Random Images of 2007, part 1

Many bloggers are doing year in review posts this week. I've seen some that are recaps of blog posts from each month of the year, some that quote the first sentence of the blog for each month, some that copy a picture a month...all kinds of variations. I had decided I needed to do a review of my own...but instead of reviewing what I *have* blogged about in 2007, I decided I would review some of the things I *planned* to blog about and never got to. :) So...here is the first of several installments of things that *should* have been in my blog this year that didn't quite make it...(they are in no particular order, and some are *random child photos* that I am posting because I just *like* them ;-))

Bayley in puppytails...
Emlyn...
Bayley and Gloria-the-Evil-Cat...
Bayley and her friend Kaitlyn...they just *happened* to be in coordinating dresses one Sunday...
I took these "pictures of pictures" in November for a post I had planned to do in memory of my Granny Marks on her birthday, Nov. 12. From her I got my love of all things paper, tiny print fabrics, creating things, fried chicken and turkey and dressing, and my habit of being a packrat. ;-) I loved her dearly and miss her terribly.

The whole crew on a Sunday morning this fall...
Bay and Ammah Grace in their red plaid....
Mamoe with Prissy...
Ammah Grace and baby doll at Mamoe's on Thanksgiving...
Bayley at Mamoe's on Thanksgiving...
Our Thanksgiving brunch...yummy fruit salad from my friend Amanda...
...and sausage cheese bread, which has been a tradition since we got the recipe from my friend Kathy...
Bayley and Kaitlyn in their matching Christmas dresses...Bay's was a hand-me-down from Kaitlyn, and then another friend gave Kaitlyn one for this year...they were so excited about wearing them together!
Emlyn with Gloria-the-Evil-Cat. This cat is one of the most ill-tempered we have ever had....but she *loves* Emlyn. She follows her around like a puppy dog and sleeps with her every night. Emlyn is my true cat-lover and she and this cat are best buddies.
At Cracker Barrel with Mamoe on Thanksgiving...

Ammah Grace got a new Bible for Christmas from her wonderful Sunday School teacher, Mrs. JoAnn. Mrs. JoAnn has taught all of our children in Sunday School, and I was so glad when she came back to teach Gracie this year. Gracie loves her purple Bible...she carries it around and says, "This says, 'Holy Bible'," and "My Bible is precious". It is truly a treasure to her.


Christmas girls...
Bayley and Gracie in their "storybook coats"...
The kids in the back yard, climbing trees and enjoying a milder winter day...


Not long before Christmas, I took the entire refrigerator apart and gave it the most thorough cleaning it has had since we've had it. It was *spotless* (and we've done a pretty good job of keeping it that way.:)) I had planned to post these for a Tackle It Tuesday post, but didn't get to it. *sigh*

Ice Skating! Kaitlyn had her birthday party at the Jones' Center in Springdale. Neither Peter nor Bayley had ever ice skated, so it was quite an experience. They did really well, though, and I was proud of them!



A boy and his dog...