Aiming Our Arrows

2009-05-05T09:57:00.002-05:00

Our blog is going to be "out of order." It's time consuming for me and something (or someone) always seems to get neglected because of it. While it's fun to do and share with everyone what's going on around here I feel the Lord is showing me I must back away. The computer can be addicting for me, so I'm trying to limit my use as much as I can. I'm also trying to be an example for my children. It's hard to tell them they are spending too much time with the electronic things in our home if I'm saying it while peeking up over the laptop screen. :)

Perhaps I'll post occasionally, but I'm going to be trying hard to keep my priorities straight so that my family and home doesn't become "out of order."

"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness."

Proverbs 31:10, 27

Sisters

2009-04-02T19:58:00.001-06:00

Naomi loves to spend time with Cassidy, especially when she takes her to see the horses.

They started the afternoon by giving Naomi a ride on Missy.

Missy is such a gentle horse. She's pretty old too, so she doesn't have much "get up and go."

Naomi doesn't have much balance yet. When the horse is actually walking, I'm standing beside her holding her leg.

Later on, Cassidy got on Trissy. Trissy is young and has a lot of "get up and go!"
That's why Cass has her helmet on and Naomi is no longer in the round pen.

Do you remember the children's books that have something the same on every page and the child has to find it; like a duck or a ladybug? Well, these pictures of Cassidy on Trissy remind me of that. Can you spot the dog in every picture?

There she is.

And there she is again.

Can you spot her?

She has such an obession with this horse.

Trissy is the horse with the most energy. She can keep Sky very busy.

Sky just won't leave her alone.

It's amazing she hasn't gotten trampled, because although she's outside the pen now, most times she is right under Trissy's feet.

In the evening Cassidy and Naomi went to brush the smaller horses, Peyton and Cowboy.

Naomi's holding Cowboy while Cassidy cleans out his feet.

"Aww, cute horsie."

"Let me give you another kiss."

Cassidy let Naomi lead him around. Naomi thought this was great.

"Come on, horsie, follow me."

"Isn't this fun?"

"Whoa, slow down!"

They had a nice time together. It's good they did this yesterday because as I'm writing this today it's snowing. Yes, that's right....snowing.

"In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever."

Psalm 44:8

Dirt Road

2009-03-30T20:48:00.002-06:00

If you continue down the road we live on you'll pass one house and then it will turn into this. A dirt road!

Our house sits on a gravel road. Back East they might call our road a dirt road, but they would be wrong because THIS is a dirt road.

Notice at the top of the picture there is a street sign for the dirt road. :)

I took this picture last week. Before we had any snow. In fact we hadn't had any rain in awhile so we thought this part of the road might be passable.

The kids and I took the 4-wheeler and the golf cart hoping to drive around and maybe see some game.

When we got to this point we sent Ezra up ahead to see if he thought the golf cart could make it across.

He came back with a verdict of "I don't think so, Mom."

So we turned around, went the other way past our house and looked at the cows. :)

It's Gonna What?!

2009-03-28T15:04:00.003-06:00

That's what I said at the beginning of the week when I heard it might snow. I was really hoping it would pass over us but it didn't. Thankfully, we probably won't get more than an inch and a half. Tomorrow it's supposed to be 50. Can you say mud?

I'll admit I'm not crazy about getting snow at the end of March, but it could be worse.

And just the way God gave us warm days in January He can give us days of snow at the end of March.

It's His creation. I'll let Him decide what's best. And I'll do my part and count it all joy.

"The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein."

Psalm 24:1

"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience."

James 1:2-3

For Fun

2009-03-27T12:08:00.002-06:00

Below are some pictures that I took and then, using photoshop, I added the verses.

I took this picture one morning from the front porch. I love how the sunlight is just beginning to peek over the horizon. It brought to memory this verse. I mess up every day so this verse encourages me that each day is a new day full of God's mercy and faithfulness.

I was lucky to get this picture of the butterfly in our yard last spring. Butterflies always remind me of this verse because the caterpillar becomes a new creature when it emerges from the cacoon; just like we become a new creature after salvation.

This picture shows the sun setting behind the house. I made this picture for Ezra. He likes this verse and wanted a reminder of it to hang in his room.

3 Going on 16

2009-03-24T18:34:00.003-06:00

Here's what Naomi looks like after she's gotten into mommy's makeup. This is her attempt at putting on eyeliner.

Don't rush things, Omi. That time will come soon enough.

Youth Night At Our House

2009-03-21T09:06:00.015-06:00

Friday night we had our teen class from church over to our house for some fun and fellowship. The girls and I started out by making some cupcake pops that I found on a website called Bakerella.

First they shaped a mixture of cake and icing into a ball.

It was pretty gooey.

And made their hands quite messy.

After they shaped them into cupcake form (easier said than done), they dipped the bottom half in chocolate and poked in a lollipop stick. (Note to self: do this before the chocolate hardens)

After those set, the next step was to dip the top half in pink chocolate to look like icing.

Add some sprinkles and a m&m....

and voila!! Cupcake pops.

From left to right: Naomi, Stephanie, Bethany, and Cassidy

Meanwhile the boys (Levi, Ezra & Owen) were outside doing boy stuff. Things that had to do with bb guns and climbing trees.

Around supper time Bethany's friend Chelsea came. I made pizza and salad and of course had plenty of pop. Stephanie brought some brownies too. Yummy.

