Katie's cute hairdo

We did up Katie's hair one morning before a fun day in Idaho Falls with her friend Steetson and his sister Jessica and Mom.... we went to the zoo and the park and had a picnic... it was a wonderful "day off"!! Oh- yes, she is brushing her teeth- as always!

Okay- we got some baby chicks this summer... they were soooo cute.... and then they grew up.... and, well..... some of them are kindof sortof cute..... anyway, our chickens are now laying eggs 1 whole month early... for you city folks- that means we have happy chickens.... hens don't lay eggs when they are cold or grumpy!! We spent most of last Saturday making their chicken mansion in the "barn".... Katie likes going in there and singing and dancing and whatever (we have really nice chickens).... maybe it is her music that is making them lay eggs early?! Sigh.

Flowers

I finally worked on flowers in the yard this year- I have done some here and there... but this year I spent a lot more time on it... only to discover that I have things where I don't want them... some things were too close together....some things died.... but here is the beginning of what someday may be my "artwork"!! Lauryn and Tiff would be so proud of me :-) .... artwork...Tara....same sentence.... hee, hee, hee......

Katie's first dance class

Katie is starting clogging!! Too cute- just too cute!

Picture time!!

Well, it has been tooooo long since our last family picture- so we had a friend take some pictures with her camera- sent them in to an online company- and wala (how do you spell that?) Anyway, within a week we had pictures.... for Christmas.... well, I thought it would take awhile.... here are the previews of what the children looked like before the pictures were taken and DRUM ROLL..... a family picture!!!