Pictures....

The other day I grabbed some of the kids and we decided to take a few pictures!

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 I even made it into a few pics. :)

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A few singles.

In the bottom left picture, you may notice the new gravel road. 

We have gravel dust all over anything that is outside right now. :)

Have a wonderful week!

Happy 13th Birthday Aiden!

So privileged to be able to call him my brother!

Always thoughtful of little kids, enjoys working in afternoon Sunday school, 

loves that he shares his Birthday month with Molly and Mindy, and now his niece Abbie too! We love you and pray that God would use you in a wonderful way! Happy Birthday to my handsome brother!

Happy Birthday!

The 3 McDonnell's with May birthdays decided to celebrate together! :) Happy Birthday to Molly, Aiden and Mindy!

Kaity, Anna and I 

 We also celebrated Baby Abbie's 1st birthday. She loved the iPad and kept kissing it. :)

Aiden's Lego Creations

 Aiden entered this Santa and Elf into a Christmas Lego contest, and I thought he did an excellent job!

~ Let us Smile ~

The thing that goes the farthest

Toward making life worthwhile,

That costs the least and does the most

Is just a pleasant smile.

 That smile that bubbles from the heart

That loves its fellow men,

Will drive away the clouds of gloom

And coax the sun again.

It's full of worth and goodness, too,

With manly kindness blent;

It's worth a million dollars,

And it doesn't cost a cent.

May Birthdays

Last week Molly, Aiden and Mindy celebrated their birthdays together.  More pictures soon!

Molly & Aiden's birthday pictures

Molly and Aiden love to celebrate their birthdays together since they only have 3 days between them.  They like to say that they're twins during these three days.

Mom made the cake of their choice, which was angel food cake w\ strawberries, raspberries and bananas.  SO good!

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Do you think he likes ice cream???  :)

A Boy Is...

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Trust with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair, and the Hope of the future with A frog in its pocket.

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Aiden's Alphabet

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When Mom told Aiden to write the alphabet, lower and upper case...he decided to be creative.

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The 'G' is my personal favorite!