As the sun went down, Matt prepared our campfire. We roasted marshmallows and made smores.

These pictures were taken without a flash.

These were taken with the flash.

Daisy was chasing the sparks from the fire.

She was also ready to eat any marshmallows that fell on the ground. It didn't matter to her if they just came out of the fire. She'd gobble them right up.

Matt decided to keep her with him before she really hurt herself.

When we went back inside Matt gave a Bible challenge. He started out by having each of them squeeze out all the toothpaste from a small tube onto a paper plate.

He told them to get every little bit out.

And they squeezed and squeezed until they finally got all the toothpaste out.

After they achieved that, Matt read from the book of James about the tongue. He reminded them how powerful our tongues can be even though it's a very small part of our body. He encouraged them to be careful with the words we speak.

After sharing these and other things about the tongue, he told them he would give $20 to anyone that could put all the toothpaste back into their tube.

They tried and tried.

Some were very determined to get the toothpaste back in.

But, as you can figure, it's impossible.

Matt told them the tube was like our mouths and the toothpaste our words. Once our words come out you can't put them back into your mouth.

It was a good challenge for all of us. One I hope we remember.

We finished the night up with some crazy games - Signal, Spoons and the Pen Game.

I didn't get any pictures of the games....I was too involved. :)

"Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be."

James 3:5-10

Jumping Bean

2009-03-17T10:25:00.004-06:00

It was a great day to jump on the trampoline or trampateen as Naomi likes to say.

I was enjoying watching her jump and taking lots of pictures.

It's a shame the net has to be there and mess up all the pictures.

But that didn't keep me from taking picture after picture,

after picture.

Then I had a breakthrough! Get under the net to take the pictures. Duh!!!

Much better.

So I started again to take picture after picture,

after picture,

(you guessed it) after picture,

(I can't stop myself!),

after picture,

(Help...my finger has a cramp.)

after picture,

until finally I stopped and took one more.

Look at that face. Can you blame me for taking so many pictures? I didn't think so.

Chick Days at the Farm Store

2009-03-11T11:35:00.002-06:00

It's that time of year. When you walk into the farm store and the sound of chirping chicks greets your ears.

It's a fun time for the kids to see the baby chickens. Naomi especially loved it.

Naomi's hand is blurry in this picture because she was quickly raising it out of the tub. She wanted to pet them, but as soon as they would move she'd quickly jerk her hand away.

She began to get braver and braver as time went on.

Aren't they so cute?

I hope some day we have chickens again. I miss the fresh eggs. But that requires building a chicken house and fencing them in because of the dogs. Maybe when the boys get bigger they can build one for me.

"Thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee."
Deuteronomy 26:11

Groundhog Day

2009-03-03T22:26:00.005-06:00

The other day Sky was barking. Nothing unusual...she always barks. But this time she wouldn't stop. So finally I went to take a look and find out what she was barking at.

There was something under the air conditioner. I told Cassidy to put both dogs in the basement so we could find out what it was.

It turned out to be a groundhog.

Cassidy got a stick and tried to poke it out. But it would have none of that. The thing kept growling at her.

She kept poking but he wasn't budging. She decided maybe a shovel would do better. And sure enough he popped his head out.

He took off but didn't go toward the trees.

Instead, he decided to go under the four wheeler.

We knew we couldn't let the dogs out until he was safe in the trees so now we needed to coax him out from under the four wheeler. By the way, the whole time Naomi thinks this is wonderful.

Cassidy tries throwing rocks at him and finally he makes a mad dash for the trees.

Bye bye Mr. Groundhog. I'm glad you'll live to see another day.

When we let the dogs out they ran back to the air conditioner to look for him.

"He's gotta be here somewhere!!"

"Move over, let me look."

"Nope, I don't see him."

"We took care of him!!! He won't be back!"

Cowgirl Omi

2009-02-28T21:43:00.000-06:00

Triplets

2009-02-21T20:20:00.000-06:00

One of the ladies at our church got the girls in the nursery matching dresses. Naomi was so excited to have the same dress as her friends. The second picture would have been so much better if Naomi's hand wasn't blocking Moriah's face but the batteries in my camera died so I wasn't able to get another picture.

Another Warm Day

2009-02-21T13:15:00.006-06:00

A little over a week ago we had another nice, warm day. The boys took me to see their clubhouse that they're building.

They did all this by themselves.

Even though it was warmer the creek was still frozen over, which made for some fun.

The creek is only ankle deep so there was nothing to worry about.

The dog was having a blast playing with this log that was sticking out of the ground.

The boys also showed me the tombstones that they found one day while exploring. They aren't on our property; just a little bit off the property line.

The one above was Jr. McKillen, age 8yrs and 8mos. Died 1856.

This one reads Charles McKillen, age 25yrs. Died 1859.

Someday we hope to find some more information on who these people were and why they lived such short lives.

"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"

Hebrews 9:27

"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. "

Psalm 23:4

Snow Cream

2009-01-26T15:54:00.003-06:00

Yesterday it snowed, so today Cassidy and Naomi made snow cream.

They took snow, some milk, sugar and chocolate syrup and mixed it all up.

It tasted pretty good. They had to eat it fast because it was melting.

But the best thing was that they had some special "sister time" together.

