The littles and I decided to pass the time this afternoon by testing out new places around our house to take pictures — we came up with two — inside the bed of daddy’s truck, which is parked in front of our house, and right inside the garage!

It turns out, garages are perfect spots to take closeup’s, or even full length shots. It was about 1:00 in the afternoon when we were doing this, and the light was soooo bright!

The second is a shot of the bug sittin’ on the bed of my hubby’s monsterous truck!

Robyn turned 5 on New Years Eve Day (11:34 AM CST) – I cried. I remember her as a baby like it was yesterday…and now she’s five years old!!! When asked how it felt to be a whole year older, she said “Mom, it feels great! (pause for thought) Actually…you know, I really, really, really LOVE being five!” I took the gal’s out for ice cream (Rhy, Chy, and Rob), then off to Claire’s to find some cool jewelry, then off to the bookstore (we can’t visit the mall without popping in there) for some new reads, then Aunt Annie’s Pretzels (per Rob’s request), then back home for some cupcakes and presents (while the grandparents watched on Skype). It was a fabulous day! We spent New Years Eve at home playing guitar hero and singstar, dancing around in our jammie’s, and being silly. We toasted with Apple-Grape Cider and watched the ball drop – played around some more, then hopped into bed around 2AM – WOW – what a day/night!

HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY BABY!!!!

And, here’s a few from over the years…