Dawn is a wonderful, loving, and (usually) patient mother.  This year we have discovered how teenagers can drive you nuts!  She is constantly giving of herself to make sure that our kids are happy, well adjusted and sharp as tacks!  Here is a picture of her as a new mom, shortly after the birth of Karissa who turned 13 this year.  (Gosh, how time flies!)

Dawn loves children and one of her favorite things is to teach them new things. If she can sit down with a small child and help them grasp a new concept or learn a new skill, that really seems to fulfill her.  Karissa does very well in school and Kenton appears to be very bright also...due in large part to the influence of their mother. This is a picture of Dawn and Kenton shortly after his birth in March of 1995.

Our third child has been a joy!  There was a time when neither of us expected to have any more children, but now we couldn't imagine life without her!  She is now two and is getting into everything!  Even though two year olds can be trying at times Kierstyn is a wonderful child and makes us understand that it is all worthwhle!