19th Birthday!

Birthdays have not always been

happy occasions for some...

Some gifts didn't even bring a smile...


The stress of a birthday could be
quite upsetting...

But then there was a glimmer of hope on the

horizon...

Maybe birthdays weren't that bad after all.

It wasn't long before birthdays became

bright happy occasions for this little girl...
= )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIT!

Brit was thrilled to get such an array of

colors for her nails

from the Rays!

Thanks guys!

Guess how old she is?

(Thank you Miss Karla and CeCe for the keepsake)

It took a while for us to

figure out where the special

birthday outing would be

since the rain spoiled our

original plans.

The committee is in session,

and the birthday girl

awaits the verdict...

Even Josiah is up in the air

about the

final decision.

One day this little guy will no longer

fit in the space

between the fridge and

the ceiling, but

until that time I think

Uncle Rick will keep

making the attempt.

"I forgive you Uncle Rick for

making a spectacle of me."

And here he comes for the slam

dunk!

The crowd goes wild!

(at least he thinks so)

= )

The fun activity was decided upon...

Mr. Bug was there to greet us.

There were go-carts awaiting

all those willing to ride...

The line up?

Mad racer J!

Cool Uncle T

Coming in second...

Ravishing Uncle R

and

birthday Brit.

Then we enjoyed a game of...

Followed by a few holes in...

The golf course was a great adventure!

First there was a trip into the deep...
Brit narrowly escaped the mouth of the shark!

Ouch!

A hole in one in the coral reef...

Playing with the dolphins!

Then we took a walk in the jungles

of
Jurassic Park!

Auntie Tiffani made a friend.

Jay didn't mind the Raptor's

breath...

Brit's head was just the right size
for a mid-day snack...

The pro-golfers had a slight

accident with their

All-terrain vehicle...

So, we "high-tailed" it to a place of safety

where we continued the

birthday celebration

with friends and family...

Cutting the cake was never so much fun...

We sang...

We ate...

and ate...

The guys are in an

intense game
playing the Wii.

WANTED--

for indoor

Tom-foolery on a rainy day...

The guilty pair...

A picture with the birthday girl...

Uh-oh!

I think the party's over for some...

=(

Triplets...

The birthday weekend continues

with the BCM basketball game...
The game was so close it went into over time

twice!

We even got to see

Tizzy and Levi!

Brooklyn, Tiz, Amanda, and Air...

The Rains with their

droplets!

We had a great time with Mrs. C.,
she was a wonderful hostess!

We enjoyed having tea and hearing

about her over sea travels.

Harriet showed us how she carries her little

one around while she does her chores.

Great idea!

Thanks to everyone for making Brit's birthday weekend so special and memorable!

Easter

Didn't remember until the end of the day

to take a few pics on this

Resurrection Sunday!

It's too bad we didn't get the wonderful

meal we had with Gram(who's not pictured here)

She did an excellent job!

Everything was delicious!

Thank you Gram!

Later that day we visited more

family...

It's such a joy to have a baby in the family!

Brit was the last grandchild for 18 years!

Brit and Auntie Tiff...

"Joby" and Auntie Tiff...

This is the new nickname

Auntie Rae came up with.

I think it'll take some getting

used to.

We'll see if it out lasts the others

or becomes a thing

of the past.

And here he is again!

He's been getting a little personality lately.

If you tell him "no" and then try to

smile at him later, he won't

be too pleased with you.

Too funny that he actually remembers!

He'll have to learn the lessons

of forgiveness.

The happy parents....

or more like...

the sleepy parents!

= )

Uncle Tupac and Brit...

Auntie Rae and Brit...

It is a blessing to know that we serve

a LIVING Savior!

Autumn's B~day!

April 12th brought birthday wishes

for

AUTY!

A happy birthday to you!

O may you always be true,

to your Savior and King...

giving thanks in all things!

A happy birthday to you!

Give praise in all that you do...

until Jesus comes for you!

= )

Here's the group of the usual

suspects!

Some look a bit more questionable

than others.

Um.....maybe I was wrong!

Looks like everyone here is suspicious.

No...

more like GUILTY of

birthday madness!

Here's the birthday babe!

