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Today James found a gigantic snail on our front window.  He was thrilled!  (James...not the snail)  The first thing he did was run at his baby sister with it.  She squealed loud enough to wake all the neighbors.  "EWWWWWW!  NO NO BUBBA!"

June 21st was our sweet Katy Jane's 2nd birthday.  What a joy and blessing our girl is.  Her brothers adore her and are quick to include her while they're playing, help her...and generally bend to her will and every whim.  Ok...she's spoiled.  But not by me.  By all the males in her life...including her Papa.          My girl loves food so she was excited about her cake. Her sweet Papa fed her cake.   Then she just went for it. She decided that a 2 year old should feed her self.     Then came present time!   My Katy Girl is a girly-girl to her core.  She is a little mommy and loves her babies. And fancy shoes. Then she saw her new baby bed for her dolls from Nana and Papa!  She was very happy!  James and Jude were happy to help her play with her girl toys.  Nana, Papa and the birthday girl.     When Katy Jane went down for her nap, I caught James playing with her babies.  At least I know he's going to be an outstandi

Happy Father's Day Bradley!  You are a blessing to me and our children.  I am so grateful for all you do for our family.  I love you so much!  I'm so thankful for the example our boys have in you and the standard you've set for Katy Jane. And Happy Father's Day to my sweet Daddy!  How blessed I am to have been raised by such an amazing man!  I love you! 

Happy 45th Anniversary to my amazing wonderful parents!!!  I am so grateful for your example to us and the loving home you provided for me growing up.  You are a blessing to all of us Mom and Dad!  I love you!

How can we already be half-way through June?  After James' graduation in May we celebrated Brad's birthday on the 28th.  The boys helped me make his favorite cake. Such wonderful little kitchen helpers! The next day we celebrated at Mom and Dad's. The next day we went to see Bean and Lindsay in Lubbock for the weekend.  They are always so hospitable and we love our time with them. While we were there, Mom and Dad kept the kids for us.  The kids had the best time ever!  Mom took the boys to Wonderland and they about died from fun-overload.       When we got back in town, James had an appointment with an allergist.  He has so many allergies that I didn't know about.  It was such a hard experience for him too.  It broke my heart.  He is severely allergic to several different trees but also to some of his very favorite foods like milk, wheat, tomatoes, bananas, and others.  I haven't had time to make a game plan on how we are going to deal with thi