Happy Birthday Kelly Joannah. We love you!

Can it really be God gave you to us 1 year ago? How thankful we are to have you as a part of our family.

Daddy and Julia plotting together about the balloon dump on Kelly in crib.

Party Time Kelly Jo! Daddy, Mommy, Julia, Grammy and Poppy all went in on Kelly after she woke from her nap and drop balloons into her crib. She seemed a bit puzzled, as we sang happy birthday to her around her bed. But you can tell she certainly enjoyed the attention.

Kelly did remarkably well at figuring out the whole present opening thing. I think most of all she enjoyed the sounds of the crinkly paper.

Kelly exploring this thing called a Birthday Cake. She was amazingly neat. Although we all thought at any moment it was gonna end up in her hair.

Julia and Kelly in a rocking chair full of blankets (or "blanks" as they are fondly referred to around our house).

Julia and Kelly playing in the colorful leaves on a hill by our house. I saw this spot a day ago and thought it would make a great place for photos and fun.

Here is Julia showing Kelly how this playing in the leaves things is done. What happy girls. I am so blessed. The love and discipline is really paying off. These girls are a joy to take places. We are often stopped and complimented on how well behaved they are. Thank you Lord for my little sweethearts.

This was Kelly's first exerience with Fall leaves. She seemed to enjoy looking at them and of course watching Julia slide down the hill.

Julia smiling pretty for the camera. She asked me if we could come back tomorow and slide down the leaves some more. So cute.

This week we learned that Kelly has secret talents. She managed to climb back into the tub after bath time (and she also managed to get on top of daddy and mommy's bed in less than 5 minutes after I set up a little test for her, suitcase and rubbermade container at the foot of the bed).

I love seeing my girls play together and dressed similar. They make me smile everyday. Thanks for the matching outfits mom. I think the girls look super in them.

Grammy and Poppy always equal fun times. They brought these balls over one night when they watched the girls for a few hours. It entertained them all (4 of them) the whole time. Thanks for the fun memories and great picture with your camera phone Dad.

Liel (Lee-el) Hannah Crawford