Our Missy is all grown up!

It's hard to believe that she was so involved in our lives for such an intense, short period of time! But she was a blessing no doubt, helping with Sarah and Matthew right after Matthew was born. I wouldn't trust very many people to care for my children, but God blessed us with Missy! We wish you all the happiness, Missy, keep in touch!!

Her last single digit birthday!!

We celebrated at Sakura's with Oma, Grammy, and Grandpa too! Sarah, you get more beautiful every year, inside and out! Family hug!

It's doggy love!

Sarah's turned into quite the dog owner... she's doing a great job of helping take care of Shumai! As you can see, Shumai prefers to have her bone held for her while she chews! She'll bring it to us and put it in our hand to hold...

It's a Howe Christmas!

I'm not sure why we can't seem to manage it more often, but we really enjoy the family when we get together! Sarah and Matthew have a great time with their cousins Brandon, Ryan and Madelynn. It's good for Sarah to be around some "older brothers" for a while!

What sibling rivalry? HA! Can you feel the love?

Just Chillaxin' In My Room!

What's the best part about being five?
Matthew: Getting presents... I mean celebrating my birthday!
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Matthew: A train driver, actually an animal rescuer.
What's your favorite thing to play?
Matthew: HOT WHEELS!!!
What's your favorite book?
Matthew: Pete and Pickles.
What is your favorite thing to do with the family?
Matthew: Pizza and movie night!
What's the best thing about having a dog?
Matthew: I like her cute eyes, and I like her chin.
What's the worst thing about having a dog?
Matthew: When she nips..
What are you most afraid of?
Matthew The dark and monsters.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Matthew: Yellowstone National Park.

Sarah turns NINE!!

What's your favorite thing about being nine?
Sarah: Being one year closer to the many good years ahead (like being ten, basically)
What's the best part about having a dog?
Sarah: Having a cuddly body, and someone to play with when friends aren't around.
What's the worst part about having a dog?
Sarah: (I don't like saying bad things about our dog)... She's eating my stuff!
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Sarah: An endangered animal helper
What's your favorite thing to play?
Sarah: Imagination games
What's the one thing that you want to learn how to do?
Sarah: Jump rope, or double-dutch rope
What are you most afraid of?
Sarah: Natural disasters, like fire and tornados
If you could travel anywhere it the world where would you go?
Sarah: Hawaii (I would stay away from the volcanoes, because of the natural disaster thing!)
What's you favorite book?
Sarah: City of Ember, and The Main Street series that I'm reading
What's you favorite family activity?
Going on vacations, it doesn't matter where.