Happy Birthday Warren Emanuel Slaughter! Wes is a heap-big 5 today, and feeling every inch of it. I can hardly believe its been 5 years since our much-anticipated first son was born. He was my easiest delivery (he'll get extra inheritance for that some day), and is such a creative little guy. He loves to draw and write and is also our "type-A" child, who needs all things in order and loooooves routine (much to his parent's consternation). Its been a wonderful 5 years, and we can't wait to see what kind of young man he'll turn out to be.....our prayer is just that he will be one who will love Christ, the Church, and others. He is such a blessing.
Friday, June 30, 2006
here I go, playing the star again
Happy Birthday Warren Emanuel Slaughter! Wes is a heap-big 5 today, and feeling every inch of it. I can hardly believe its been 5 years since our much-anticipated first son was born. He was my easiest delivery (he'll get extra inheritance for that some day), and is such a creative little guy. He loves to draw and write and is also our "type-A" child, who needs all things in order and loooooves routine (much to his parent's consternation). Its been a wonderful 5 years, and we can't wait to see what kind of young man he'll turn out to be.....our prayer is just that he will be one who will love Christ, the Church, and others. He is such a blessing.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Just another day in paradise
This is recent life at the Russell home. Summer is in full swing. Our boys (4 oldest full-time sons and 2 part-time sons!) are in their matching we-will-hopefully-spot-them-in-a-crowd orange shirts and a look at what we go through just to get the 8 children ready for a trip to Fiesta Texas. They all have so much fun and Dirk and I love that they all go to bed so easily when we get home!
Sunday, June 18, 2006
you are the dancing queen, young and sweet...
here are the pictures from beth's party, as promised. sorry it took so long, but i was waiting for the appropriate people to send me the relevant pictures from their respective cameras. only one of them obeyed me. thanks, nicole! to everyone else, you've missed the chance for your photography skills to be published on this very famous blog. better luck next time!
here we were getting ready for the party. hammering those torches into the ground, filling water balloons, making food to feed 60 hungry teenagers, and crossing things off of our to-do list as we go along.
since the party was so popular and everyone in town was dying to attend, beth made tim head of security. he put up a chain at the end of the driveway and as guests arrived, he had to make sure they were on the official guest list before letting them in.
after our deck, yard, and house were filled with the most important people in beth's life, dad made a "it was sixteen years ago and we were driving to the hospital..." speech and then prayed for the food. and then it was time for, well, food.
after food, there were silly string and water balloon fights. (we needed a healthy outlet for all the teenagers to "express their feelings")
then cake and presents. as head of security, tim examined and kicked around all the gifts to make sure there were no bombs, and when he felt they were safe, he let beth open them.
and then of course, we sang some karaoke, had a bonfire, and for some reason, beat up caleb.
all in all, beth had a blast with her friends, and mom and dad looked on as yet another child becomes old enough to wreck--i mean drive--their vehicles.
here we were getting ready for the party. hammering those torches into the ground, filling water balloons, making food to feed 60 hungry teenagers, and crossing things off of our to-do list as we go along.
since the party was so popular and everyone in town was dying to attend, beth made tim head of security. he put up a chain at the end of the driveway and as guests arrived, he had to make sure they were on the official guest list before letting them in.
after our deck, yard, and house were filled with the most important people in beth's life, dad made a "it was sixteen years ago and we were driving to the hospital..." speech and then prayed for the food. and then it was time for, well, food.
after food, there were silly string and water balloon fights. (we needed a healthy outlet for all the teenagers to "express their feelings")
then cake and presents. as head of security, tim examined and kicked around all the gifts to make sure there were no bombs, and when he felt they were safe, he let beth open them.
and then of course, we sang some karaoke, had a bonfire, and for some reason, beat up caleb.
all in all, beth had a blast with her friends, and mom and dad looked on as yet another child becomes old enough to wreck--i mean drive--their vehicles.
Monday, June 12, 2006
Change your ways while you're young...
Are these two the cutest baby girl cousins or what?? Carrie came over to play with Erin today, and after playing outside, they settled into the big leather chair to watch Baby Einstein. 
Erin evidently thought that Carrie was there to make her comfortable, and poor Carrie was slumped under the weight of a rather "large" 15 month old.
But of course, interest in the DVD won over and Carrie forgot that she was being used as a lounging pillow.Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Sweet dreams!
CJ, who is leaking pounds as well as spinal fluid, is starting to concern her sisters. So they're trying to help her dream of food that will help her replace the thirty pounds she's lost!
~~the Matriarch
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