Lily's First Hair Cut

Here is the beginning. I was very nervous and thought for sure I would mess it up big time. Lily is holding the hair I had separated for bangs.
Here the bangs are cut and she is checking them out. The back has yet to be chopped.

The after shot. She decided she was done holding still so I kept getting shorter trying to keep it even. I am glad I cut that much though it's a lot easier to take care of now.

She is still not sure she likes the bangs. Because you know only boys have short hair. But she hasn't had any major rat nests like she used to. So I am very happy with them. She looks so grown up now it makes me sad. I guess that's how it goes.

We had so much fun being home. I hope we can all get together more often. I love my family!

Thanks Johnny family for the game. The girls think it is great and want to stack the blocks all the time. They love it when it falls.

This was Marie's Christmas present and she love it. But she is not quite ready for it. After another minute or so all I could see of her was the top of her head.

I couldn't help myself. She is so cute and has such a silly long tongue.

These two were adorable after church. They thought it was so fun to have the same dress on and the same kind of hair. They just kept giving each other big hugs and kisses. I wonder how alike they will look as they grow up.

we're having a ball potty-training

Dallas' strongest muscles!

Not sure what Brigg is doing, but Dallas is so funny.  Carsten keeps asking 

"Is he saying prayer?"

Sometimes it feels more like training animals in the ZOO.  

They sure are goofy, but I couldn't resist.

Happy Happy Birthday Matt

Hope you're enjoying your twenties!  30 sure comes fast.  Have a great birthday!  We love you, Katie and Family

Merry Christmas!!

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday we are sad we cant join you! We miss you all and hope to visit soon! Until then Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
Love,
Matt and Melissa!!

New Home!!!

Matt and I finally made it to texas last monday but the movers are not hear yet:( hopefully they will be hear either fri or sat until then i posted some pics of our new home you can check them out on our blog!!

I guess if you drive at night often enough, you're bound to hit a deer sometime.  Well, this one sure was a surprise!!  Just after Weableau on our way home from Stockton, a doe at a hard run popped up out of the big dark ditch.  A big crunch at 55 or 60 mph. Surprisingly, no glass was broken.  I guess the hood rumpling up kept it from coming up to the windshield.  And amazingly Dallas was still asleep through the whole thing.  Grandpa and a tow truck came to our rescue.  We were leaking fluids like crazy, especially the radiator.  Otherwise we could have still driven it I guess.  We're just so thankful no one was hurt.  Waiting around in an emergency room would have made it so much worse.  Now we get to play ring around the rosies with the insurance company.  :0(