Chloe the party girl

My birthday party

We had a party at my favorite Mexican restaraunt, Lorenzo's, for my 36th birthday. Kinsey brought a karaoke machine, and while not many participated, I believe it will be an annual event. Start practicing now on a song for 2009!

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My sister blogs. She writes things. I guess that is a big part of blogging; the writting. Me, I cut and paste pictures. I know that no one really wants to read what I write, they want pictures of the kids. They want adventure. They want smiles. Words- we have plenty of words. Every now and then, though, I think I should write something.

My friend Sam has been back and forth at the hospital for a month with his four year old son Max (www.maxmiddlebrook.blogspot.com). I love them, and am so thankful for friends that have dealt with this in such a wonderful way. His wife Shannon is awesome, the way she has dealt with this. Chloe has prayed for Max every day, and it humbling seeing that.

I have really been contemplating the pace of life. It moves so fast for me. Chloe turned four this summer, and it went by so fast. Court will be done with school in two and a half years. Devyn is crawling, and it seems as if she was just born. She is nine months old on Monday.

I have spent my life trying to take care of others. I love serving and helping but don't want to miss the next few years. Please pray as I try to embrace the pace God wants for me. I don't want to get ahead or behind. Is this blogging? Dani, let me know.

Wrapping up Summer

So it's been a busy summer for the Archers. We traveled to the East Coast (VA, MD, NC, DC). We had weeks of cheer camp. Devyn started crawling. And now school is starting!

Summer Girls

Courtney is easily Devyn's favorite family member. Chloe wants to be America's Next Top Model.

Back yard

We get baby deer in the back yard every summer. Chloe wants to feed and pet them, but they usually stay about 30 yards away. The blue cones are protecting the trees that have been planted.

Chloe Faces

Some pictures just need to be shared.

Chloe's Spring Choir performance. She is not a shy girl.

Devyn is dressed to cheer her on.

Devyn is kissable

Photo shoot

A day at the Tulips

I simply love my girls, and enjoy every moment with them.

I got lost on the way down, and acted like I wasn't. We then walked around a lot of flowers, and tried to keep Chloe from picking them. Then we drove into LaConner and got Kettle Corn. Very relaxing, very fun.

Sometimes, when Daddy is watching the girls, Chloe will sneak off for a few minutes of fun. In this case, she found mom's eye liner and painted her face like a lion. She love the Lion King movie. Let me ask you this- who do you think was in more trouble with Mommy, Chloe or Daddy? You guessed it.

I got to have a great craft day and make a lion mask we could take off on on a little easier than the first one.

Gpa and Gpa in Orlando

One of the great things about competing with the cheerleaders in Orlando, is getting to see Christina's parents. They love to drive down and spoil the girls. Courtney was with the other cheerleaders the whole time, but we got to go to Epcot with Devyn and Chloe. Christina and I tried to find some sushi (of course) and then Grandpa got to go back and rest with the girls. And at Epcot, there were more princesses....

Chloe the Princess

Our trip to Orlando was to compete with the cheerleaders- but Chloe was there for one reason: to meet the princesses. She did not want to ride rides, but waited hours to see Belle, Cinderella, Ariel, Snow White, Jasmine along with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofey and Mary Poppins. As a dad, it was worth the wait seeing her eyes light up. Grandma and Grandpa Rice took her out as well, and again waited in lines. Interested to see what she wants to do for next year.