Category: Black and White

Mark

Mark.bwMark and I had a “date” while the other kids had Science Sleuths at Oxbow today.  Megan was with us being “princess” but she had to follow us around and do what Mark wanted to do.  Mark is the prince, and princesses follow their princes around :).  She did a good job most of the time.

Mark discovered a new path. He wanted to go by the water, and he found some steps that I have never been down.  We found some neat places to explore and Mark found what we think are snow fleas.  He also found the bones of a buck in the water!  Very neat, but sort of gross too.

While he played, I took pictures of him and Megan. I have more nice ones of him, but I think this is my favorite.

Feet (Revisited)

Feet (revisited)Allan had a business trip to Chicago yesterday.  Once the kids were in bed, I experimented with a new idea I found.  I am not sure when or where I heard the term “Platinum”, but I liked how it looked.  I did a little research on how to do platinum effect and discovered it looks really neat on scenery.  Just for fun, I tried it on a people picture.  The results were impressive!

The original picture can be found here.

Thanksgiving Praise–Play

I am thankful that we could take Saturday and play most of the day.  We went to church and helped to rake the leaves there.  After lunch, we went to Bonneyville Mill to see it decorated for Christmas.  The kids got to see Santa Claus.  I was laughing, because I knew who was playing Santa, but the kids could not figure out who he was.  Santa did a great job calling the kids he knew by first and last name :)  They finally figured out who Santa was, and we enjoyed a good laugh.

Then we visited the one room school house.  I have never been there, so enjoyed exploring.  I would love to see a class there for all ages, not just a select grade.  I would sign the kids up quickly!

I am thankful that everyone was feeling better and that we had a beautiful day just to enjoy each other and relax.

Thanksgiving Praise–Rest

I am so thankful for rest.  We get the chance to rest at night and when we take needed naps. We can curl up with a good book or put on relaxing music.  We don’t have to be busy all the time!

We are also able to trust in God and rest in his promises! Psalm 117:2 says “For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord  endures forever. Praise the Lord!”