Blow out the candles!

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight!

Whew!

"Eight...eight...eight...eight!

Let's sing a song of eight!

How many is eight?!"

Do any of you remember where this

"little diddy" is from?

(hint: ok, so the author of this post has now

given herself away and proven she is not

from this recent generation= ))

You've got to wear your birthday hat just so....

That's it!

Just a slight tilt...

Ah, yes!

the Leaning Tower of Pisa effect...

a work of art!

The lady at the bakery counter put

some very special touches

on the cake just for

Auty.

Wow! Talk about a treasure trove of

goodies!

The ship must have

landed on a deserted island

and the whole band of pirates

found the buried treasure!

They then handed it all over to

Queen Birthday!

The queen and one of her loyal subjects.

= )

The queen reigns over the Land of Cuteness...

Two more of her loyal subjects.

The itty bitties ...

The two red heads of the family.

And "that's all she wrote"!

T2's Birthday

March paraded in with lots of

birthday bashes!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY T2 !

T2's b-day is two days before his dad's...

That's why he got the privilege of being

his name's sake.

= )

(Happy birthday to you too Uncle Terry!)

Eleven tiny flames

on eleven sticks of wax

on top of Auntie Pam's dreamy

four-layer cake!

This brother and sister team

are hard to separate! Hey look! Even the cake is happy about this day! Two trumpeters... they actually sounded quite good! Practice makes perfect guys! The birthday boy is a natural! The birthday bicycle race! And here's the line up... Creative Krissy on the far left... then Simply snazzy CeCe... Terrific T... Super sweet Sum-Sum... and last but not least... "don't be naughty" Auty! On your mark... Get set... GO! And the winner is... Birthday boy! Yeah T! Happy eleventh year!

Uncle Rick's Birthday

This is the b-day gift Auntie Tiffani received

for Uncle Rick's birthday!

He always shares his

birthday with her and

gets her something special

on that day.

Awwww soooo SWEET!

You're a great husband Uncle Rick!

The camera couldn't nearly capture

the brilliance of the glistening

jewels!

FABULOUS!!!

Uncle Rick had a visit from a

little baby bear.

= )

Actually, you look a bit uncomfortable there

little bear.

Slightly confined are you?

I'm getting claustrophobic just looking

at you! Poor guy!

And you can't truly have

toe-tappin'

lip-smackin'

fun without the FOUR-layer!!!

This was the Entree' in my book! We also enjoyed a few "appetizers";

A delicious salad from Jet's Pizza...

(They certainly make it worthwhile!)

Chunks of chicken,

ham,

cheese,

onion,

AND tomato!

Mmmmm.......

Makes you want to stick a fork through the computer screen!

(Who knows? We may be able to in a few years!) And their tongue-tantalizing

Bar-be-que Chicken Pizza!

Out of this World! Yeah!!!

Little bear has been released from his winter coat!

And he's standing! Hi little bear!

You happy now?! Uncle Rick taking his birthday call from Air! Hi Air-rell!!! It's hard to believe this big man was once a small baby *#~**_ years ago! Hope you had a great birthday Uncle Rick! We love you!

Sum Sum's B~day

We had a great time

MARCHING right along with

another birthday celebration !

Happy Birthday Sum-Sum!

This is the big TEN for our

March Princess!

Birthday greetings come to you,

from our hearts today!

We would wish you happiness,

all along life's way...

May the Savior guide you.

Keep you ever true!

May His love surround yooo0uuu

with blessings ever new!!!!

So glad we could spend this special

day with the Rays!

Auty, Micah, and Justy actually

had a prayer meeting

right before we came asking the

Lord to "bring the Mills" for

Sum-Sum's birthday...

And guess what?

He answered their prayer!

YEAH!!!!

I'd say they've got a head start

in learning the life of faith!

;)

We love you guys!

Kopp's Custard!

We had a great time at the conference this year

and we couldn't leave WI without

treating ourselves to our

All time favorite Custard place...

KOPP'S!

We're talking creamy, rich, and smooth

mouth-watering sensation! You have GOT to try it if you're ever in WI!

It'll make your taste buds quiver with

DELIGHT!

See you next time old pal!