"Sisters share a special friendship that lasts a lifetime." ~ Anonymous

Loving the Warmth

2009-01-23T14:01:00.002-06:00

I'm thankful for the days the Lord gives us in the middle of winter when it's warmer than normal. Yesterday it was 57 and the sun was shining.

So we took advantage of the warmth and went outside in the afternoon. It was great to feel the sun on our faces.

We enjoyed spending time with the animals.

Cassidy and I were able to take Trissy and Peyton for a nice walk. We didn't ride them, just led them around.

Today, we're inside. It's only 29 and feels like 16. Brrrrr!

Oh well, spring is only a couple months away.

"He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen."

Deuteronomy 10:21

If You Come To My House Don't Let The Dog Lick Your Face!

2009-01-22T21:53:00.000-06:00

My Little Helper

2009-01-16T11:45:00.007-06:00

I love the age when children think chores are fun. When I tell Naomi it's time to do the laundry, she's excited!! Wish I could say the same for myself and the other kids.

What makes us change our attitude toward chores?

Is it because we know there are funner things we could be doing?

Or is it because we've done the same thing over thousands of times and it becomes boring?

Whatever the reason, I know that we can be thankful. Maybe we won't get excited, but instead of complaining about the chores we can find ways to be thankful.

Take the laundry for instance. I'm thankful God's given us plenty of clothes that get dirty and need cleaned.

I'm thankful for a washing machine so I don't have to do it by hand.

Also I'm thankful for the dryer so my clothes can get dry quickly.

I'm thankful that I have a lot of laundry because it means I have a lot of people in my family.

So, while I may not get excited about doing the laundry like Naomi does, she does remind me to be thankful.

"And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men"

Colossians 3:23

"Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name."

Psalm 100:4

Not One But Two!

2009-01-10T20:19:00.009-06:00

Today Matt, Cass and I drove 3 hours to Iowa to look at a horse that Cass found for sale on the internet. The horse has a good, calm dispostion and was a good price. Cass has been saving all her money to buy another horse and she's been praying God would show her which one would be good for her. This horse has been worked with somewhat and allowed Cass to get on her back while we were there. She's very gentle and we think she'll make a good horse for the family. While we were there we saw her foal that she had last April. Well, we couldn't leave without taking him with us too. We almost came home with another horse that was there for sale but, thankfully, we restrained ourselves.

On the way home we stopped at Arby's for lunch. The 3 of us like Arby's but the boys don't so this was a perfect time for us to go there to eat.

This is Trissy. She's 6 years old and just the sweetest thing.

OK, maybe this is the sweetest thing. We're not sure yet what we're going to name him but we're leaning toward Peyton.

Naomi thinks they are absolutely wonderful!

Our other horses didn't think so, but they eventually allowed Trissy and Peyton into the herd.

Matt and I were thankful to be able to spend the day with Cassidy. We praise the Lord for giving us such a special girl.

"Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward."

Psalm 127:3

2009-01-05T20:06:00.004-06:00

I couldn't think of anything to post, so I thought I'd post some pictures of daisy to show how she's growing.

Big difference from 5 months ago.

Happy New Year!!

2009-01-01T18:32:00.006-06:00

Welcome back to our blog. Sorry we were away for so long.

We had a wonderful vacation back east over Christmas seeing family and friends. We feel very blessed to have such a great family and group of friends.

We praise the Lord for giving us a wonderful 2008. He blessed us with good health, prosperous business, a new home and a lot of life lessons to help us grow. We look forward to serving Him in 2009 and seeing what He will do. Maybe He’ll come back this year…are you ready?

For New Year’s Day Naomi and I made special cupcakes.

Our present to the boys for Christmas was a Wii. It’s fun to play together as a family, so that’s what we did today. It’s not only fun to play, but it’s hilarious to watch them play.

In all these pictures they are playing tennis.

In these videos they are boxing. (In case you couldn't figure it out.)

Come back again soon. I hope to post more often.

“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein
day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”
Joshua 1:8

Is There Anything Cuter?

2008-08-20T09:50:00.003-05:00

Is there anything cuter than a 2 year old and kittens?? Naomi absolutely loves kittens! Just look at that face. It says it all!

Notice the look on this kitten's face. Her face says it all too, "when is this going to be over?"

It's almost over kitty. Hang in there!

Last one. Now you can go. :)

More Puppy Pictures

2008-08-18T14:08:00.002-05:00

Naomi loves to carry Daisy around.

However, I don't think Daisy likes it a whole lot.

Meet Daisy

2008-08-15T16:43:00.004-05:00

This is Daisy, Levi's new puppy. We just got her Tuesday night. She's so sweet and everyone loves her except Sky and Tabby. :)

I'll post more pictures of her soon.

Naomi's Turn

2008-07-05T09:10:00.002-05:00

On Thursday, Naomi got a chance to try her new life jacket in the pond.

She enjoyed sitting on the edge and kicking her feet.

The Neighborhood Gang

2008-06-28T22:33:00.002-05:00

We live in a rough neighborhood. Just look at this gang of hoodlums! We always make sure to lock our doors at night!!

Ohhh, wait a minute. That's just our kids and their neighborhood friends. Phew!!

It's Full!

2008-06-28T13:34:00.007-05:00

It didn't take long to fill up the pond, thanks to all the rain we've been having.

As soon as it was full, the kids starting asking to go swimming. Yesterday, they were finally able to go.

