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 11th Birthday sweet Mindy!

We love our sweet sister Arminda!  :)

She is encouraging, friendly, musical, creative, exuberant, and lovely!

We pray God will bless you in the coming year.

Mindy Got Glasses!

 Mom found out Mindy was having trouble reading, especially small print, so while we were in Iowa Mom took her to the optometrist, and they found that she needed permanent glasses. Mindy Loves them! :)

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. :)

~ 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.

Kara & Mindy

Flowers and Such

Chalk Fun

Luke's smiley

Sweet Mindy

Luke and Nate busy drawing

Can anyone guess what this is?

May Birthdays

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

Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available. ~Jim Beggs

If you don't start out the day with a smile, it's not too late to start practicing for tomorrow.

-- Author Unknown

Birthdays (a couple of weeks ago)

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Mindy is seven this year.

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We enjoyed having Mama, (Dad's mom) in our home for a visit.
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Connor helping Mama open her gift.

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One of Mindy's gifts was this recorder. As you can see, Nathan was a little confused about which end to blow into.

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Luke helped him out.

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Birthday hug

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Still playing the same note, over and over again.

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Mindy is very expressive.

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Mom smiles for the camera.

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Mindy and Molly

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The birthday girls getting ready to blow out the candles.

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