We Dedicate Obadiah and we Celebrate Mothers day!

This was a special moms day. Rick and I dedicated ourselves to raising Obadiah Duke for the Lord...what a wonderful day! Lots of family came to support us in this, and that was so nice to have!

I am soo soo blessed. Me and my 5 boys smile for a moment for Mothers day!

They were all super anxious to take the church clothes off, but I got one pict. before they changed. I couldnt be any happier as a mom to be blessed with my boys! Thank you God.

I had a wonderful mothers day weekened...not having to cook 1 time!! Now that is great! :) we did a little shopping too...my boys loved that...ha..owell, it was an adventure!

He is officially "denise the menace"

Stylin in the ties

And..yes he is already half way undressed with his shirt already buttoned off.!!

:) owell.

And..I enjoyed mothers day being drove around by my 5 year old on the Rhino..yikes well he was a pretty safe driver!

My 5 boys..

JUst cant get enough of these guys!! Being Silly!!!

And...he is smiling!

Saturday Hikin'

Our Hike a few Saturdays ago...we went out west a little and went Geo chachn' it was a great day and the boys managed to hike about 3 miles on the trail they did really well. We found 3 treasures out of 4...we have up on one since it was taking forever to find!

Group shot after our picnic!

LIl mal found a flower

This was so cute, walking behind Josiah with his new back pack that is a big fish. Aunt Priscilla and Uncle Steve gave the back pack to him for his birthday...it is so cute!

Here is Levi with the treasure from the Geo Cache we found, he left a plastic dinosaur and took some hairy dog thing!

Lovin on Obi

Wow..look at that face on little Malachi..he couldnt be happeir holding his little brother..

He Has Risen..Easter....

What a beautiful Easter we had! I am just so thankful for Easter. He has Risen, and that is the best reason to celebrate. We have a clay tomb that the kids get out for easter we made a few years ago. Few nights before Easter Jesus is crusified on a cross made of toothpicks. Then put into the "clay tomb" we made. Easter morning they wake up to find Jesus out of the tomb and the rock moved away...HUMMMM....He Has Risen. We went to church and then got to have Easter lunch at the Huismans...plenty of fun always takes place over there! And always yummy yummy food too! We are so blessed to have our family here! These pictures we took at church before I knew the boys would want to rip out of their clothes..and put on play clothes!

Obi and Great Grammpa enjoying the weather!

Boys playing corn hole..

Levi and Carter running to find all the candy they can get!

Josiah and "his egg"

Wow...malachi what did you find?

My cutie with his basket of candy!

Kids and kids and more kids...in age order! Carter is 9 and

Obi the youngest was like 6 weeks..i think

So sweet all those kids bunched up with Gramma and Papa

The whole family...missing Aaron :(

Featuring...Obadiah

Me and little Obi at 5 weeks old

Hanging out with your big brother on the couch in your jammies is not such a bad thing..