Teeth...

With my first set of Braces:

No Braces (Just retainer)

And yep, that's right. I had to get my braces back on. I only had them off for about a month and a half, after having them on for a year!! NOT fair!! Apparently on of my front teeth was starting to slide back up into the gums, and so I had to get braces back on to pull it down. Hopefully I will be getting them back off sometime in the next few weeks. They said I would only have to wear them for about a month.

(This is the only picture that I could really find where my right fronth tooth looks kind of higher then the left. I think you might have to zzom to see it.)

Me with Braces BACK on. :(

And, ALI GOT BRACES!!

Ali before Braces:

Ali getting Braces:


Ali with her Braces:

Random fun at the Doughty's

Silly Ali! So much for a normal, cute picture. ;)


Ali and I trying out a face mask one night. Haha!

Brett: "I can see you Bonnie! I know that you're taking a picture!!"

Ali talkin' on the phone!

Ali painted my leg with fingernail polish while I was on the phone with a friend. Needless to say, it was there for almost 3 weeks!! :P Silly Ali

Ali and I had a recital\duet on the piano in church a few months ago. It turned out really good! Atleast I thought so...

Brett's Baptism

Brett's baptism was such an amazing day. He got to be baptized ON his birthday! It was very spiritual, and he was so excited we was just glowing. :) Happy Birthday Brett!


This is one of my favorite pictures of the day.

Most of the group. Thanks for coming everyone!

Brett's 8!

Brett was born July 3, 2002. He is growing up waaay too fast!! His thing right now is 'Star Wars.' Anything that has to do with Star Wars he is into. He has all the action figures, 3 light sabers and all the books and movies. He has seen all the movies atleat 3 times, and knows them backwords and forwards. He is very frustrated in me, because I am a dumby when it comes to Star Wars. lol :P
He let me do a miny 'photoshoot' with him. He was a little stink, and took forever to finally let me, (and that was only because we told him that mom really wanted these pictures...)
but I think we got some cute ones. :)
He had a an amazing birthday. On his birthday all his cousins, and grandparents came. He got baptized, got to choose his own special birthday dinner, went swimming at the city pool, and then to end it all, we went to see fireworks. He is a lucky little man to have fireworks on his birthday... Not many people could say the same. ;) Anyway, we love you tons Brett!

Ali got a tooth pulled!

Yep, she got a 'momma' tooth pulled. Poor girl also fell off her horse that same day. It totally cracked the helmet completely open! The only injury's she had were one massive head ache, and a bruised hip. Good thing she obeyed and was wearing her helmet...
Her tooth bled a lot, and if you can't tell from this picture, she was kind of swollen. She also couldn't eat any solids for 48 hours. No fun!!

Baby again :)

Mom is pregnant again, and is very sick. (That's a good sign...) She is 7 weeks along right now. The baby is due 2 days before her birthday! She figures since she lost the last baby on her birthday, it's only fair that she get this next one on her birthday. :)

Other then that, our summer has been tons of fun. Ali went to California with her friends and had a blast, Brett got baptized on his birthday, and I went to EFY, Girls camp and went camping with friends. Dad on the other hand has had a pretty un-eventful summer. He spends his days typing on his computer... (We are saving for a house and horse.) Well, pictures will come soon!

Our little critter adventures

Our mommy hummingbird;

We have this adorable hummigbird that has been visiting our house lately. We found out a month ago why. She was building a nest. The nest is about as big as a tablespoon. It is adorable!! Well, 3 days ago we found a little egg in that nest about the size of a pea. The kids LOVE sitting out there, and watching the hummingbird, sit on her nest, or fly around. The nest is in a little tree in our front yard. The tree is small enough, so that we have full view of the inside of the nest. Today, we found a second little egg had joined the first one. We are SO excited to see them when they hatch :) It is so much fun to have a little friend in our front yard.

The story of Mark Twain;

Mark joined this family about 2 weeks ago. He is adorable and fun to play with. Okay, I know what you must be thinking, but don't worry, he is a lizard. Brett and Ali were very dedicated to that little lizard. Everyday they would go out looking for little critters for Mark to eat. He was Ali's pet, and was WELL taken care of. Everyday he practically only got around 2 hours in his cage. Ali would put him on her shirt\leg\arm or hand, and just let him sit there for hours while she would read. Or, he would be put on our ficus\fake tree in the corner to 'rest'. After having him for 3 days, he still hadn't eaten. Ali was not happy at all about this, and couldn't figure out why he wouldn't eat the darn beattle. I walked in on her, and this is what she was saying "Eat you dumb lizard!!" She then tapped him on the head as a punishment. (Poor little lizard) We learned later that day that he didn't like beattles, and then after that he ate daily what we gave him. Ali was pleased, and apologized to the lizard for smacking him :P Mark stayed with us for around 3 weeks, he was let go 3 days ago. Bye Mark!

The story of Wink Blink Doughty (May he rest in peace;);

Wink the frog\toad was caught at Brett's father and son's camp out 2 weeks ago. He endured much after that. He has; fallen from atleast 5 feet, been put on the kids spinning toy, taken for walks, gotten his "exercise" in our neighbors pond (Sorry neighbors!), and has been in my hair. (gross!) He was an adorable frog, and definitely fulfilled his measure of creation. :P He escaped (died?) 4 days ago. After a few tears, the kids finally decided it was for the better. Good bye Wink!! Nice knowing you!!

The story of Pipsqueak Bolt Spy Doughty;

Pipsqueak was my personal favorite. He was a gecko. He was also hilarious!! Let me explain his name to you. Well first, Brett chose the name. That should be enough, but Brett had funny reasons for them all. Pipsqueak, because he would squeak, when you picked him up, or when he was mad. Bolt because he would walk very slowly with his tail up, and then out of the blue he would take off at full speed (which was very fast), Spy because he was sneaky and sly. (I guess he reminded Brett of a spy) and Doughty because he was part of our family. He was lost in our house 3 days ago. Watch our family for a stray Gecko!!

Well, thus ends the tale of our animals. We are back to just having a hummingbird in our front yard. (and some stray cockroaches... yuck!) Good bye all our critters! We love you!! ;)