Stuck Indoors on a Rainy Day

Chillin' with a movie... they may as well be twins!



Felicity, making silly faces



Have I mentioned I *love* her curls? ;-)


More silliness!


They love to play with my shoes...


They love to play with fight over my shoes.


Fighting, indeed!


She got one back?


Ah, there we go... she found her OWN pair! Forget the sharing thing... how can you possibly share a single pair of shoes? ;-)



Look at those eyes!


Chuck and Nina, perched perfectly on the porch


Is it done raining yet?

Time for More Truck Fun!

Happy boy

It's been a year since they got their truck, and Lorelai is just now getting the hang of steering... she's always just hit the gas and wherever she went, oh well! Now she's having a blast actually DRIVING!

LAST YEAR:


THIS YEAR:


Look at Felicity's feet up on the dashboard... LOL! Our little redneck girls.





Oooops... Felicity, I think we hit a tree. You okay over there?

Father and Children... :-)

I Love my husband! I love my children!
I LOVE this photo!

Eyes!

It's been two years since the last eye post...


Shane's Eyes


Tabetha's Eyes


Lathel's Eyes (we're still not sure what color they're going to be - sometimes they look hazel or green - but lately they're leaning toward brown)


Lorelai's Eyes


Felicity's Eyes


Angelica's Eyes


Mom's Eyes


Chuck's Eyes

Angel's Doodle 4 Google Award Acceptance

Here's Angel, on May 8th, accepting her [verbal] State Finalist award:




She'll be receiving a paper award sometime in the near future, I'd guess.

Doodle 4 Google

Welcome to Doodle 4 Google, a competition where we invite K-12 students to play around with our homepage logo and see what new designs they come up with. This year we're inviting U.S. kids to join in the doodling fun, around the intriguing theme "What I Wish for the World."

My sister Angelica entered the 'Doodle 4 Google' contest this year and we were notified on Friday that she is one of the 40 Regional Winners, and her drawing will be open to voting on the Doodle 4 Google website beginning tomorrow. We are so excited she has made it this far!!! Since she has reached this level of the competition, we know she will be going to New York in May for the National Finalists Ceremony. What a fabulous experience this has turned out to be!

The voting period is May 11-18, so we are asking friends and family to vote for Angel because she truly deserves to win the scholarship and opportunity to continue her talent (she inhereted it from her dad) and attend the college of her choice. Of course, you are free to vote for any doodle you like, but we would very much appreciate a vote for Angelica. :) We have been told that you can vote as many times as you want. one of 400 State Finalists - apparently there was some confusion and we were a bit misguided as to how far she'd actually gone in the competition. Either way, she made it very far - only one of two to represent our entire state for her grade group! I'm sure she'll participate next year, to see if she can go even farther. :) She had a great doodle and I'm so proud of her!


This is Angel's doodle:


"My wish is for the Earth's natural beauty to bring out peace and happiness in the world. Natural beauty is expressed through the trees, vine, mountains and river. Peace is shown through my doves, symbol, and banner. Last but not least, the smile represents a univeral gesture of happiness."

We appreciate your support and we will keep you updated as to the outcome! :) Wish her luck!

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The prizes, taken from the Google website:
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*An awards ceremony for the 40 Regional Winners will be held at the Google New York Office on May 20, 2009. We'll also announce the four National Finalists chosen by the U.S. public (1 per grade group).

1 National Winner
One of the four National Finalists will be awarded "National Winner of Doodle 4 Google." The National Winner's doodle will 'go live' on the Google homepage for 24 hours.

Prizes
The National Winner will win a $15,000 college scholarship to be used at the school of their choice, a trip to the Google New York Office, a laptop computer, and a t-shirt printed with their doodle. We'll also award the winner's school a $25,000 technology grant towards the establishment/improvement of a computer lab.

*Each of the other 3 National Finalists will win a trip to the Google New York Office, a laptop computer, and a t-shirt printed with their doodle.
*Each of the other 36 Regional Winners will win a trip to the Google New York Office and a t-shirt printed with their doodle.
*Each of the other 360 State Finalists will receive a "Doodle 4 Google" official winner's certificate.

Mother's Day

This Mother's Day, we had a joint Mother's Day/Birthday/Congratulations get-together cookout celebration with the Jahn Family for all of the holidays we experienced this week!


Lathel fell asleep while being burped...



Roze's dog, giving Lathel a lick on the head...


Lathel's hair after the 'licking' LOL


Look at that cute little head!


Mother's day cake for all of us MOMs!


Birthday cake for Felicity, Shane, and Destiny
(we had a congratulations cake for Angelica too, but it got eaten before we took pictures!)

Father and Son

The Lathel's, as they wait patiently for Angel's award ceremony to begin.

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9.5 weeks has gone so fast! I look at pictures from when he was just born and it's so amazing how much he's changed!