

Claytons quilt

SNOW DAY!!!!

Where is Asti?

Asti, Ingie, and Sigie had to go outside as soon as the awoke. Asti was not happy just playing in the front yard. She had to go check out the creek. Sigie had to come in because it was too deep and she couldn't walk. The big girls stayed out for over an hour. I paid them a dollar to clean the snow off my side porch.

Astrid at the Peabody

Astrid and her class made a presentation at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock yesterday. They presented on what second graders are capable of doing with a computer. It was at the technology conference for educators and administrators across the state. Astrid and her class developed a car wash business and through powerpoint, word, and excell they made their presentation. Astrid's computer teacher, Mr. Yeager, has an A-team out of the class who are his front row and his brightest. Of course, Astrid is one of the A-team. Mr. Yeager describes Astrid as "focused". She did not want any speaking parts but gave her all to the work done on the computer. She really likes Excell and I think her Pop would too if he had access to it. She also is impressive with the Powerpoint and has written some stories in Word. Well I guess I will quit bragging and call it a night.

Two of a Kind

I have another picture of Astrid that I know would show more of the resemblence but this is the only one I could find tonight. I have one where she has the same serious expression. The second picture is of Eric's dad Mark at the age of 8 months. You can definetly tell these two are related.

Happy Birthday Ingrid!!!!

Pop got this dollhouse from someone and We have been working on it for Ingrid. Uncle Greg put a new floor and roof on it. Ingrid and I wallpapered it with the papers of her choosing and last night afterIngrid had fallen asleep a fairy came and painted her name on it and some other details. She was so excited this morning. Gigi made her a beautiful heart cake that was pink and purple. Pop and Gigi got her her own personal DVD player and her own copy of GREASE. She was excited about that. She has had a busy weekend with her nutcraker performances but was glas she did it and says she will do it every year till she has played every part. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET ANGEL!!!!

Sigrid lights the Candle of Hope

Happy Early Birthday Ingrid!!!

Ingrid's birthday is December 10th which is the weekend she performs in the Nutcracker. With all the holidays and activities this past saturday was when she could have a play day with her friends. She took some to Playworld and they had a blast as you can tell by their red cheeks. The little girl with her at the table was her best friend from preschool whom she sorely misses and was so glad to see.

First Place!!!

Astrid won first place for the Keep Arkansas Beautiful contest across the state. She received a $50 gift card to wal-mart. She bought herself and each of her sisters something. She is a darling girl with a sweet spirit. Her picture will be in the paper soon. The artwork will hang in the rotunda of the Capitol building in April for Keep Arkansas beautiful month and will be used for promotional items. We are proud!!!!