WHICH KID IS UPSIDE DOWN? :-)

TEETHING MAKES ME DROOOOOOL.....

I'M A PRINCESS

WHO'S READY FOR THE FOOTBALL SEASON TO BEGIN? MADALYNN IS!

CHILI'S - I WANT MY BABY BACK, BABY BACK.....

I DON'T WANT THIS:

I WANT THAT:

CAMPING IN COLORADO

IT'S HARD WORK RIDING ATV'S ALL DAY...

A ONE-NIGHT STAY AT PALO DURO CANYON IN TEXAS ON THE WAY HOME. IT'S PRETTY COOL. THE 2ND LARGEST CANYON IN THE U.S. ONLY TO THE GRAND CANYON. AND TO THINK IT'S JUST 30 MINUTES SOUTH OF AMARILLO.

OUR FINAL DESTINATION. 884.1 MILES FROM DALLAS TO ALMONT.

WE EVEN MADE TIME TO DO A LITTLE FISHING. DILLON CAUGHT HIS VERY FIRST FISH ON THIS TRIP. HE WAS PROUD!

WE RODE RIGHT FROM CAMP AT 8027' TO CUMBERLAND PASS AT 12,015' IN JUST 25 MILES.

THIS WAS "THE GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW".....SLAUGHTER HOUSE GULCH TRAIL WAS A STEEP AND ROCKY CLIMB, BUT AFTER ALL THE HARD WORK, YOU END UP IN TIN CUP, CO. SIMPLY BREATHTAKING.

GONE FISHIN'.

"NO, I PROMISE, I WONT TALK BACK EVER AGAIN!" ACTUALLY, SHE DOESNT MIND HOT SAUCE. IN FACT, SHE'LL EAT RAW GARLIC AND HOT SAUCE. SHE'S UPSET BECAUSE SHE WANTS IT! :-o

OUR FIRST FISHING HOLE....NO ACTION. HAD TO MOVE UP-STREAM.

HALF WAY THROUGH A RIDE, WE DECIDE TO GET A LITTLE GOOFY.

IS THIS PLACE GORGEOUS OR WHAT?!?!?

AND FINALLY, THE PRINCESS.......

INDEPENDENCE DAY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

IS THERE A BIGGER WORD THAN ADORABLE TO DESCRIBE THIS LITTLE GIRL? (I DON'T THINK SO!)

BATHTIME AT THE JEWETT HOME FOR MADALYNN

WHO AM I?

DILLON AND I WENT FOR A HAIRCUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. DILLON WAS DOING HIS HOMEWORK, SO I WENT FIRST. WHEN HE FINISHED HIS HOMEWORK, HE QUITELY PICKED UP A BOOK AND STARTED READING.......WHO IS THIS KID? IT IS INCREDIBLE....WITHIN THE PAST 6-8 WEEKS HE HAS DEVELOPED A THIRST FOR READING. HE JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH! THANK GOD!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.....TO YOU? WHAT ABOUT ME?

I THINK THIS PICTURE EPITOMIZES THE PHRASE "A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS."

LAST SATURDAY (3/7/09), WE CELEBRATED MIKE'S 40TH BIRTHDAY. MADALYNN WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ACTION......THE LOOK ON HER FACE CLEARLY TELLS THE STORY........"WHERE'S MY CAKE?"

TRAVIS PASTRANA LOOKOUT - HERE COMES DILLON!

WELL, AFTER A NEW CARB, BATTERY, THROTTLE CABLE, START SOLENOID, 2 CANS OF SPRAY PAINT AND A SHEET OF DALLAS COWBOYS DECALS, (NOT TO MENTIONED COUNTLESS LABOR HOURS FROM A FRIEND) THE "FREE" ATV IS FINALLY IN THE DIRT. LAST SUNDAY (3/8/09) WE TOOK DILLON OUT FOR HIS FIRST RIDE. HE WAS REALLY CAUTIOUS AT FIRST. AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS OF RIDING, HE STARTED TO SHOW SOME CONFIDENCE. WE'RE HOPING THE CAUTIOUSNESS REMAINS - IT WOULD BE A LOT WORSE IF HE WAS A CARELESS, WILD-MAN ON IT!

IT'S FUN GETTING NEW STUFF...... BUT THE "NEW CAR SMELL" DOES EVENTUALLY WEAR OFF

THIS PAST SUNDAY MORNING MADALYNN AND I SPENT SOME QUALITY TIME TOGETHER. I PUT HER IN HER WALKER. HERE'S HOW SHE FELT ABOUT IT AT FIRST.....

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SHINE QUICKLY WORE OFF. ... THIS IS ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER.......WHEN SHE REALIZED IT WASN'T SO MUCH FUN AFTER ALL. THE LOOK IS PRICELESS....ALMOST AS IF TO SAY "IS THAT ALL YOU GOT?!?!? WHAT ELSE CAN THIS THING DO?"

I LOVE MY DADDY!

HOOK EM HORNS!

MIKE'S MOM AND GRANDMOTHER WITH MADALYNN

LOOK, SOMEONE PUT A BABY ON A FLOWER

THERE IS JUST NO WAY I COULD BE ANY CUTER!

THESE TWO COULD LIVE ON CHOCOLATE ALONE....

DOWNTIME AT THE JEWETT HOUSE

WEEKEND WARRIORS

IS THAT THE HAPPIEST/PROUDEST KID IN HE WORLD OR WHAT??!?! HE WAS A HUGE HELP! IN FACT, MY ARM MAY HAVE FALLEN OFF IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM HELPING ME HAMMER. WE PUT NEARLY 7 LBS. OF 3" NAILS INTO (42) 2" x 4" STUDS AND (7) 4' x 8' SHEETS OF 3/8" PLYWOOD.

BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING....

FUNNY, HOW WE CANNOT WAIT TO GROW UP AND THEN, WHEN WE'RE OLDER, WE WISH WE WERE YOUNGER. LIFE IS FUNNY LIKE THAT!

BATH TIME AT THE JEWETT HOUSE