The First Hundred

...in the light of eternity. "Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest." Wilson Mizner

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

It's ALMOST Summer

Madison
Luke & Karina
...& Kate


Reiley
Best seats in the house, watching the alfalfa come down...

Friday, May 22, 2009

My White Picket Fence Dream


What could be better than having a resident-painter?
I love Mark's painting skills.......he makes it look easy, doesn't he?It's really nice having him around!

Now, if he would take up Chiropractic as a hobby.....

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Sandwich of the day...

Reiley's latest creation: bread, butter, peanut butter, apple slices, shredded colby-jack cheese, and chocolate pudding..... SANDWICH. And he ate the whole thing!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Next Step: Kindergarten!

Congratulations to Reiley on completion of his 2-year course of study.
He received his PSD (pre-school degree).

Kate was all smiles for the occasion.
Madison was, too, but wasn't in the mood at this particular moment.
Reiley was in a clowning mood.
I told him I would show him these pictures at his high school graduation...
(he said I wouldn't remember by then... we'll see)

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Piano Duet

Does this even need a caption?!

Kate & Madison giving us a piano concert.... what fun!

Thursday, May 07, 2009

AWANA awards night

Austin Family; almost everyone smiling...
Luke got his Puggles award...
...and Reiley got his Cubbies award.
Reiley got to stay overnight with us as part of the celebration.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Famous Quotes


Josiah to Daniel: "Dad, you can talk with your brain and nobody else can hear you!"

Saturday, April 04, 2009

Reverse Arbor Day

PR got some help from Pete (thanks Pete), to take down a tree in our side yard.
It was too close to the fence, and beginning to lean towards the house.
It took just a couple of minutes to cut down,
but
four hours for PR and me to cut it into manageable pieces.
Anybody need some firewood?

Monday, March 30, 2009

Red Envelope Campaign

I'm joining this campaign, to flood the White House mailbox with a message.
It's going in the mail tomorrow, March 31.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Happy Birthday, Reiley!

Can you believe he's been blessing us for FIVE whole years?!

Thursday, March 05, 2009

A Walk in the Park...

Kate likes to take a walk, because she gets to ride in the stroller most of the time.
Reiley found a stone to throw into the creek.
Madison wants to throw a stone, too.
Luke was trying to get the swing going...

It's getting harder to get good pictures of these four.
Everyone moves too fast, and usually in different directions!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Making Bread

Madison and Kate really got into making bread this morning.

Kate likes to ham it up.