9 months old

Little D is 9 months old. He had his check up the other day... here are his stats:

20lbs 11oz - 53%

28.5"- 59%

He is getting so big so fast! He has 2 bottom teeth, he is crawling, pulling himself up, clapping, saying mama.....the list goes on!!

McDonalds... BOO!- good thing I gave up fast food..

THIS IS A MAN WHO TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE THIS AND HE SIGNED THE STATEMENT AND INCLUDED HIS CONTACT INFO:

I'm sure those of you who aren't in the cattle business don't understand the issues here. But to those of us whose living depends on the cattle market, selling cattle, raising the best beef possible... This is frustrating.
This will keep us from ever stopping there again, even for a drink.
The original message is from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association
American cattle producers are very passionate about this.
McDonald's claims that there is not enough beef in the USA to support their restaurants. Well, we know that is not so. Our opinion is they are looking to save money at our expense. The sad thing of it is that the people of the USA are the ones who made McDonald's successful in the first place, but we are not good enough to provide beef.
We personally are no longer eating at McDonald's, which I am sure does not make an impact, but if we pass this around maybe there will be an impact felt.
Please pass it on. Just to add a note:
All Americans that sell cows at a livestock auction barn had to sign a paper stating that we do NOT EVER feed our cows any part of another cow. South Americans are not required to do this as of yet.
McDonald's has announced that they are going to start importing much of their beef from South America. The problem is that South Americans aren't under the same regulations as American beef producers, and the regulations they have are loosely controlled.
They can spray numerous pesticides on their pastures that have been banned here at home because of residues found in the beef. They can also use various hormones and growth regulators that we can't. The American public needs to be aware of this problem and that they may be putting themselves at risk from now on by eating at good old McDonald's.
American ranchers raise the highest quality beef in the world and this is what Americans deserve to eat. Not beef from countries where quality is loosely controlled. Therefore, I am proposing a boycott of McDonald's until they see the light. I'm sorry but everything is not always about the bottom line, and when it comes to jeopardizing my family's health, that is where I draw the line.
I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) .....
and those 300 send it to at l east ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) ... and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers!
I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you? Acting together we can make a
difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on.



David W. Forrest, Ph.D ., PAS, Dipl.
ACAP Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University
Phone (979) 845-3560
Fax (979) 862-3399
2471 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2471

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNTIE ALLISON, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!

We are all wishing you a wonderful birthday!!

xoxoxo

Alexandra, Little D., Presca & Dustin

Ally's Big Show

Alexandra had her Big Show last night! She goes to the Kent Little Gym & is a "super beast." She is now a "Funny Bug", she gets to go in by herself..I don't have to- or I don't get to go & participate with her. She is a big girl!! The do lots of skills & yoga with bubbles etc. Lots of fun!!
They ended the night with medals!! She was pretty proud!click HERE to see all of the pictures

random pics

Saturday at the keg. It is closing for good this friday..

me & my kiddos

what a goofy girl..

pics

Meet my boyfriend...katie you will love this ;)

kiddos

Dustin put Ally to bed & it looks like Ally put Dustin to bed. They were both out like a light.


Playing little people.. Ally, Josiah & little d

cookie monster kicked her booty...she had to ice her lip

A fun play date with Cole

Look at me!! I can pull myself up now!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

IT IS JOE & KATIE'S ANNIVERSARY TODAY!!

~HAPPY 8TH ANNIVERSARY~

WE LOVE YOU!

LOVE-

DUSTIN, PRESCA, ALEXANDRA & LIL' D

(FYI: WE WILL BABYSIT IF YOU WANT TO DO DINNER, MOVIE ETC...)

8 month pictures...

I took Dustin to get his 8 month pictures taken today. Here they are....

Little D..

Little Dustin started crawling on Monday. He gets better at it everyday! He says Mama too, but of course will not say it for the camera........or for his Auntie!!!! His daddy is not too happy about that, he thought that Dada would come out first!! All I can say is...neener neener neeeneeerr!!

Here are a couple videos of him crawling......I am horrible at filming...a little bumpy! ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHLOE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CHLOE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!

WE HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL 3RD BIRTHDAY

XOXOXOXO

Dustin, Presca, Alexandra & Little D

Twilight...

Saturday, March 21st is Dustin birthday... BUT it is also the RELEASE FOR TWILIGHT ON DVD! I am sooo excited! That is going to be the BEST day ever!! I am addicted! I am reading the series again..second time. I am on the3rd book...(I know...freak, right?)

LOVE IT!

:)

I have been slacking...

Nothing too exciting or new around our house. Just trying to start this new year off slow...and keeping it slow! 2008 just went by too fast! My kids are growing too fast. Ally will be 3 March 6th & Dustin 1 April 25th... ACCKK. I am not ready for either of those. Why can't we just freeze some years, just to prolong them...



I love this picture. He did not want to go to sleep. I went in & check on him after he was done talking/crying/yelling/playing.... he lost the battle!!
peek a boo~! Dustin is a big hider!! He gets around the room awesome. Not actually crawling... just scootching along & half crawling & diving. He gets where he wants to go.

having some finger foods. This little boy scares the poop out of me. He is a HORRIBLE eater. I mean that in the sense that he chokes every time he eats finger foods...aaacckk! Sucks, so needless to say, we are taking it SLOW!

Morning Time!


This is how Ally rolls!

Dustin & Mikey deer/goose hunt 2009

Dustin & Mikey went on a hunting trip to Ephrata. They both shot a doe! Yea!! Meat for our freezers!!





They then went goose hunting. they shot 8 all together!! The guy in the picture, Dale & his son took them goose hunting. Dustin took the picture. :)

Good Job Guys!!

Happy New Year~

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!

WISHING YOU ALL HEALTH & HAPPINESS IN 2009~!

XOXOXOXO

New Years Day...

Trying to get a family picture, last picture of 2008, right... Ally was not cooperating...but whatever we are all in it, whether we are looking or it is a good pic is besides the point!!

joe & hannah

Now this is stinking cute!