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Gideon's 4th birthday party - oh my!! Complete with slip 'n slide, water-balloon war, and shark pinata. I think it was a hit for all the kiddos, most especially our birthday boy. He got a big-boy bunkbed from us and the grandparents - so not as much toy madness to sort through this year! He thinks it's great - has his own 'office' (built-in desk) and can escape from little sister to the top bunk when needed. What a big kid...okay, okay for once I won't go on about how they're growing up way too fast!! We just adore them so!

A message for Mama

Sending me a hello from 'Papa's'. Nice get-up!

Magdalene Moments

My boys

Moses looks like: 'Seriously, does the boy even own a pair of pants'?

Just when I thought she couldn't get prettier!

What can I say, the "MagOnator" is simply getting too beautiful for her boyish nicknames, club-like 'hobbit feet' (thank you Lord for Crocs!), and the rough customer attitude she's inherited from her brother. She's got her Mama's sway-back and a 'line-backer strut' to go with it! What a contrast to her soft curls of hair and the sweetest, most expressive little face. She is talking now, saying things like "whassat?"and declaring "teetee" everytime she wets her diaper, along with a hundred other object-naming words. Oh, how I love my girl. I could just pet her little head of hair all day, if only she would keep still for more than 5 seconds!

Bluebonnets

Buddies

Okay, so there is as much wrestling as snuggling going on here. But, they really are getting to be buddies!!