Enjoying a beautiful sunny day

A Day at the Dairy Farm

Cousin Abby

Sweet Moments

Words cannot express how grateful our family is to June, Jerry, and Luckyboy. They have all been staying with us in St. Joe since Tim's surgery and just left last Friday to go home to Colorado. It is no small act of kindness to ask someone (even your parents) to move in and help you recover from surgery but then to also get help cooking, cleaning, and chauffeuring everyone around is more than we could have hoped for. There are so things they did that we are thankful for but the one that Mommy appreciates the most (other than helping Tim of course) - is that June potty trained Katiebug while she was here. I never anticipated taking on that monumental task while Tim was recuperating but June was undaunted. There were moments that I wanted to throw in the towel but she would not give up. She knew that getting beyond diapers is what would help us the most and she was right. Life is so nice! Not that we don't have our occasional accidents but we aren't looking back. The most unexpected event of their visit was how close Mary and Kate got to Grambug and Jerrbear. The trips to the museum, the picnics, the moments "singing in the rain", the rides in the van to get ice cream in the evening, the trip to the dairy farm, the list goes on and on. These are moments that they still talk about incessantly and will impact them always. Just more amazing reminders of how truly blessed we are.

Sweet Dreams

Lily and Katie drift off to sleep after a long night playing at Grandma's house.

Erinn and Mary

Mary's best friend is Erinn. She lives three doors down and is one month younger than Mary. They are great pals and have matching big girl bikes.

All grown up

Our little Mary is looking so much older - it is hard to believe four years has gone so quickly. She gets more beautiful every day especially when her hair is pulled back.

SURPRISE!

One of the girls favorite things to do is hide in this oriental cabinet from Great Grandma Alice. You never know when one of them will jump out when you least expect it.