Happy Birthday Mamee!


Cate with the biggest dog I've ever seen, at the Barkin' Beauties dog pageant, a 4H benefit that I MC'd Saturday morning.


Miabess enjoying the treats at Cate's school Halloween party.


We have the cutest kids in the world!


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The girls helped me clean up the yard this afternoon.





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Cate decided to color her turtle sandbox cover. She did great! I love her creativity.


I had her pose with her masterpiece.


Cate, ready to dig at Crater of Diamonds today. We told her that if she found a diamond, we'd buy her a Barbie. No luck though.


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The girls reading a 'maddazine' together.


Cate playing football with Daddy.


Cate at OBU with Mommy.


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AQ Chicken in Springdale.


At the starting line for the Tour de Cure.


Cate LOVES crab legs.


Bess having a good talk with a goose at the park in Texarkana.


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Cycling for a Cause

This Saturday I'll be riding in the American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure of NW Arkansas. My goal is to raise $500 to help fund research and awareness for this disease that affects so many people. Please click on the link to support me... donating is easy and safe. Thanks friends!

Click here to donate: http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR?pg=personal&fr_id=7370&px=6357889

Birthday Party 2010

Melanie did a great job with the decorations for the girls' birthday party. It was a ladybug party, which Cate came up with. Mia Beth: "On it open." Cate LOVED her pillow pet that Meme got her. She'd been seeing it on TV for months.

Mia Beth was making the same face as her monkey.

Mmm cupcakes!

Riley Cate was celebrating her fourth birthday.

Mia Beth is a proud two.

They had a ladybug hunt outside.

Of course no day would be complete at our house without a princess appearance.

Group pic for the color-coordinated Carlton girls.

Cate Turns Four

As an aside, Mia's dress almost perfectly matched the carpet.


They were awesome at Cate's school. They had this princess hat ready when she got there.


This is Cate on the morning of her 4th birthday.


And with her special dessert at Papa's.


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The girls were sharing a plate of fruit just now. From the other room I heard, "NO MIABEF you can't eat all the campbell oats." Then she came in here and told on Bess for eating all her "camel loafs." She was going for cantaloupes. Pretty close.


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The girls in their new fall dresses on the way to church Sunday morning.


Miabess at Stilwell's first anniversary open house.


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Dinner in the nursery before church tonight. When Miabess smiles, she smiles all over.


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Riley Cate: "I just prayered that God would light up our whole house like Kenny's Fun Land." (For you out of towners, Kenny's Fun Land is your typical vacant grocery store parking lot travelling carnival, and all that it implies.)


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A momma and three kittens showed up and provided and hour of entertainment for the girls for just a handful of food.


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So nice to be outside today!


New mirrors ready for dance classes.


The glass guys delivering the new mirrors for the studio.


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On our 10th anniversary trip.


I think Bess needs a bigger tv.


I don't even know what's going on here.


Mmm noodles!


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Cate after school one day.


Bess at Abbie and Rex's bday party.


Sunrise over our house.


I didn't even pose this!


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August 2010

Our friend Livingstone from Tanzania reading to Cate.


Bess getting her time in with "Stone."


Daddy and Bess.


A tea party. My favorite is Darth Vader baby.


Took the girls for ice cream. I said kiddie cups but they brought cones. What a mess.


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