Happy 16th Birthday Catherine Therese!!

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Although you'll never read this my sweet Catherine, I love you. 16 years ago you changed our life forever. All of your siblings have done this in their own way but you have done so in a very special way. You have made me more empathetic, compassionate, and much more prayerful. Your smile lights up the world around you and we are all blessed by it.  It's not easy living with a saint. You remind me of my weakness and limited time on this earth. You challenge me to go deeper within myself and find what the Lord is trying to teach me...usually patience. You are made in His image and likeness but He uses you so that I can see my own beauty, goodness, and shortcomings.  You struggle mightily against me with every bath, diaper change, and wardrobe change. I struggle mightily with Him against all the changes He wills in my life. You depend on me and your mom for even the simplest of things. You teach me to depend on Him for everything and not rely on my on strength. You teach me that I
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Memorial Day Pictures

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Below are pictures from our Memorial Day. Comments below each picture.

The three oldest enjoying a water slide on our 80 degree Monday.


Here is what baby Catherine has to look forward too. On the surface this looks like an innocent group of boys waiting patiently to go to grandma's house. The arrow points to the dead, smashed toad they retrieved from the drive and began thoroughly examining at the backdoor.

Live frog and former friend of toad.

A white iris at grandma's house.

Grandma's fish pond.

Wild flowers, top of the barn in the background (red).

The always photogenic #1

After a while we finally coaxed this wild #2 out of the bush. It was the dessert that won him over and tamed him.

Yellow lillies in the fish pond.

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