Andrew and the girl next door!

Can you guess which is the before and which is the after??????

The posing bowler. Every time she sees the camera, Abby thinks that she has to pose!

The hungry, hungry caterpillar almost became dinner. But Jacob decided to let him go home to the leaves in the tree.

Chuck E. Cheese's : Where a Kid Can Be a Kid

Abby wanted to show Daddy some of her school clothes. She does love to shop, especially for shoes. I think she gets that from her Auntie Bridget!

Shay and Andrew had a Scout Court of Honor today. Shay received his last merit badges that he needed to complete the requirements for EAGLE. He will be submitting his paperwork for his EAGLE PROJECT soon......
Andrew received his first merit badges and his rank advancement.
The boys were also given an award from camp this year. Andrew received the William Tell award for Archery and Shay........oh Shay..........how proud we are.........Shay received the Slush Puppy Award...obviously he was able to chug several slush puppies before the rest of the competition!

We decided to do something different than the normal paperchains. Each day that Daddy is gone we add a link. Every week that he is gone we add a star. One month down.......11 more to go.

Homemade Hat- Abby is now taking orders for homemade hats.......they come in many colors!

Shay went to a Youth Dance tonight. A certain little redhead has moved to Arizona, so I guess he won't be dancing with her tonight.........poor Shay.

Temples.......We made Sugar Cube Temples for a Primary Activity today. Even though they were told "Don't eat the Temple", they did. Imagine that!

This is the look you get.........when you take too many pictures of your children.

A Good Friend
A good friend is someone who is truthful, listens to your problems, doesn't talk about you behind your back, doesn't laugh at you when you fall and is friendly to you when you're scared. A good friend is also loyal, doesn't bully you around, accepts you for who you are, is there for you when you are down, helps you with your problems, offers solutions, and doesn't laugh at you if you get a bad grade. A good friend also doesn't make fun of you when you do something wrong.
~ Melissa Culotta, 4th grade~

Shay is in the JROTC program at his high school this year. It seems strange to see Air Force stuff around the house, when it's been Army for sooooooooo long!