Out of the Mouth of Babes

2008-06-26T07:28:00.002-05:00

Naomi has learned her first bible verse. In case you can't quite make out what she's saying I'll type out the verse below. :)

"Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Ephesians 6:1"

House and Pond

2008-06-25T10:04:00.004-05:00

Here are some pictures of the beginning stages of our house. They dug the foundation and poured the walls. These pictures show the forms for the walls.

Levi is looking out of the storm shelter we had put in the basement.

Here they are inside the shelter.

We were also able to have a pond built thanks to the farm agency. They pay 75% of the bill!

It's going to be very nice when it's done.

Our job was to fertilize, seed and staw.

Everyone got in on the work.

It was a lot to do but it finally got finished.

Cake and Presents!!

2008-06-14T20:35:00.008-05:00

This post is a little late, but here are the pictures from the boys' birthday last Thursday.

After they had pizza (I love when they choose pizza!) they opened their cards and presents.

Naomi was able to get in on the fun also.

The reason for the long faces??? They just had a spat with each other. It lasted all of 30 seconds, but of course, that's when I snapped the picture.

After Levi blew out the candles we lit them again for Ezra.

One left. As Ezra was taking this deep breath to blow out the last candle Levi quickly blew it out. Which led to another 30 second spat.

In the end, they really do love each other.

Thank you to the grandparents who helped make this birthday special even from across the miles.

10 Years - Double The Blessing

2008-06-12T11:16:00.011-05:00

Today is Levi and Ezra's 10th birthday. They sure are a lot of fun.
Here's a look back through the years.

Let's start with Levi.

1 year old

2 years old

3 years old

4 years old

5 years old

6 years old

7 years old

8 years old

9 years old

And now for Ezra

1 year old

2 years old

3 years old

4 years old

5 years old

6 years old

7 years old

8 years old

9 years old

Happy Birthday Levi and Ezra.

We love you!!

Strawberry Seson

2008-06-06T23:44:00.003-05:00

Yeah! It's strawberry season! Today I found Amish families that had strawberries for sale. I thought I would have to travel an hour to get some strawberries but these were only 20 min. away. The area where I went has many Amish families. As I was driving home I got a picture of these two buggies...one coming and one going.

We came home with a lot of strawberries. They were only $2 a quart!

"Now for a sample."

"Here it goes."

"Mmmmm"

"I like it!"

Earlier this week the kids found some wild strawberries (on the right) on our property. They were good too. We crushed some up and put them on top of ice cream. But it would take an awful lot of them to make jam.

A Girl With Flowers...

2008-06-05T20:41:00.006-05:00

...and a dog.

Cowboy

2008-06-04T12:54:00.002-05:00

Our friend Donna in PA gave Cassidy a very special gift. While we lived in PA Cass would go to her house and help take care of her minature horses. Cass fell in love with Cowboy. It was a sad day when she had to say good-bye. Donna was kind enough to offer Cowboy to Cassidy. We got him on Monday. Cassidy was so excited! Cowboy is adjusting well and I think Missy enjoys having a companion.

Cassidy's Recital

2008-06-02T08:00:00.001-05:00

Yesterday Cassidy had a piano recital. She did a wonderful job. The three songs she played were "In the Hall of the Mountain King", "Sonatina, Op. 36, #1", and "Bow the Knee."

The video is below.

Cassidy's Recital

2008-06-02T07:20:00.001-05:00

Popsicle!

2008-05-31T19:42:00.007-05:00

We were at the farm today working on the barn and the kids asked for a popsicle. I figured they would just share their's with Naomi. Instead, they gave her her own.

Can you say STICKY?

"How many pictures are you going to take, Mama?!"

I can't help myself!

Fun Fishing

2008-05-30T23:39:00.009-05:00

Ok, so I know I said I would try to keep this blog updated, but it has been awhile since my last post...sorry. I know what my problem is; I take too many pictures. There are 33 pictures in this post and that's not all the pictures I took on this day.

Anyhow, on Memorial Day we took the kids fishing. There is a man Matt knows that invited us to come fishing anytime. He has a very nice pond with lots of big fish. At least that's what he told us because we didn't get to see any of those fish. It turns out we probably went at the wrong time of day so we weren't able to catch anything but that didn't matter. The kids had fun. (Oh, Matt did catch a little one, but it was hardly worth mentioning.)

The pond has a lot of bullfrogs so Cassidy and Ezra tried to catch some. They didn't have any luck but we did get to see one up close.

Naomi got to fish too. I had to keep reminding her not to put the pole IN the water.

These are pictures of Omi being her onery self. I think she loves posing for the camera.

I just love the crossed arms...

and the tongue...

and those eyes!

Then she decided to keep Levi company.

"Oh look, there's mommy."

"I'm going to go see what she's doing."

"Now you stay here and be a good boy."

"AND CATCH ME A FISH!!!!"

"I guess I told him."

(Levi) "Augh...sisters!"

Well, I guess you know, they weren't going to stay out of the water the whole day.

Won't be catching any fish now. :)

Birthday Celebration

2008-05-21T21:30:00.006-05:00

Cassidy's wanted pizza for her birthday dinner (sounds good to me!). Her dad took her out for lunch.

After dinner she opened her presents.

Then she wanted to go and look for deer. There is a deer farm close by and you can see a lot of deer up close.When we got back, we had ice cream and cake.

