Jessica's 15!!!!!

James is 4, Ashlynn's 10, Chylanne's 12, and that's crazy enough. But Jessica just turned 15! THAT IS JUST WAY TOO WEIRD! Am I really this old?

I do feel for her, cause she was born on August 31st, so she is THE youngest sophomore in her class. The last to do everything... The last to date... The last to drive... The last to get a job...

Anyway, we didn't do much for her b-day this year. Just a little family thingy. She got some cute clothes. The first picture is of her with Chylanne before she opened her presents. The 2nd picture is of her in the bathroom with one of her new outfits on - doing Chylanne's hair. Aw! So sweet!

She's 12!!!

Chylanne turned 12 on September 9th. Tradition has it (not sure why...) that they can have a slumber party on their 12th birthday. Our house was filled with 8 giggly pre-teens... doing honey & oatmeal facials & painting their nails.

And Oh Dear.... James even got decorated. He didn't want to be left out of all the fun. Pink on one hand, Blue on the other. Poor little guy!

Kids & Turtles & Snakes... Oh My!

Meet Gilbert!

James thought Gilbert was really cool!

But the snake was even MORE cool!

Ashlynn FINALLY picked up the "smallest" snake she could find...

Chylanne held a BUNCH of snakes without hesitation!

Sorry Jess, but THAT snake is just WRONG!!!

Saturday we took a little trip over to the museum. We've been there several times, cause James likes to look at the "Pirate" (the bones of a dead body in the glass case). They also have a giant Mammoth skeleton sculpture, which he just thinks is waaaaay cool. They were having a reptile show. The turtle was way cool. His name was Gilbert. Then there were the snakes. Um... kinda fun to get photos of the kids with them, I guess??? Blegh! James thought they were the best :)

My Little Model

I just love my Jessi. Sheesh! She's a stinkin' sophomore! How did that happen??? Anyway, she got this darling jacket on clearance for $6, the glasses for $5, & the shoes for $10! She pranced out to show me, so I made her pose for me. At first she wasn't too excited, but I changed that!