seasons may change, winter to spring...

Here's to our dear old Warren who turned 6 today! He's such a sweet boy and we all miss him very very much!!!!


Happy Birthday Wes!!!!!!!!!

sailing over wave and tide, oh, fantastic waves against the sides of the hull

Last Sunday the Papa took the B team (minus Beth) and Michelle (Emily ditched us as well) out to Canyon Lake on the pontoon boat. Mom requested pictures on the family blog.

Papa driving the boat

Tim was the first one in the water
holding on for dear life
as the seamonster appeared from behind himand all the kids laugh

Papa jumps inDok just sleeps
Shelley jumps off the side

Shelley and Michelle are happy
Caleb timidly gets in, not wanting to tarnish his "easily sunburned skin"

Nate of course brings his iPod and stays lost in it the whole way
Michelle and ShelleyOur Dok

you're making a mess -- is that what you do best?

Anyone with the slightest concern that the 26th member of the Warren clan might not have the same affinity for feijoada as the rest of us, need no longer worry.

it's comin' around again

Molly was very proud when she heard that Granny made this for her favorite Auntie, that her Mommy wore it too, as well as successive aunts for years. When she came down the stairs in it...well, I guess the stove must have been malfunctioning, since there was smoke in the air...or something.

Erin's reaction...

...when we told it would be another month before she sees her Papa. She says if he really loved her, he'd get another TDY out here.