Everyone enjoyed it.

12 Wonderful Years

2008-05-21T13:03:00.004-05:00

Today is our precious Cassidy's 12th birthday. She is a blessing to our family.

Here's a look back through the years.

1 year old

2 years old

3 years old

4 years old

5 years old

6 years old

7 years old

8 years old

9 years old

10 years old

11 years old

Happy Birthday Cassidy!

We Love You!!

Super Saturday

2008-05-17T20:40:00.009-05:00

Today was a beautiful day. Our barn is really beginning to look like a barn. Cassidy and I planted some tomato and pepper plants. You can see them right in front of the barn.

Most of the day was not windy but toward the afternoon the wind began to pick up. I needed to help Matt keep the tin up while he fastened it so it wouldn't blow him off the ladder.

Time for a water break.

The boys had their friend Owen over. They had a great time getting muddy in the creek. In this picture they are taking a break and drying out in a dirt ditch. Boys!!!!???

Cassidy came back from the pond with these bullfrog tadpoles. It's hard to tell from the pictures how big they are, but they are about the size of a small toad. Some are growing their legs. In the second picture you can see the one's head.

I got some great pictures of this butterfly...

and the sky.

Time to break for lunch.

Now we must get back to work.

Another water break...

and some more pictures.

What a Super Saturday.

"My heart rejoiceth in the Lord" I Samuel 2:1

Not A Good Night For Baseball

2008-05-11T16:21:00.005-05:00

Wow, it's been a long time since I posted anything. I hope you haven't given up looking at the blog. It must be frustrating to see the same turkey picture over and over again.
I'm going to get back to updating this more regularly. To start I'll tell you about the baseball game we went to last night. We got free tickets to see the Royals play the Orioles. The kids had a great time even though there was an hour and 52 minute rain delay and we ended up leaving in the middle of the 5th inning.

Naomi wasn't too sure about all the fireworks that were going off in the beginning.

She settled down quickly...especially after we broke out the candy.

The stadium gave out free umbrellas. They came in handy. Lucky for us we were just under the overhang so we only needed the umbrellas when the rain decided to blow sideways.

There was a huge cheer when the grounds crew came out to take off the tarp.

As I said, we left in the middle of the 5th inning because it was late and starting to get cold.

Gobble, Gobble

2008-04-14T08:01:00.003-05:00

Check out Ezra's first turkey, a young jake. He shot it yesterday afternoon. This weekend was the youth turkey season. They were unable to go out Saturday because of the snow. Yes, I said snow. Thankfully it didn't accumulate on the ground but it was still snowing and the turkeys wouldn't be walking around. Yesterday it was still cold but the sun was out so they were able to go. The boys flipped a coin to see who could shoot first and Levi won. However, when the turkey got close only Ezra had a good shot at him. Levi was still very excited for Ezra and he'll still have a chance for a turkey in the regular season. Who knows, maybe Levi will get the bigger one. That's how it happened with the deer. Levi shot the first one, but Ezra shot the bigger one.

Bowling

2008-03-30T22:12:00.006-06:00

Last Friday night our church had an activity at the bowling alley. We had a lot of people come. It was fun, and that's saying something, because I usually hate bowling!

Before we got to the bowling we had to have some bowling alley food - the greasy kind!

This is Casey, our neighbor kid.

Naomi loved the french fries.

The kids had a blast!

They used the ramps because the balls were so heavy for them.

Naomi made the mistake of walking out onto the lanes. I had to grab the camera quick to get this picture that's why it got blurry, but I think it kind of made it look cool. This was the second time she fell so I had to put my camera down and get her.

She survived!

Afterwards, we went back to the church for some preaching (Matt) and some ice cream sundaes.

The kids were playing some games too. In this game they had to get a peanut out of a bowl of flour just using a straw.

It was a fun evening of fellowship.

"That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ."

I John 1:3

Happy Spring!!

2008-03-20T20:12:00.003-06:00

Spring is here!!! Today is the first day of spring and we spent the afternoon outside today because it even felt like spring.

Remember this stuff? Grass!! Beautiful green grass.

Wonderful day for a jog.

We went for a walk today and after we got back Naomi was playing with her stroller.

And pushing it around everywhere.

She turned her back for one second....

What A Deal!

2008-03-20T08:40:00.003-06:00

I just had to share with you this awesome deal I got yesterday at Walgreens. I visit a blog called Money Saving Mom where she lets you know of good deals and where to get coupons to go along with them. Anyhow, I was able to get all this for $3.07! Isn't that awesome?!

Just had to share!

We'll Miss You Samuel

2008-03-19T07:10:00.002-06:00

For those of you who have been out here to visit us I'm sure you will remember Samuel. He is one of our young men at church. He grew up Amish. He has a very thick dutch accent. He left the Amish when he was a teenager and then by the grace of God came to our church a year and a half ago and was saved. He's been a blessing to the church, always willing to do whatever needed done. He is moving to Colorado to work on a 400 acre ranch. We're going to miss him around here. Samuel would always make us laugh with some of the crazy things he would say. He has a different outlook on a lot of things having grown up Amish. Matt really had a fun time when he took him to an amusement park, Worlds of Fun, last summer. Samuel went on all the rides including the roller coasters. Afterwards, he said it should be called Buckets of Fun instead of World's of Fun. Last night we had a going away party (or as Ezra mistakenly calls it, a get away party) for Samuel. Of course, I wanted pictures of him but it is very hard for him to have his picture taken being Amish all his life. He kept saying "you'll make me an idol." I promised him I wouldn't and he finally let us take some pictures. The best pictures are the ones I would snap before he realized it.

