Faces

Son is infamous for his faces. He LOVES to make them. Funny ones, happy ones, sad ones, angry ones...anything he can think of! He loves to get a good laugh out of people and has quickly learned that contorting his face into strange expressions does the trick pretty well. One night in the bath I took advantage of this and snapped away. :)

One of my favorites. So handsome :)

Sleepover

The kids have been begging to have a sleepover in each other's rooms. So finally, I gave in. They started off by insisting that they read, sing and pray together without me. ;)

 Discussing the story...

 Hugs goodnight...

 Giggling while talking before lights out

Settling in

 Typical Son...

Daughter camped on the floor

Everything was great until Daughter fell asleep and Son kept waking her up to see if she was asleep. Finally she got so frustrated she left and went to her own room. Hahaha...nice effort, right?

Splash!

We went to a local splash park not too long ago and the kids had a blast! I didn't take too many pictures because a few of the older kids thought it was HYSTERICAL to try to soak the lady with the camera. Mm-kay. Here's what I got before we had to dry out. ;)

The kids warming up before another dash. Haha!

Gifts 569-601

Foot Rubs

Pudding pie

Dinners with family

Thanksgiving feast in May

Sprinklers

New growth on baby trees

Pruning roses in the early morning

Buds in jars filled with cool water 

Hot tears stinging my neck as baby nestles deep, comforting in pain

Shadows

Dancing
clean sheets
silhouette of flowers in glass against morning sun coming through curtains

Lavender
Butterfly Bush flowers in jars on the table
visits from mom
spending time talking with mom
shopping with gift cards
sharing what I've learned
venting with yet still encouraging friends
positive messages
being busy
sitting and freezing the moment
remembering to pause and praise
dates alone with Hubby
laughing loud in the night
surprises
rainbows in photos
meeting with Aunt Ruthie
being encouraged
words of wisdom shared openly over lemonade and pie
sugar pie and berry pie

Summer's Comin'

Enjoying a warm afternoon outside...

We planted a lemon, tangelo, mandarin orange and fuji apple tree...so excited to get some fresh fruit! 

Look at that face...talk about hard looks

Yeah, I know. He will NOT leave it alone!! What am I to do?! :/