Menningen Family Members Pose for Pictures

Canine companion Kasey always wants to hang out with the family, and that often means hanging out with Carolyn. Here she "camps out" on the bedroom floor.

Seventh Birthday Carolyn admires her Princess cake on her seventh birthday.

Exuberant Jamison Jamison is an intrepid, daring, energetic, fun little boy!

Bouncing baby boy More photos surrounding Donovan's birth.

Defensive Champion Alex really enjoyed playing flag football with his friends. His assigned position: linebacker. He wreaked havoc on the opposing offense all season, recording quite a few tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Here he forces the opponent to scramble.

Animal lover Carolyn became quite adept at locating bird nests in our local neighborhood. Here she finds one in the bushes adjacent to our house. She even built a few nests of her own!

Best buddies Jamie and Donovan have fun together a lot. Donovan has been very anxious to keep up with his siblings, figuring out how to sit up, stand with support, and crawl earlier than his brothers and sisters did. This photo was taken on September 24, at four and a half months, already pushing himself up!

Fairy Princess Susie enjoys dressing up in all sorts of costumes. Here she's either a fairy or a butterfly, not sure.

Bookworm Alex spends as much time as he can, and sometimes more than he should, with his nose in a good book!

Memory quilt Laura, her friend Ann Kleinhans, and Maria Nieves put together a memory quilt for Maria Nieves' late husband, Oscar. It is constructed in part of fabric from Oscar's favorite shirts. Below are photos of the quilters and a cameo appearance by Nathan.