Thank you for a fun day Etter Family!!!

Keegan working on his Leapster with Daddy

Brand new baby boy Collin!!

Me and Marcie

Katie LOVING this chair!!! Would crawl in and out of it on her own!!

She also enjoyed this chair!!

Happy Birthday Grandma Deb & Aunt Chelle!!!

Keegan's New 'Do

I cut Keegan's hair the other day for him. He requested a cut like Daddy's. He even told me which guards to put on the razor! I think he looks just like Daddy!! And his cousin Bailey!!

Fun at the Sprinkler Park

The other day after Katie's nap we packed up and went to the sprinkler park not to far from us. Chad was out of town, and I thought it might break up the evening. And wear them out!! Here are some pics...

Katie quite concerned with the ornamental 'bugs' around the park...

Keegan in motion - as usual...

Thank you for the fun hat GiGi!

Love love love the ruffle bottom!!

Fun Afternoon!

Congratulations Shannon & Sarah!!!

We went to a wedding this past weekend. It was absolutely wonderful, beautiful, and alot of fun! It was also wonderful to get to see the family!! Thank you Sarah & Shannon!!

Sarah & Shannon's first dance

At the wedding beforehand...

Katie sucking on her bribery tax aka a sucker

Cousin Kendall & Aunt Michelle

Papa Chuck & Keegan

Keegan & Momma

Katie sucking on a lemon (she had TWO!!)

Uncle Ryle's take on weddings, Chad trying to keep a straight face

Papa Chuck & KaeKae on the dance floor

Uncle Ryle cuttin' a rug with Kendall

The Train Station

The other day it was too hot to go to a park. So we decided to visit the train station. Both of the kids had a great time, and it wasn't very busy. In fact, for a little while, we were the only ones in there! But then some large train enthusiasts came in, and did not find humor in Katie. In her defense, if you make your train so long that makes it difficult for an 18 month old to figure out that it's your train, well lesson learned. Short trains travel faster anyway...

tip tip toes!

More catching up...

Went to the zoo with friends. LOVE those stingrays!!

Keegan and his 1st Golf club

Katie LOVES chocolate M*&*M's!!

Just a sweet pic! Katie's first ice cream cone on her finger...

Let's play catch up...Again!

So sorry about the delay in posts! Just keeping busy. Here's a little bit of what we've been doing...

Katie "hanging" with the big kids...

"Mom, did you notice this extremely large turtle looking at me?"

We also met up with some friends that we traveled to China with at a local park. It was great to see them again and to have the girls together! Can not wait for the reunion this summer!!

Katie, Elizabeth, & Lia

"At? At?" (Where did the water go??)

Received this in an email and had to share...

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25 No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Reading bedtime stories...

BIG yawn...Good Night!