Kiah..our fashion guru

Kiah has now become our fashion fanatic. She will seldomly let me offer more than casual advice on her style choices, as it regards to the weather only. She picks her clothes and her style very seriously. Often she comes out from her room and says "mother, do I look like a princess today? She is detailed with the hair, the shoes and the outfits. I am scared to see what the teen years bring.

Country Crock....yes, like the butter...

Unfortunately, unlike most pictures, this one takes little explanation beyond saying that I was not exactly neglecting him (though I know you are thinking I was.) How else would he be given free rein on the counter top with a tub of butter spread. I was making chocolate chip pancakes for the girls and they wanted a smiley face so I put him on the counter and turned my back to him while I neatly adjusted the little chips into a smile and some eyes on the pancake. I had no idea he could get the lid off or that he would try to use it like hair gel. Luckily, it is not real butter so with a little hot water from the sink sprayer, it came off pretty easily.

Without Louis

Shortly after we arrived in Coeur D Alene, Louis flew to Honduras for a week, leaving the rest of us to find unique ways to be amuzed without him. They begged me to let them play in the river in Post Falls, even though it was really really cold. I took them there after lunch one day and they had a blast. Gabe played with the geese and ducks while the girls played on the swings. It was a great time filler and they had so much fun remembering what it was like to run into the "ocean" like they used to do.

Moving To CDA....Sorry Tina for the lateness of these updates

How lucky we have been this past month in our move to Coeur D Alene. It has been a fast and very sporatic move but we feel good about it. Louis has been working hard for his dad's business and is learning the ropes. We enrolled the girls in a private school that we both feel good about and they were comfortable putting Kenda in first grade as a 5 year old. She has some work to do on her reading speed but is good in the other areas.



This beautiful rainbow was just outside our porch window after a severe storm. It was such a great reminder that there is always a calm after the storm and light, when we can see nothing but darkness.


Here are the girls on their first day of school.