Singing

This morning in church the kids sang. We weren't quite sure what do expect...and it was a sweet treat! We've decided that Eric may not be our performer! He faced to the side (looking at us instead of the crowd) the entire time and he might have sang about two verses out of three songs.

Now, Rachel. She is "serious" performer. So serious, in fact, that it was hard to get her to smile!! She was concentrating so hard on all the words and songs! She was very good...maybe a bit rhythmically challenged on her bouncing...but hey! Hands in pockets, Eric checking himself out on the big screen behind the kids! His face shows just how impressed he is with this whole thing!
Oh man, I love this boy. I mean, seriously. Could he be any less interested in performing for the crowd!? Funny thing is he talked about it all afternoon and how fun it was! Really? You look so thrilled, Bud!

Oh...she finally made eye contact with us! There is her smile!

Sheer concentration! She was excellent!

Rachel's 6th Birthday Party!

Happy 6th birthday sweet girl! This was her party...it was a "fancy ladies" party! All the girls were dressed up in their fancy dresses. Then we got all of Brooks' grandma's old hats and jewelry out. Then the girls did a little fashion show before we made necklaces, bracelets and decorated cupcakes and little ice cream sundaes.

It was a great day, and I must say...Rachel is a BEAUTIFUL fancy lady!! Mommy with her fancy lady!
Rachel with her Nana and (great) aunt G!

Rapunzel came out the week before her party and she was the hit gift!

She is almost six for real!!

Lillian, Stevi, Taylor, Rachel, Lindsey, Sidney, Gracey

Emma, Lauren and Halle

Cute girls!

Halle and Rachel...sweet cousins! I can't (actually, I can) to see this same picture when they are eighteen. They are so beautiful...inside and out! We've been blessed with six amazing years and are looking forward to what the next six decades will bring!

Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving this year was fantastic...unfortunately, I left my camera at my parents house so I only have pictures of half of it and Alicia is supposed to email me the McMullan half (hint-hint)!

Rachel and Eric in front of the fire!

Mom and Dad...so cute!
Chad and Jamie with the Toops! Jamie...what is that face? Do I dare ask? ha!!!!

Sweet Rachel!

It was such a great blessing to have Chad and Jamie in town...what a beautiful couple. Love having a new sister!

So, fam, remember how many pictures we took? Well, this was the first one!! Go figure that it turned the best! :)

Love their Smiles!!

They smile...which makes me smile!

I'm Just Tired of Cleaning...

After asking Eric to help me clean up a "small" mess that Cooper made with the tissue box...Eric's response after about 30 seconds was, "I'm just tired of cleaning..."

Me too, Buddy! Me too!!

New Camera...

Playing with our new camera and enjoying every minute of capturing my favorite models!!

Now, just gotta get PhotoShop so I can doctor these up!!

Halloween 2010

Happy Halloween, 2010!!

After a week of Halloween activities, I think the kids are finally recovering!! Pumpkin patch with cousin Halle, carnivals, hay-rides, and of course trick-or-treating!! What a great week!

Rachel as the "fairy-princess-butterfly!" Eric, also known as, IronMan. And our little stinker, Cooper the skunk!

Just before the hayride in mom and dad's neighborhood...mom the purple good witch! Cooper was a baseball player here!! Lucky boy, two costumes!

Cooper - doesn't he just look destined to play for the World Champs? Look out SF here comes Cooper!!

Cooper was allowed to trick-or-treat for a few houses. But, Daddy informed me that he was "holding them up." So, Cooper was relegated back home to pass out candy with mommy! We had a good time and he was the CUTEST skunk ever (except for Eric, Zachary and Austin who were also the skunk)!! :)

Fairy Princess Butterfly - Rachel and Daddy!

Cutie-Patootie, Cooper!!

Rachel and Halle and the pumpkin patch. We hope you had a great Halloween too!