Ashley's 14th Birthday!

When people say all the time, 'they grow up so fast'...take it from me - they do!! I absolutely cannot belileve that Ashley is 14 years old and in High School. When did this happen?? Blink...she used to be in Kindergarten. The girls and I picked her up from school on her special day...and drove to FR for a little birthday photo session with her sisters.











This photo is my favorite...I absolutely LOVE it.









Ashley's friend's from school brought her balloons which she carried around all day...



...and posters that she carried around all day. How cute and thoughtful of all her friends.


Time for her family birthday...






There were gummie worms...but Madison thought for some reason they were real. It took a while to convince her they were NOT real.






Make a wish...


Yes, this ice cream cake was delicious!!! We are blessed to have such a wonderful daughter in our lives. (ok make that 4!)

Seattle - Part 8 - The Family BBQ

Matt's Uncle David, Uncle Richard (Dennis' brother) & Dennis - Matt's dad.

Grandpa & Brandon

The girls...

Matt's cousin Mike...

Linda, Kathy, Pam, & Barbara...

Michelle & I...

Time for a talk...

Dennis and his kids...

Families last forever...

Seattle - Part 7 - The Family Pictures

Matt with his sister Shannon and her husband Tom. We had our family pictures taken at their house about 4 years ago...so they hosted the whole family for dinner again, invited the same photographer back, and had our family pictures done again. If you were wondering, yes, I snuck in some pic's with my own camera, I know...I can't help it.

It's a bird, it's a plane, nope...it's Madison!

For some reason, Matt couldn't get the same air with Ryan...

...or Jabe - but he had fun trying. What a great Uncle!

Isaac & Ashley

Jabe ~

The upcoming Freshman - cousins.

The Family Photos

The Graue Family ~ Matt's sister Shannon & Tom, their boys Brandon & Ryan, & Tom's Parents, Tom Sr. & Linda.

Matt's sister Kirsten with her boys Issac & Jabe

Our family take 1.... what are we all laughing at?!

Our family full of girls...

Grandma & Grandpa with their Grandkids...

Matt's Family ~ this is a priceless photo.

Madison loves her daddy & her Grandpa.

After the photo session was over, Grandpa & Papa Tom enjoyed watching the boys play basketball.

I'm proud to say, my husband can totally hang with the...younger crowd. Although honey, I think you officially only have a few years left...so enjoy while you still can.

It was a nice evening at Shannon's house spending time with family.

Grandpa & Alyssa...she wanted a picture with JUST her grandpa.

Grandpa & Mia...so did Mia.

For this photo alone, that took all of one second to take...was worth the whole entire trip. Yes, God...you do make beautiful things.