Sugar & Beeps are 13

3 weeks before I delivered

Rachel at 4 days old, Thanksgiving Day 1996
Bethanne at 4 days old, Thanksgiving Day 1996

February 1997, the girls were 3 months old here. Rachel is on the left.

The girls were 6 months old in this picture. Taken at my parents place in Colorado.

July 1997...bath-time! Bethanne...

Rachel...

The girls in August 1997, 9 months old, eating...peanut-butter and jelly....eekkk! Things sure have changed in 13 years!

The girls 1st Birthday Party! Aunt Laura is holding Bethanne.

Aunt Suzanne is holding Rachel.

The girls yesterday, one day before their 13th Birthday....

Rachel is on the left...

I could spend days, uploading photos of the girls over the years. They have truly been a blessing to my life. I know ALL moms say that about their babies, but I really feel this way. They were a total surprise to Dave and I. There was a time when I was overwhelmed with the thought of having 3 kids under the age of 2 and not knowing how I would be able to do what is best and what is right for them. The LORD has shown Himself ALL SUFFICIENT. His master plan has and will continue to be BEAUTIFUL. So, here's to my gals...the smartest and most beautiful teenage girls I know...(((wink)))...You are my greatest accomplishment and my greatest reward.

Top 10 of 1993

My Dad at my wedding. Some of our "friends" stealing Dave away for a Bachelor Party during our Rehearsal Dinner. It is noteworthy to mention that after this night some of his friends came back and apologized! And then when they all got married, they asked everyone to not do to them what they did to Dave. That story is for another blog!

Fall 1993, Girls Sleepover at Nancy's house.

Laura, Tina, & my Mom

Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Hear No Evil

My $425 clearance Wedding Dress. I loved it! Perfect size 8, no altering needed at all. (Sure wish I could still fit into THAT dress!)

My Father-in-Love Larry, Dave, & my Dad Mitch

My Dad walking me down the aisle during rehearsal

Our room at the Silver Cloud after our wedding night. I think there was birdseed behind the headboard! I posted this picture because Dave and I took it to freak my Dad out. We made it look all messy on purpose. :0)

Our first KISS as man and wife.

Coffman Engineers 30th Anniversary

Say No to Solicitors...

...unless they're these "guys"!

Baby and the Beast

Isn't this the cutest little Baby Goat. I took this picture hiking at the Continental Divide while we were in Glacier National Park. He (She?) was about 5 feet away from me. So soft looking and clean and white. I just LOVE the look on it's face. A little innocence with a lot of spark!...reminds me of my nieces and nephews. Notice the "Beast" behind the Baby..... that's it's Mom. All scraggle-e, with matted fur (where she has fur) and a few dingle-berries. She has horns too. Reminds me of myself, at times, when the kids were little. The kids looked great but I looked like I hadn't showered in a couple days, heck, I hadn't showered in a couple days...or shaved...or did my hair...or de-horned! Who am I kidding?

Beautiful Bethanne

Beeps...Beepers...Baby Girl...Bethy...Bethanne...Beautiful. I am astonished with your creativity and appalled at your messy room. Your eyes are so big and bright and highlighted but your painted nails always have chips. You have your own sense of fashion and your not afraid to show it. You have accepted your big feet. You have your struggles but you're the best giver I know, the first to offer someone something that you have. You are excited to plant your own flower cutting garden. You hate P.E. class, it's the only class you have that makes you nervous. You said, "If boys ask me out, I'll say, "I'm not the Droid you are looking for."" You crack me up. You are always the life of the party, you don't mind making fun of yourself, you have a hilarious sense of humor. You don't take yourself seriosly. You fight for what is fair and you don't take no for an answer. Sometimes both of those get you in trouble. Often you forget to brush your teeth but you almost always have a necklace on. You are protective of your Mom. You are an amazing cook, breakfast being your speciality. You talk with your hands like your Dad. You love antique glass and old movies. You'd sing like an angel if you only stopped goofing around. You want your independence, to be your 'own person', to not be lumped in with your sister. You are tender to the Holy Spirit and to your Dad, you are a truly repentant girl. You read 2nd grade books because you like them and you love cross word puzzles. When you get scared you want to be close to Dad, and yet you are the first of your siblings to say..."Come on! Let's do this thing!" You eat onion slices raw with nothing else but you hate grapes...weird. You love donuts but they don't love you back. You love lattes like your mom.
You are our Beautiful Bethanne. There is none like you.

God's Beautiful Handiwork: Glacier National Park

Words can not express, nor these little fuzzy photos, the majesty that is Glacier National Park. If you ever have the chance to visit you must. You will not regret it.

"For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead..." Romans 1:20a