Happy Birthday, Mandy!

Our parenting journey joyfully began 28 years ago with the birth of Amanda Elisabeth! 
5 years of college,  642 pets, and 6 more kids later, we couldn't think of a better way to have spent the last 28 years!

Happy Birthday to a cheerful, intelligent, talented, wacky, beautiful young woman.  We love you!

July 4th 2010

Since I was a little under the weather, Mandy was in charge of most of the photography for the day.  The following is a sample of some of the 432 pictures she snapped.

While waiting for the big fireworks show we:

 

 

 posed for the camera

    

                                                                  Did Mandy's hair

                                                           Braided our hair together

                                                      Set off colorful smoke bombs.

                                                 Dyed tennis shoes with colorful smoke bombs
                                                      (who says kids today aren't creative?)

                                                           set up the binoculars

                                                 sat by the campfire fixing smores

                                                                 had a nap

                                                                    watched the sunset





                                              All in preparation for the big show..............

                                           Happy 4th!