Samuel with some of the men of our church.

Samuel with some of the kids of the church. The kids always enjoyed Samuel and he enjoyed them.

2008-03-14T20:55:00.001-06:00

Make a photobook - it's easy!

Feels Like Spring

2008-03-01T17:04:00.006-06:00

We're doing cartwheels!!! It was 55 degrees today!! And the sun was out!! The children took advantage of the nice weather by going outside. Yes there was mud, but it didn't keep us from enjoying the day.

Cassidy began preparing the ground so she can plant sunflowers this spring.

Naomi had to get in on the action as well.

Naomi also enjoyed the trampoline today.

It even got warm enough to take our coats off.

"From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised." Psalm 113:3

What's Wrong With This Picture?

2008-02-20T23:14:00.002-06:00

I'll tell you what's wrong...Naomi's learning Daddy's bad habits. :)

The can is empty but still....

She knows when Daddy wants a Mountain Dew and will run into the kitchen, ask me to open the refrigerator door, and she'll get out a can and take it right back to Dad.

He thinks it's great.

Daniel Boone and an Indian

2008-02-14T22:40:00.003-06:00

We've been studying Daniel Boone in history so naturally the boys decided they would act it out. Daniel Boone is on the left (he didn't wear a coonskin cap) and the Indian is on the right with his war paint on his face.

"Mom, get a picture of me trying to kill him."

"Ok, but you have to make up in the end," says Mom.

That's better.

Good boys.

Odds & Ends

2008-02-14T21:53:00.002-06:00

With the chilly weather we've been having, I'm glad someone gave Naomi this warm coat to wear.

I love this shot of Naomi looking at herself in the mirror.

Snow

2008-02-06T16:03:00.001-06:00

Last night we got 10 -12 inches of snow!! This winter has been crazy. When I saw the mailman today I asked him if he was having fun yet. He said, "HA! This is the worst winter since '79 and I've seen a lot of them. I'm ready for July!!"

Unlike the mailman, the boys enjoyed the snow.

So did Sky!

Of course there was shoveling to do and lots of it.

Naomi stayed inside...she might have gotten lost out there!

Fog

2008-02-06T15:58:00.000-06:00

Monday morning we had some serious fog. I had to run out to the garage so, along the way, I took this picture.

Naomi's Lesson On Sharing

2008-01-31T11:18:00.000-06:00

Yesterday I helped a friend by watching her children while she did a little shopping. The children played well together. Naomi had fun sharing her dollhouse with Josiah. At least for a little while. Pay special attention to the small doll she has in her hand.

She's having a grand time. Here she's putting the doll to bed.

Oh no. Disaster. The doll is no longer in it's bed. Take notice to the piano in Josiah's hand. It will come into play later.

Maybe if Josiah does the "hand behind the back trick" she'll think it disappeared.

Ok, maybe if he gives her the piano. Nope...she pushes that to the floor. It's the doll or nothing.

Josiah got his gun for protection. This could get ugly.

Upon further thought, he decides it's not worth the blood shed and gives up the doll.

Peace is resumed.

I know I called this post "Naomi's Lesson On Sharing" and you probably thought she was learning how to share. Actually, she was teaching Josiah. Don't mess with this hot-headed girl.

What A Difference 2 Days Make!

2008-01-30T16:26:00.000-06:00

You may remember the picture on the left from last Saturday. Two short days later the temperature got to 62. What do you get when you combine snow and 60 degree weather?....MUD! So, picture on the left I call "A Walk In The Snow". Picture on the right "A Walk In The Mud".

Here's an up-close shot so you can get the full effect.

Warmer Weather

2008-01-26T22:07:00.001-06:00

It finally got warmer today (37) and the sun was out!!! Cassidy, Ezra, Naomi and I went out to see the horses for awhile this afternoon. Levi was with Dad working on a project.

I had fun taking pictures.

Peek - A - Boo

Naomi decided to take a walk.

Then Ezra joined her.

Look out! Here comes a snowball!

"This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24

COLD!!!!!

2008-01-19T09:22:00.000-06:00

This morning at 8:00am it was -19. The wind chill was -34. I think we'll stay inside today! :)

Happy Anniversary

2008-01-18T16:40:00.000-06:00

This week was our 16th Wedding Anniversary! Matt had these lovely flowers delivered to the house. It was a nice surprise. We also went out for dinner with the kids. We've made it a tradition for the past couple of years to include the kids in our anniversary dinner. They enjoy being a part. Matt and I can go by ourselves some other time.

"This is my beloved, and this is my friend." Song of Solomon 5:16

Having Fun With Pictures

2008-01-16T16:49:00.000-06:00

Family Time

2008-01-16T14:41:00.000-06:00

Here are some pictures from the other night.

Ezra & Naomi enjoying some time together coloring.

Then Daddy, Ezra & Levi began working on the model engine that Ezra got for Christmas.

Cassidy and Naomi having fun.

We had a great evening together.

