Rylie and Penelope

Rylie at her first pig show EVER!!! She did awesome, this was an open show and there were 9 pigs in weight class. I was so proud of her and her confidence, their were several older kids in the weight class and she went out there like a pro.

Penelope 130lbs and Rylie



Brought home 3rd place and $15

Penelope in her happy place ~ sleeping after eating, ofcourse with her ribbon.

Breakfast at the firestation

We came up to the firestation to eat breakfast with our daddy's who were on shift Christmas morning, they fixed us all breakfast. Thank you so much!

Yes, that is Hallie still in her PJ's

Top row: Josh, Brent and Paul

Sitting: Corey(he belongs to us) and EV

When you work as close as these guys do you all become family, I so love the friendships our families share.

Christmas 2008

Santa has come(thank goodness)and this is the living room before the storm!

Rylie with her new violin!

My Hallie girl, all she wanted was a diamond ring, a girl after my own heart!!

Almost done, not to shabby (and not too messy)

Thank you Lord for providing for us!

Scarfs from GG

Our GG who lives in Flordia but who is from New York, sent the girls handmade shaws. GG says, "her love is in every single stitch, and we believe her! She is very special to all her Texas grandgirls. We can not wait for her to come to visit and meet Marley Elizabeth.

Marley, Rylie, Lainey and Hallie

Thank you GG, we love you so much!

The glory of Christmas!

Today my family and I went to the home of some less fortunate kids and gave them a Christmas they would have never been able to have. We took pictures I just don't feel it is appropriate to post. It was twin boys almost 3 and a 6 year old girl, they were cousins and the grandmother was raising them with no support from any of the parents. I asked myself, "How can this be?", I could never imagine not being with my kids much less voluntarily. My girls were excited yet apprehensive on what to expect as the neighbor was in Stop 6, down town Fort Worth. Not the neighbor hood they are use to seeing, then I look over to realize my husband is wearing his cowboy hat, "Oh no, we really stand out!", we had a good laugh about that. Anyway, my girls were really blessed as Corey and I were also. You should do this one year if you are able, it will bless your socks off.

Christmas lights in Hulen Park

This is a must in our family every year, the girls really enjoy the lights a Hulen Park. I actually enjoyed it this year because I didn't freeze my tush off.

Hallie's Christmas Program

The Sugar Plum Fairies!!

I am so proud of her!

Ragean, Hallie and Maddie




Show offs!

Hallie's 7th Birthday Party

Hallie and Bill had there 7th party together...so FUN!

Audrey helping her bud!


BLOW!!!

Mason's Halloween Party!

Hannah and Rylie



They really are sweet girls...haha!

My sweet Rylie as a DEAD ROCKSTAR....who's idea was this?

The Verkin Girls

This is me and my sisters, Trisha Ann and Rikki-Jan, we all had to grow up with the last name Verkin. Poor Trish still does, hurry up and get married girl....hehe! We love you , dad. This was the first Thanksgiving we had all spent together in a very long time. Trisha has a different mom and she grew up in New Mexico, she is now in Austin so we get to see her much more. Love having her back and she's an awesome aunt. You are too KIKI!

Me, Mom and Rik

Rylie's Baptism

As a mommy you think the most amazing day of your life is when you give birth to your child, I am here to say nothing is more amazing than your child accepting Christ Jesus as her personal Lord and Saviour. This day of her profession of faith brought so many emotions I can not begin to explain, even more was the night she asked me to pray with her to accept Jesus in to her heart, I held my nine year old as she weep her heart out in joy that she had made this commitment and knew for a fact she would live eternally in heaven at the right foot of God. She is a special child and I know my Lord has hugh plans for her.

Keith Holt, Rylie's sunday school teacher had the pleasure of baptising her and believe me, she would have had it no other way. Nor would have he.

Rylie surrendered her life on August 24, 2008 and was baptized on Sept. 21,2008