Happy Birthday, Keith!

 We celebrated Keith's birthday last week.  I can hardly believe we have 2 teenagers now! We made pumpkin pie for his birthday.  Guess who forgot to buy candles...

 The nice this about having a big family is we have a built in party...and we get to party ALOT!

 Jacob was insistant that it was his birthday.  He let us, and Keith, know about this every time Keith opened a present.

 On Saturday, we celebrated with Keith's grandpa who has a birthday on Halloween.  This time he got an actual birthday cake candle.  (Even if it was a "7")

Keith's cousins were there to celebrate as well.  LaMonte's brother Randy and his family just moved back from Utah.  It was so good to see them again!

Puppy Love!

 

Here they are!  All 20 puppies!  What a crazy, fun time this has been for our family!  This has been a good experience for the boys.  Jason and Keith have had to work really hard.  Keith spent hours working with them, even when he was home sick.  What a great opportunity this has been for them to learn dedication and responsibility.

Jacob has learned to be so sweet with the puppies.  He calls them his "baby puppies."

 Here's Ben with the whole crew of Scarlett's puppies.

 

 Kevin loves the puppies as well.  He is not so soft, but it goes both ways...

 David and Ben enjoying the puppies.

 The puppies have been especially fun for Sarah.  She almost always has one wrapped in a blanket, nestled on her shoulder, or cradled in her arms.  She talks to them and sings to them.  I love it!

School, Ballet, and Kevin

What a busy, wonderful season of life!  I have loved having Rebecca and Sarah home this year!  They both have been blossoming into such beautiful, talented girls!  Rebecca is completing her sixth grade year through an online public school named Connections Academy.  It has been very difficult, but she has stuck it out!  I am amazed by her ability to calmly and consistently persevere through the challenges of it.  She has a calming influence in our home that helps all of us!  Sarah is in ballet at Turning Pointe ballet studio. 

 She absolutely loves to dance!  She also loves to sing.  She will often sing what she is thinking or feeling.  She has a pretty amazing vocabulary and grasp of words and their meaning.  She is very passionate!

Kevin is growing up so quickly!  He is starting to walk now.  I lost my camera for a few weeks, so I will try to get some updated pictures of him.