It is funny to me that he still has baby hands. I LOVE that he does. He still sleeps like a bunny too. Dale tells EVERYONE that he is about to be 5 and that he is going to have a BIG party for his birthday. The problem is his birthday is not until November!! Merideth is the next birthday around our house! He is so sweet and cute and thougthful. I love him so. He is getting into the swing of things with Miss Meme having a b-day. He thinks she might want some dragons or snakes. She might; but I think she would rather have babies or dress up clothes!! Anyway just a glimpse into our lives around here!!

So here is our sweet Dale. I LOVE the photo of him just looking at something. I can't even remember what he was pointing at but I just love the way the light is hitting his sweet little boy face, how he is still holding a stuffed animal. He is growing up way to fast. It seems like just yesterday we found out he was on his way. Time goes way to fast! The other photos is of the kids with Poppy, or Poppies as Merideth calls him. Dale really enjoys being with Poppy. They have a lot of fun. But as Poppy likes to tell me he does not let Dale negotiate with him. That is the thing with Dale he is a smooth talker. He can get me to think I agreed to something! Even when I didn't and then I wonder and scatch my head! Dale is learning more about numbers and letters. And he is an expert cutter with scissors and paper. He loves animals and today we are making a scrapbook of snakes for him. His idea that we keep the photos from the newspaper of the rattlesnake roundup! Should be fun! Well I am off to cut and glue!!

OH Merideth! She is such a doll! The first photo we were in Canton Tx for a girls weekend with "Cha Cha" we had SOO much fun. Merideth definitely kept us busy! I don't think she stayed in her stroller unless she had some popcorn, you know the good kettle corn kind, or something to drink. Stephen and Dale went skiing with Uncle Jonathan to Colorado. The added bonus for the "boy trip" was getting to stay and ski with Aunt Heather Belle and Unca Dave. They had a great time BUT I wouldn't roll dice to say who enjoyed themselves more, them or us!

The next photo is of our artist Merideth. She has found that she likes..Okay LOVES to color, paint and draw. Most times it is on paper. This day she decided to paint herself. The funny thing is that she didn't paint anything, or for that matter anyone else!!

Merideth's newest words or should I say sentences are about talking and eating. She always says, "I wanna talk" when she sees a phone. Or "Wanna bite" when Stephen is eating something. She will tell me to "Stop it" often...On anything...She is pretty strong willed. I just thought Dale was/is! So I am going to re-read the Strong willed child by Dr. Dobson. The best thing about their strong personalities is that once it gets going to right directions oh the ways the Lord will use them!!


I will try to post more often, maybe even later today. I got a photo of Dale a few weeks ago at the farm that is just wonderful, I will post it later with an update on him!