After a bath, Megan’s hair is curly while it is wet. As it dries, it sticks up all over the place.
I think it is adorable!
I have a niece who is very special. When she was little Esther Raye would spent the night sometimes. She sat with us in church and would snuggle with me. Now that she is getting ready to graduate, it is fun to be able just to talk to her. She is growing up to be a beautiful girl!
This weekend she is helping to earn some money for Riley Hospital. She had to raise some money, and then will work with classmates to make different pots tonight. They will auction those pots to earn more money for Riley. I forgot how much they wanted to raise, but they are close to it. We went to visit her during “prison break” and the kids were fascinated with watching them work on the pottery wheels.
O LORD, You are our Father, We are the clay, and You our potter; And all of us are the work of Your hand. Isaiah 64:8 NAS
When Mark was born, a Sunday School Class sent a HUGE care package full of surprises for us. They sent Mark a Pooh Bear, Eeyore, Tigger and Piglet rattle toys plus other toys. But he liked his Tigger the best.
For his first birthday we got him this Tigger. We had asked Allan’s parents to buy him one. They brought it when they visited us when Mark was 9 months old. Sam sent a smaller one that Mark loved too.
Mark still likes his Tiggers, but shared his collection with Adrian, who loves Tigger too.
Yesterday, Megan slept most all day. So, what do you do when your little one is ready to play and it is late? You play with her! So here is our midnight photo session.
Megan finally fell asleep just after 1:00 and slept until 5:45. Now if she would only move bedtime a few hours earlier!
This week is the missionary conference at church. We had a commissioning service that was the best I have ever seen. After service, Mark got Adrian. When I first saw him, he was running toward me in a bright red and yellow hat. Strangely, none of the other kids had one. When I asked Adrian about it, he said ” My teacher said, ‘We worship’ and I said ‘when we say Wow!’ and she gave me it.” According to Adrian, that is their “verse” for the week.
I asked him about his class and what he did today. Here is what the four year olds learned in class today.
“The bear Bible story. They were going fishing and their boat got out of gas and then when they got on land, there was a bear! The black and white colorful movie there is a race car. There are two friends. Church preschool is the best! The end.”
I do know the “bear Bible story” is a story some missionaries in Russia told. Mark learned that their boat can go in 3 inches of water. But no one told me what happened after they saw the bear and their boat was out of gas. The movie is a video that all the kids are watching around a racing theme this year.
Today was another beautiful day! After quiet time, the kids went outside to play and were outside all afternoon.
We needed to clean the yard before the rain comes, so we raked a bunch of leaves and put things away for the winter. The kids carried the leaves to the woods and made a HUGE leaf pile to play in.