*.*HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE.*.

Avrie was giving Ethan kisses... it was so cute. When they first saw each other Ethan gave her a hug and she gave him a kiss.

Mike cutting cheese cake for michelle and the cake for the kids.

Michelles 1st birthday cake.

She is so excited!! CAN YOU TELL SHE LOVES CHEESECAKE!?

Ethan Grandpa Bowen BreEnne, and Avrie.

And that is Shari's Head:)

*.*Nathan*.*

Of course Val couldnt resist!

How handsome is he!!!! He smiled for me! i felt special!

For Nathan this was a good and a bad day! Valerie and I took Melanie and Nathan down to Idaho Falls to see the Eye doctor. As we waited Mel was saying how this was one of the worst appointments to take him too! I thought ahh she is just being a baby ;) ha ha... well okay NO SHE WASN'T!!! That poor little boy, i never have seen them actually prop open someones eye let a lone a little guy like Nathan with out putting him under... he had NOTHING, they dilated his eyes and when the doc came in i watched while I sat next to Mel holding her hand and Valerie was up next to the doc helping hold him. I wanted to see because I love this kinda stuff, but I'm a little more weak when it comes to people poking the eyeballs! ugh, anyway, when I saw their tools i was wondering how they were going to check his eyes well they pull his eye lids back so his eye is poppin out and they took this small tool that they ACTUALLY STUCK BEHIND HIS EYE!!! Val and I were kinda shocked! He did well! and after all was said and done once again Mel was able to get great news! His eyes were healed and he didn't have any loss in his sight!! AMAZING! They said see you in 3 months!!

*.* HaPpY NeW YeAr *.*

~Playing Killer Bunnies~

Layne, Aimee, Chris ,Shawn ,and Crystal but you cant see her.

A Kiss to welcome the New Year!

Our amazing friends! We Love you guys!

And of course our wonderful little Ethan! He welcomed the new year too!

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Well Everyone its 2009, which I am sure you are already aware of. I am happy to say that we had a wonderful ending to 2008 and I am glad that its over! So here we all go again starting something new!

Our night was full of Chips and dip and shrimp , pizza, Pasta... oh yes and the little stinker who went around whacking everyone with his New Year Horn! ANd i think he ate most of it...

While we were all waiting for 12 to come around... we have introduced a new wonderful game called Killer Bunnies to our friends here in Houston, they LOVE IT!!! So I am thanking Brett and April Knighton for bringing that game into OUR lives! it has saved us many nights from Boredom! Anyway.... I hope that you all had a great New year and may your 2009 be filled with love, laughter, happiness, and the strength for whatever this year brings!!

*.*My little Sunshine*.*

Well I have a lot of up dating to do so bare with me until I get it all done. In the top picture is Ethan with his blanket that grandma Beddes made for him! She is so amazing... its the softest thing and is so adorable. They are the little stuffed animals cut in half and then sown onto a blanket! He has a monkey a giraffe and a Bear which he is cuddling with in the top pictures. Thanks mom!!

The bottom pictures are him cruising around with his walker that he got for Christmas! he loves it! When he pushes it around the noes lights up and it sings! I loved this mostly because when we look through his book with all kinds of animals I always ask him where the Lion is and he knows right where it is, and then I ask him what a lion says and he says RAAAR! ha ha its so funny... anyway he loves to do this no matter where he is.... the 2ND pic is censored for everyone... with a little sunshine :)