Favorite Foto Friday -- "Then"

CHLOE THEN

CHLOE NOW

This weeks Favorite Foto Friday Theme is "Then".....so I am posting photos from EXACTLY one year ago today...March 13, 2007. We had just gotten back from picking Madisyn up in Louisville at the end of her Spring Break!! It must have been nice out, as the girls seem to be enjoying the outdoor weather without jackets.......and Chris was finishing up painting our kitchen and dining room!!! What a chore!

Thanks to www.kissthefrog4me.blogspot.com/ for this weeks theme.....HOP on over to her site to see more fotos of "THEN" from our other fun blogger friends!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Lyza's New Big Girl Bed....Or Trampoline??

Growing Up McKibben

Out of the mouths of babes! I will say that LaRissa and Lyza have a bond that formed way before Lyza even made her way to the USA!

Lyza now follows her around like a little puppy and repeats Everything she says and Trish and I get a big kick out of it. Saturday night after we left to head back home, friends of ours (Trish's family) had a bonfire. Her mamaw asked her how Lyza was and if she was still "just as pretty as ever"...LaRissa replied "yes, but you know...she is still black. There is one little spot on her cheek that I think is turning white though"...and yes, she was just as serious as she could be. She is one of the most serious 5 year olds I know. They didn't know whether to laugh, correct her or what at this age....but in my eyes, they did the right thing. When LaRissa went in.....they laughed, they got a huge kick out of her innocense and laughter is good for the soul!

Ok...so "Growing Up McKibben" is not exactly like "Growing Up Hilton, Kardashian or Jolie"......it is more like the "Clampits". But I must admit......it is hysterically chaotic, insane, dramatic, funny, crazy, breathtaking, and chaotic.....whoops, I said chaotic twice! :-)

In our family.....the dinner conversations are jaw dropping...I have the most smart-ellic father (also redneck I might add) and overbearing (In a good way sometimes) mother! Example: LaRissa left her bike over the bridge that my dad built that goes from their house to the piece of land they are bulding their cabin on......my mom told her to go pick up her bike before she left and LaRissa fell off the bridge and Chris ran to pick her and the bike up. All the while my mom saying "Oh honey, I'm sorry I made you go pick up your bike!".......hmmm, if that had been back in my day she would have barked "Well, that's what you get for leaving your bike out.

I have a brother that literally still drop kicks me when we're partying.....I laugh at him now way more than I did as a kid.....and although we rarely find much nice to say about each other, we have a bond that could never be broken. We STILL compare how many gifts each of us get at Christmas, who mom and dad likes most....and who scored higher on their SAT's. We won't outgrow it EVER I don't think....and truth is, it is comical and I don't want to outgrow it! He has a wife who is like my own sister and two kiddos that I could not adore more. Although chaotic, Love and Laughter is what keeps our family going and I don't ever look for that tie to be broken!

The Melvin Girls....Lyza and Lia

Here are some photos of the "Melvin Girls" on Friday night as Uncle Brian, Aunt Christine, Lia and Baby Girl Melvin came for a visit. Don't let the pic's fool ya.....they didn't share well. Christine, GG, and I got a good laugh out of it, but the dads were a little more stern!! It was a good time....wish we could have seen more of them but I spent part of my weekend at home, which I will blog about tomorrow (I know Trish is reading thinking "Oh Great, amongst other curse words).......My friend Amanda stopped by tonight to visit for awhile and it was such a nice day out....we all sat outside, watched the kids play and catched up on the in's and out's of life!

Enjoy the photos below of our growing girls! They grow too darn fast!!

Favorite Foto Friday - Fav pic in Feb!

Thanks to www.kissthefrog4me.blogspot.com/ for this week's theme of "Favorite Foto of February"

Well, we all know I could never just pick one....then on top of that a challenge for black and white! So...some of mine are, some aren't and some are sepia! So I covered all my bases. February went by so quick, as we had so much going on with wedding, vacations, etc. there was no way I could pick just one....so I picked several that had meaning!

Hop on over to Kiss the Frog to see more "Favorite February Fotos"

Don't forget to take one of my "Walk by Faith" Photography Blinkies in the upper right hand corner! Yeah, it is almost complete, aside from teens right now! This weekend that will be done! I'm so happy and thank you so much for your support, business has been great!

How Blessed we are with these GuateCuties!