Abigail's 4!!

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY ABIGAIL!!

After I made this Hello Kitty cake Abigail told me that she had wanted a frog cake! I have no idea where she got that idea from! She's never once mentioned anything about a frog cake!

I think she liked her Hello Kitty after all...



... and so did her sisters!



Watching Daddy light the candles

The happy birthday girl

Thank you, Grandma & Grandpa Birx, for all the fun presents!



I think she liked this one!

Rachel hanging out with Hello Kitty

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We love you, Abigail!

Happy Birthday!!

Enjoying Fall

Lillian helped me make some yummy fall cupcakes

Our four little pumpkins







Help!

Lillian going for a jog on our leaf maze


Rachel hanging out with Mommy in the Snugli

Rebecca in her usual position


Lillian making a leaf bouquet

Taking a walk down our block

Smile :)

Lillian lost her first tooth this past week!! It had been loose for over two weeks -- she wasn't going to let anyone pull it out! Well, it finally came out while she was eating an apple BUT she swallowed it!! Atleast that's what we think happened because we can't find it anywhere! She cried after realizing she wasn't going to be able to see it because she said she really wanted to see what the back of her tooth looked like! Silly Lilly! No worries though, the Tooth Fairy still came...

Pictures

There's not much going on around here. Daniel's got the furnace up and running to keep us cozy on these crisp fall days. Hard to believe it's already sweater weather ...

Rebecca helping Daddy with a project

The girls waiting for the polish to dry on their fingernails and toenails while watching a movie (rough life, huh?!)

Out enjoying one of the last nice days of warm weather



I don't remember this happening with the other girls - a front blowout!

Her face says it all - sisters!

Our sweet, happy Rachel



We have a new nephew!! Andrew Stanton was born on September 23! After 3 girls, my brother Mike finally got his boy! Congratulations Mike, Susann and girls!!

Here are all the troops... minus Little Miss Delaney who was home napping.

Alan, Lillian, baby Rachel, Serena, Mikayla, baby Andrew (only 4 days old in this picture), Lydia, Rebecca & Abigail



Our troops

Chuckle

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The other day she asked me out-of-the-blue, "Why do we have cheeks on our bottom and cheeks by our eyes?!"

Happy sisters

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Oh! One more thing, Lillian recently asked Jesus into her heart!!!! YIPPEE!!!

Grandpa & Grandma's Visit

Grandpa and Grandma Birx came to visit for 2 weeks! What a fun time we had!! Here are some pictures to prove it:

Grandpa enjoying a nap with Rachel.

Taking a rest while walking downtown (Lillian took the picture).

We had a black bear in our yard while G&G were here! Grandpa chased after it (yes, chased) down the alley to get a few pictures. The bear was in our neighbor's yard for this picture. He was over 6 ft. tall when standing! This is the second bear we've seen in our yard after living here for 7 years... two too many.

We took a day trip to Stillwater, MN and did some antique and boutique shopping. In this picture we're having lunch by the St. Croix River (that's a lift bridge down river that goes into WI)

We took the girls to Teddy Bear Park to run around after all that shopping! They were kind enough to stop for a few seconds and pose for me (and Grandpa) on this fake rock.

Cuddling with Teddy (even Rachel!) who's made of real rock.

The girls went to a neighbor friend's princess party. This was before we left. They were SO excited to be wearing their princess dresses outside!! Oh, and I can't forget to mention that they won the best costume/dress-up award!! :)


Eating lunch at Fort Snelling in St. Paul, MN


Lillian, Abigail and Rebecca sitting in the rifle slots of a round tower.

This is what Rachel did all day... sleep!


Standing with some Fort Snelling soldiers.


Enjoying another beautiful day with family by taking a walk on a nearby trail.

Sweet.


Our little angel.


Here's our angel flying at Miss Kitty's pool! Even G&G went swimming!!

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Thanks for coming out to visit Grandpa and Grandma! We sure had a fun time with you! We love you!

These next pictures are from this past weekend. We went to a Military Vehicle Show up in northern Wisconsin. I'm mainly posting these pictures for Grandpa Birx :)
They were giving free rides on some of the vehicles. This is an Allis-Chalmers M4 High Speed Tractor (used for towing large field artillery).


Daniel and Lillian riding on an M4 Sherman Tank.


Daniel, Abigail and Lillian riding in a M38A1 Jeep (similar to Daniel's).


Getting ready to ride a Mechanical Mule.

Standing by a 1-1/2 Ton Chevy M6 Bomb Truck that's similar to Daniel's.

Sitting in the big tires of a M26 Pacific Tank Retriever.

(Do I know my military vehicles, or what?!)



One more thing...
Rachel's smiling now :)