"The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family." ~Thomas Jefferson

Our Newest Addition

2008-01-05T11:05:00.001-06:00

Missy has a new friend. Her name is Shadow. She is a 3yr old mare. We got her so Missy would have a companion. Cassidy will attempt to train her over the years so she will be ready for Naomi when the time comes. Shadow is a sweet horse but has a lot of learning to do.

The name Shadow fits her perfectly, don't you think?

Jan Magazine

2008-01-05T11:03:00.000-06:00

Cassidy has her January edition of Horse Sense Magazine ready. Sorry for the delay. You can find it here.

More Ice Pictures

2007-12-13T21:08:00.000-06:00

I know you can't really see the ice in this picture, but it was too pretty not to post.

Ice Storm

2007-12-11T18:37:00.000-06:00

This branch just missed our van.

No damage was done when this branch hit our roof.

Or when it fell onto the porch.

I was thanking the Lord that the electricity only went out for a few minutes. When I was a kid I thought it was cool to have the electric go out, but now that I know how much money is sitting in our refrigerator and freezers I don't think it's so cool anymore. I'm praying that tonight it will stay on as we still have some more ice coming.

Snow Adventures

2007-12-11T18:15:00.000-06:00

The other day before the ice storm hit the kids and I went out to the garage to play! Matt got an old snowmobile running and the boys were having a lot of fun.

Ezra took Naomi for a slow ride. She loved it.

Levi enjoyed running the 4-wheeler through the snow.

Missy in the snow.

Cassidy after she finally caught Missy in the snow.

We had Naomi all bundled up. She almost couldn't move.

Napping With Her Babydolls

2007-12-05T18:51:00.000-06:00

The other day Naomi laid her babydolls down for a nap and then decided to lay down with them. She loves her babydolls.

Cassidy's Magazine

2007-12-05T11:45:00.000-06:00

Just wanted to let you know that Cassidy has her December issue of Horse Sense ready for purchase on her blog. She works very hard on this magazine each month and does a great job.

Thanksgiving

2007-11-23T17:25:00.001-06:00

Graphics Codes

Ezra made our pumpkin pie this year for Thanksgiving. It was his first time and it turned out great.

We had a great meal together...turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, rolls and cranberry sauce. I forgot the sweet potatoes! Matt's the only one that likes them...I guess that's why I forgot. Notice I didn't forget the cranberry sauce even though I'm the only one that likes that.

Before the children could be excused from the table Daddy had each of them tell what they were thankful for. It was sweet to hear their answers, most of them being God and family. Even Naomi joined in by answering yes every time we asked her if she was thankful for something.

Naomi really got into her mashed potatoes.

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 118:1

First Snow

2007-11-23T17:06:00.000-06:00

Wednesday we had our first snow of the year. Just enough for the kids to play in. They had a blast sliding on the trampoline.

Naomi watched from inside where it was warmer.

Buck Season

2007-11-23T15:27:00.000-06:00

Here is a picture that shows all the buck taken this year. Not bad, huh?

Ezra's First Buck

2007-11-15T13:52:00.000-06:00

Ezra got his first buck on Monday. He was so excited!!! He was hunting with his dad and was just about to fall asleep when his dad said "there's a buck!" His grandfather also got a buck that evening (I'll post pictures of his buck soon).

A Visit and A Surprise

2007-11-08T16:26:00.000-06:00

Matt's parents are in town for a visit (it's hunting season!). They brought along a 4-wheeler for the boys. The boys have been slowly saving money to buy one so they were very excited to get one from their grandparents. They used the money they had saved to buy helmets and gloves. Ezra is in the orange helmet and Levi is in the white. Papaw is giving them lessons on how to operate it. They spent about all day taking turns riding the 4-wheeler all around.

Hang on Papaw!!!!

Missy's New Home

2007-11-08T16:16:00.000-06:00

Missy is now officially home. We were able to finish enough of the pasture to keep her back at the garage. Cassidy has been having a wonderful time with Missy.

Work Day

2007-11-03T21:13:00.000-06:00

Today the whole family worked on the pasture so that Cassidy can keep her horse on the property where the garage is. We were able to get a lot accomplished.

This is a picture of the framework for the barn. You can see Matt's garage in the background.

Ezra's taking his turn holding Naomi. When we ask Naomi to smile now she closes her eyes.

Cassidy and Levi ran a lot of errands back and forth to the garage.

Here's another closed eyes picture.

Ezra's helping dad run the post hole digger for the posts. We were so thankful we didn't have to dig these by hand.

Bringing water for the concrete.

Cassidy's turn to hold Naomi.

I even ran the tractor. Yikes!

The end of the day found us all quite tired. We're thankful for the extra hour tonight.

"When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet."

Proverbs 3:24

Our Evening At Church

2007-11-01T10:28:00.000-06:00

Every year on October 31 our church has a service. I can't think of a better place to be on this night than church.

We enjoyed a meal together and then the kids played some games like this one. They had to carry candy corn on a spoon over to another cup and fill it up. It was harder than it sounds.

Our Pastor didn't want to give up the jar of candy to the person who guessed closest to the right amount, but he finally gave in.

We then finished the evening with a message from Samuel. Samuel used to be a part of the Amish community. One year ago on Oct. 31 Samuel accepted Jesus Christ as Saviour. It's been exciting to see him grow in the Lord.

If At First You Don't Win, Try Again

2007-11-01T10:12:00.000-06:00

Ok...I didn't win the first drawing for Vision Forum, but now there is an even bigger one. Living in a Shoe has another drawing, this time for $250. So here's my list.

