Hope that you get to enjoy some of today’s beauty.
Month: September 2010
More Field Trip Pictures
Unfortunately, only a few of the pictures we took yesterday turned out the way I wanted them too.
But, considering that Adrian was exhausted–he took over a three hour nap when he got home and had to be woken up–his smile is great!
Audrey’s picture is beautiful, but makes me wonder where my little girl went. I love her toothless grin, and her self given nickname “the Toothless Wonder”.
God has given me some wonderful children!
Field trip to Park
W
e needed a break today! So we went to the park. I was hoping to get a good walk, enjoy the weather and get some good pictures of the kids together.
The kids took their school books. We played some, did some work and then got some pictures.
Our day did not go quite like I hoped, but we were able to get a few good group shots.
Brotherly Love
I have trouble carrying Adrian for his “midnight bathroom break”, so Allan has been taking him. But Allan is away for a few days.
On Sunday night, Mark was having trouble sleeping because Daddy was gone. He crawled out of bed and took Adrian for me. Mark could not figure out how to get Adrian back into bed, so just plopped over and Adrian crawled over him to a comfortable place.
Last night, I had given Mark permission to read in bed for a little bit. He is reading Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. It is a collection of Tolkein’s work that his son put together after Tolkien died. Mark is enjoying the book, but wishes it had more details in it. (I have not read the book, but it was recommended to Mark. I think his response about details is funny because it is a thick book! He says the battle scenes are only a sentence or two long.)
When I went to get Adrian, Mark was waiting for me and jumped out of bed and helped his little brother for me!
A Boy and His Toad
The kids were helping me clean out the garden for winter. We did not have a very good garden, except for all the mystery squash that grew out of the compost pile, on our fence and around the yard.
While they were helping, the girls found this huge toad that Adrian really liked. He played with it for a long time!
9 on 9/9
Happy to Birthday to Andrea. She is nine years old today! Andrea loves pretty things, getting flowers from her boyfriends (she has a few very special ones), kittens, helping others, playing with her siblings and riding her bike.
Andrea is a hard worker. She loves to do things around the house. She is learning to bake and makes wonderful cookies.
She likes school most of the time. Reading is hard for Andrea, but she is improving a lot! She loves math.
Andrea loves to be outside. She enjoys riding her bike and exploring the woods with her brother. Right now they are making a fort in the woods together. Yes, they know what poison ivy looks like!
I am so thankful that God gave Andrea to our family!
Today’s Smile
I never know what to expect with my children. Adrian came upstairs after playing by himself for awhile. I had to laugh! He had stuffed his shirt with two blankets! After seeing me he decided that was not good –I think he thought “not big enough”, so he exchanged it for his Tigger stuffed animal. Looks pretty close to me!