Two New Kindergartners

Kolby and Mallorie were so excited for their first day.















Can we go yet?
















Kolby hurt his foot on the rock he's sitting on, and Mal is comforting him.
I'm so glad they'll have each other.






































I can't believe Kolby and Mallorie started school already. They love school and their teacher (so far). I'm not sure I'm going to love it, though. I will miss them, but I'm sure I'll find lots of things to keep me busy. I'm going to start teaching piano lessons and babysitting part-time. So, that will be good. They did really well on their first day. Neither one of them cried, and I didn't either, thanks to my friend Staci, who ran into a table just as I was getting teary-eyed. I was grateful to have her there to cheer me up, even if it was at the price of her dignity. Also, I had a present waiting for me at home after I dropped them off. My friend, Natalie was so thoughtful. She got me a box of Kleenex and some chocolate to cheer me up. Then I went to lunch with my friend Tricia, which also helped me cope. By then it was time to pick them back up from school. It seemed like it went by really fast. I am so grateful to my friends and all they do for me.

Reed's Dairy Family Days

Kelani, Mallorie (looking cross-eyed) and Ashley
on the Horse-drawn carriage tour of the dairy.
It smelled delightful.

















Mal loves horses!

















Giddyup cowboy!
















The kids waited FOREVER for balloons.


















































Eric and Jeremy had a cow milking contest. Eric's technique won. Jeremy claimed that it was only because Eric's cow had larger milk-giving apparatus.















Kolby and Mal with a baby goat. Notice that Mal's not petting the goat?




















Kelani and Mal with baby calf. Again, notice that Mal's not touching the baby calf. I wonder if she's afraid or just doesn't like animals that much.















Tomio, Gavin, Ryan, Natalie, Kolby, and Vai.
What a bunch of cool kids.

Good Times at the IF Zoo

Kolby and Mallorie in front of the flamingos.  (Mallorie's favorite animal.)

Four cute kids (and a friendly lion)

Dylan and Cardon really got into the make-believe.  They were pretending that they were going to The Amazon, Africa, and other exotic places on a rocket ship.

Mallorie and Kolby loved the animal show.  Joseph looks a little distracted.  

My Niece

Well, as promised here are some pictures of my newest niece, Madeline.  Isn't she so cute.  Right now she and her family are in Alaska.  My brother-in-law wants to be a dentist, so he is in Alaska visiting his uncle (who is a dentist), while he shadows him.  Then they will head back to Missouri, where he's going to school.  I wish I could go visit them.  Aubrey looks like a good big sister already, and she looks just like her baby sister, just with beautiful curls.  We have only seen Aubrey in person a couple of times!  It's so sad how fast they grow.