Annual Snow

Since we have been in Texas, it seems we have one snow each year.
We've learned in the past that if we want to play in the snow, we must get bundled up at the sight of the first flake.It wasn't much snow, but we sure had fun!

Happy Halloween!

I made both of the boys costumes. I did it to save money, but it ended up costing more than it would have to purchase costumes. But, they were super adorable!!

We went to our church's Trunk or Treat, but by the time we got there the candy was pretty much gone. I had heard the local malls had trick or treating so we went there. It was extremely empty and our kids basically had the entire malls attention. We decided that while we were there we might as well get pictures of the munchkins. This was probably one of my favorite halloweens ever.

Cute Kids...

This picture was taken in our 3rd apartment in Dallas. I started knitting while we lived there and we did LOTS of crafts at that table.


This is also where that sweet little girl (Jessica) filled Jacob's toothbrush with clear liquid soap. Shame on her!

Cuties...

Merry Christmas!

Jessica - Such a Tweety!

I quit working shortly after David was born. It was a huge adjustment, but I had a lot of fun with the kids.

Jacob is 2 years old!

Snow White

Jessica loved to dress up and Nana always supplied her with beautiful dress up clothes. She wore them all the time!

Why did I serve Spaghetti-o's?

I suppose I served them because the kids loved them, they were fast, and they were cheap. But check out the mess...

David Michael Mann

We're so glad he's finally here!

New Baby

We had a new baby on Monday, October 26th, 1998. Grandma Mann and Echelle came out for 2 weeks to help with the kids. Then Nana came. We had lots of fun with our visitors! We're thankful they were so generous with their time.

Breakfast at the club house

In 1998 we moved from Orem, Utah to Richardson, Texas. Both Dwight and I had taken jobs with Micrografx. We moved into a really nice apartment complex called The Homes of Prairie Springs.

Every Saturday they served a full hot breakfast: muffins, doughnuts, eggs, bacon, juice, etc. It was a lot of fun to sleep in late and then take the kids over for a fun meal ... with no clean up required.


Jacob was about 1 1/2 years old in this picture. So cute!

Jessica is 3 years old

Back to pre-pregnancy size

I love this picture! Not only does it show off just how cute David was/is, but it also remind me that I looked good just 6 months after having a baby! But, I really am not saying that to boast. I worked hard to firm things back up! Thanks, Dwight, for always helping with the kids so that I could work out.

Merry Christmas!

Way back when...

Of course, blogging is a relatively new thing, but since my intention is to eventually print my blog in book format I'm going to add a few old pictures. Enjoy!

Jacob was 6 weeks old in this picture. Amazing head control, huh?

Christmas 1995

Merry Christmas!

The Mann Family

This is my new family... my in-laws. I really have no idea when these pictures were taken, but I think it was either 1994 or 1995.

Our Wedding