Little Miss Hollywood........she was relaxing on the porch enjoying some sunshine while we played and worked outside!
Baxter enjoys holding his little sister.........she kind of likes him too:)
Lots of nap time at our house!
Baxter really enjoys swimming in his pool this summer..........he wants Rowan to swim but since she is too little he has settled for pushing Axle in the pool to swim with him!!!
Practicing a little t-ball with his buddy Axle!
This was the day we had been waiting for soooo long..........the day we got to bring her home! She has made our family complete:)
Here we are on Monday, May 10th, 2010.........ready to go and meet Rowan! We are on our way to the hospital for the c-section @ 10 that morning......it was such an exciting day!
Here she is........born at 1:05 p.m. She came out healthy and sassy......already daddy's little girl:)
Here is Baxter meeting her for the 1st time.......he is officially the "big brother" and a good one at that!
This was the mad little face Jeremy and I met for the 1st time.........she brought tears to our eyes, she is one special little girl to us and we thank God for her everyday.
MONKEYS! Baxter wanted a monkey party for his 6th birthday and that is what he got!
We celebrated with cupcakes and banana splits, it was yummy!
He had a few friends for the party....Matthew, Trevor and Benton!
The party was suppose to be out in the trees in our backyard but it snowed about 5 inches that day so we had it indoors and it turned out just fine!
We had Zoo Safari come and show the boys some animals.......we had everything from snakes, yes snakes to turtles and alligators in our house, it was interesting. She was suppose to bring a monkey but didn't make it with that. Baxter had a terrific day, I just can't believe my little boy is 6 already!
Here is the big brother painting his sister's nursery pink! Yes, it is a girl.....Rowan Elizabeth, and she will be arriving on May 10th so we have been busy getting ready for her! Baxter is going to be such a good big brother to her, we just can't wait to meet her! 
He worked so hard painting........and making more messes for mom and dad to clean up, as you can see he had pink paint from head to toe:)
Along with Baxter daddy did such a good job on his daughter's nursery and grandma Rhonda even came out to help, it was an exciting step in preparing for our little girl!
We did a lot of cooking while it was cold outdoors.........here is my little helper in the kitchen helping me make fry bread for indian tacos......reminds us of home!
Here is my little wrestler.....this was his 1st season and it was guit an experience!
We tried a few tournaments and the first one we went to, he won 4th place!!!!!! (We don't tell the part about there only being 4 in his bracket!)
He wrestled at 48 pounds......he felt big with this on his arm!
On our way to a tournament, he has his game face on:)
This is what Santa brought Baxter for Christmas............a puppy! He has been wanting one for quit a while now and Santa pulled throught, it took alot of planning on Santa's part to deliver him on Christmas morning!!!!!!! Axle is the new addition to our family, he is so funny to watch and it is really cute to watch Baxter play with him, he has a new friend now and so happy about it:)
Baxter was really excited to sit in his lab this year.......FINALLY! He wanted to find Santa to tell him he wanted a puppy and rocket, so we found him at the Bass Pro Shop.....after an hour of waiting in line, but it was soooooo worth it to see him sit on his lab and tell him what he wanted! And guess what he brought just what he asked for and more:)
He hears the ringing of the Santa's sleigh bell:)
Got his ticket punched by the conductor........a "B" for Baxter!
Baxter and Benton with Santa.
It was a magical ride!
I had to post this even if it is swide ways, me with my good computer skills could not get it turned! Baxter has been wanting a belt with a BIG buckle and boots so we got him some.......if I do say so myself, he is a pretty darn handsome cowboy:)
October finds Jeremy hunting........here is his 1st big prize of the season........an Elk that he shot in southwestern Oklahoma. He was so excited to get to hunt elk, the only thing we did not have in our front room on the wall, now we do! I was excited for him, it was a great size, Baxter just wondered why he couldn't just go out to his hunting lease and shoot one, I don't think he will find this in Pryor! I know there will be many more animals to come this year, it is an eventful time in our lives:)
Lovin my Les! She came home last weekend from OSU to spend time with us, really with BAXTER!
A few weekends ago we went down to see Damon, Kathy, Dane and Kacee! It was so great to see them, we miss them so much! We went to see Dane play football.........starting quarterback, it was so exciting! We also found some time to go shopping and of course, Cabela's, here is where the kids are posing in front of the bears, it was like going to the zoo for Baxter:)
We went to eat at Babe's, a famous place on I-35 known for their chicken, it was delicious! Of course there was an old tractor in the front and that is where we spent a good hour after dinner while Baxter pretending to be driving!
Another little football player in our future, like his cousin Dane!
Here is Baxter with his teachers Mrs. Atkins and Mrs. Combs. He loves going all day.......he is being a great leader this year!!!!
Here is Baxter with grandpa by RAMMUNITION, the monster truck!!!! It was at the Dodge place in Pryor crushing the "cash for clunkers" cars and we were there!!!!! Baxter loved it, made his Saturday afternoon wonderful!!! He even got to meet the driver and look at every part of the truck as LONG as he wanted!
Jeremy went to Louisville, Kentucky for a work conference and I tagged along for the week!!!!!! Baxter got to stay with grandma and Essie for the week, he thought he was on his own vacation! We had a good time......ate some good food on the Ohio River, relaxed, went to a baseball game, toured downtown, shopped, enjoyed each others company and saw some cool places! This was us at the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
Here was Millionaire Row......I might have set at Michael Jordan's table!!!! They pay $25,000 for a table for 1 day to watch the derby, crazy huh!!!!!1
The winner this year........Mine That Bird, he had the odds of 1 out 50 chance to win, 2nd time in history that a horse with those odds has one!
Few from the winners circle!
We also toured the Louisville Slugger Museum, it was neat to watch the major league players bats being made........Kenny Griffith Jr.'s was being made when we were there! We got Baxter one made with his name on it, I think his daddy was more impressed with it than he was!!!
Enjoying all of it!
We FINALLY got a pic with Chip & Dale........his next favorites after Donald! 
My sweet boy!
Beautiful sunsets!
The last night they had a "Pirate Party"! We even got to meet Captain Sparro! It was an awesome night.........it ended with Mickey coming down the zip line and fire works......Baxter was impressed!
