Happy 13th Birthday HANNAH!

Oh my word...How in the world has time passed so quickly that you are now 13?  

We pray that you continue to grow in your relationship with God!  That you will continue to love to learn!  That you will be passionate in all that you do!  That you will always be contient with who God has made you and that you won't feel pressured to follow the crowd!  That you ALWAYS ALWAYS treat others the way you want to be treated :)  And Most of ALL we pray that you continue to LOVE to SMILE and to be HAPPY! :)  



Hannah and Her Best Friend Gracie



 As your favorite quote says, "Be the change that you wish to see in the world"! 

Your dad and I were remembering several of the funny things you use to say...Here are a few of our favorites:

*When we were driving down the road and we went around  sharp corners..."Be CAREFUL with Hannah!"

*When you were 2 you would wake up and say in your sweet little voice, "Wake Up its Our Day!"

*When we were trying to decide on a name for your little sister that we were expecting, "You can name her what you want but I'm calling her Allee!"  That finalized the decision!

We feel so Blessed to be able to say that you are our daughter and sister!

WE LOVE YOU!  HAPPY 13TH BIRTHDAY!

Dad, Mom, Allee, and Emma 

Happy Birthday Jesse!

Happy Birthday Jesse! We love you! Here are a few things that come to mind when we think of you! -Godly Man

-Loving Husband and Best Friend -#1 Daddy -Caring Son and Grandson

-Brother

- Devoted Friend to many -Hardworking -Outdoorsman -Safety 1st :) -"Grandpa" :) (We always call him "Granpa" when he drives)

-STEELERS FAN

Me and my Best Friend!

Jesse, the girls and his Grandma Helen! Spring Turkey Season after Emma was born! Jesse, Jason, the girls and Grandma Belle and Papa Dale Bart, Jesse, and Allee

FINALLY SOME HOUSE PICTURES!

Sorry it has taken me FOREVER to get some updated pictures of the house for all of you! I think several of you have thought I dropped off the face of the earth! We are all doing great enjoying every minute in our new home! There are still some little things inside to complete...building shelves in closets etc. As for the outside...We are going to be busy for a long long time :) And of course as you can see we have got to get some furniture...piece by piece!

This beam in the corner is actually one of Jesse and my favorite little touches! We almost didn't get this done because of time before the sheet rock was going in...but we are so glad that we did! The living room...with our beautiful fireplace! We need to find a tv stand to go on the wall that the bobcat is on. We would like to find one that the bobcat can fit on top of. Looking into the kitchen and dining area from the living area. Kitchen...looking into the living area. We are starting to get some pieces of furniture...and getting them decorated! As you can see we are combining mine and Jesse's taste. I feel like it is turning out nicely! Jesse loves to hunt as you all know so I wanted to bring his favorite pieces in also.

The Phases of Construction on our Fireplace

Here are a few pictures of the consturction process of the fireplace! Jes did an another AMAZING Job! The Final Product of our Fireplace! Jesse worked hard for a couple of weeks to get the fireplace just right!

The mortor going on! This was right at the begining of the process.

BLIZZARD IN M*ISSOURI?

Blizzard in M*issouri? If someone said "Hey we have a BLIZZARD WARNING"... I normally would have thought they were a little cRaZy!! But really last Monday afternoon the weather radio was flashing "BLIZZARD WARNING"! Tuesday it snowed hard almost all day! It was absolutely beautiful! A lot of people in our community were not able to get out of their driveways! We closed the store and enjoyed Tuesday and Wednesday at home together! Thursday morning my dad came and plowed us out!! WOW the snow was so DEEP!! Here are a few of the pictures! The main highways even stayed snow covered until Saturday!

One of Jesse and my favorite memories of the snow this year...Sitting at our table in front of the big picture window drinking coffee with all the lights out in the house where all we could see was the snow falling outside! SO PEACEFUL!!

Amazing to think that each little snowflake is so very much different...just like people! Hope you were able to stay warm and capture some precious memories of your own!

The 4x4 Tractor stuck in our backyard! Our Home sitting in the trees! Here is a picture of the pond just below our house!

13 YEARS...Oh How The Years Have Gone By!

WOW!! It is so hard to believe that Jesse and I have now been married for 13 years! We weren't able to do anything special since I had to work and he is still working on finishing up our house :) but our sweet girls were able to make it special for us! They fixed us dinner last night complete with a menu (contributed by Hannah)! Jesse and I chose fettucine, corn, and biscuits off of the main menu. For drinks we were served coffee and tea and for dessert we were given several choices and we chose cookies:) The girls were busy in the kitchen and then when the meal was complete our server (Allee) brought our food to the table! Allee added a nice little touch with lighting our candles! It was so SWEET! They AMAZE us with the special ways they find to make us feel loved! Thank you girls for making our Anniversary Special!