So Much More $20
Passionate Housewives: Desperate For God $16
A Church in the House $12
Thoughts For Young Men $8
The Centrality of the Home in Evangelism & Discipleship $10
Homemaking $20
The Influence of Older Children on Younger Children $10
Fatherhood From a Biblical Perspective $35
The Letters & Lessons of Teddy Roosevelt For His Sons $14
Beautiful Girl Tea Set $55
Make Your Own Doll Dress Kit $19
Doll Quilt $20
How To Think Like A Christian $10
Total $249

Levi's 1st Buck!

2007-10-27T13:19:00.000-05:00

Levi got his first buck (his 1st deer, for that matter) this morning. He was hunting with his grandfather while Ezra was hunting with Dad. Levi made a clean shot on this 5 point buck. He was so excited!!! Hopefully I'll be making a post soon about Ezra's first buck. :)

Vision Forum Giveaway

2007-10-25T08:18:00.000-05:00

Another giveaway!

Life in a Shoe is giving away $150 gift certificate for Vision Forum. There are a lot great things in their catalog. To enter the giveaway I need to make a wish list and post it to my blog. So here it goes:

So Much More $20
Passionate Housewives: Desperate For God $16
A Church in the House $12
Thoughts For Young Men $8
The Centrality of the Home in Evangelism & Discipleship $10
Homemaking $20
The Influence of Older Children on Younger Children $10
Fatherhood From a Biblical Perspective $35
The Letters & Lessons of Teddy Roosevelt For His Sons $14
Total $145

Wish me luck!!!!

We All Scream For Ice Cream!!!

2007-10-17T18:38:00.000-05:00

I picked these up at an auction. I knew the kids would love 'em.

Meek & Quiet Spirit

2007-10-17T08:49:00.000-05:00

Over the weekend the ladies of our church had the opportunity to go to Springfield, MO for a Ladies' Retreat. We had 11 ladies go. That is really awesome when you consider we have about 60 people (including babies) at church on Sunday mornings.

The topic of the retreat was having an ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. I Peter 3:4. What a tremendous blessing it was. The Lord spoke to each of our hearts.

We also had a great time getting to know each other better.

Horse Sense eMagazine

2007-10-04T20:40:00.000-05:00

Check out Cassidy's Blog. She just completed her first edition for her new emagazine Horse Sense. She took this project on all on her own. I just helped her to get it set up for the blog. Her plan is to have a new edition each month.

Olive Plants Round The Table

2007-10-04T20:14:00.000-05:00

Today Cassidy reminded me of how precious this time of my life is to me. Dinner was over and we were clearing off the table. I mentioned, "man, look at all the dishes I have to do." To which she replied, "yeah, but someday you won't have all these dishes and you'll wish you did. Someday we are going to grow up and move out." I needed that reminder to stop and be thankful for the sink full of dishes because it meant I was enjoying my meal with many "little guests."

"Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table."

Psalm 128:1-3

Here's a picture of some of the clean dishes!

Here's a picture of a happy girl with a full tummy.

She wanted to be a helper also.

Busch Race

2007-10-01T15:10:00.000-05:00

Matt won tickets to the NASCAR Busch Race in Kansas City. So he and the boys went this past Saturday. This was the first time the boys ever went to a NASCAR race. They loved it.

Kyle Bush was the winner.

A Visit From Susie

2007-09-29T16:16:00.000-05:00

My mom, "Susie" (as she's affectionately called by the children), came to visit us last week. And we were all glad she did! We had a lovely week together even though some of us got the stomach flu toward the end of the week, including Susie. UGH! Thankfully, we took this picture before that happened!

Thanks for visiting, Susie! We love you!!

Wordless Wednesday

2007-09-26T08:04:00.000-05:00

I Won

2007-09-25T17:53:00.000-05:00

I won a giveaway from Casual Keystrokes. It's a MomAgenda Desktop Planner and Kitchen Folio. Pretty cool! I guess now I better get organized. :)

Thank You!!

Adventureland

2007-09-18T14:49:00.000-05:00

This past Saturday we were able to go to Adventureland in Des Moines, Iowa. Cassidy won 5 tickets during our library's summer reading program. We had a great time.

Before we went in we decided to have lunch at KFC. Naomi looks so big drinking her drink like a "big girl."

She loves their mashed potatoes with gravy.

We weren't sure how she would do on the rides. As it turned out she screamed....when we took her off! :0 She loved the rides so much that when they stopped and we had to take her off she would throw a huge fit. We had to convince her that if she didn't stop we couldn't put her on any more rides. She finally figured it out.

The big kids wanted to ride with her.

The big kids also rode the other rides but I didn't get pictures of them because their rides went too fast. :) They all tried the roller coaster that went upside down. The boys liked it but Cassidy didn't.

On the way home we stopped for pizza!!!

We had a great day together as a family.

Here is a video. Sorry for the poor quality. Not sure why it's like that.

Ladies' Retreat

2007-09-10T18:49:00.000-05:00

Last weekend I went to a Ladies' Retreat in Ottawa, KS. I noticed on the camp's website one day that Carol Trahan was speaking. I have heard her before in VA and was glad for the chance to hear her again. I asked my friend Jessica to go and she agreed. We had a nice time. The food was good but it still wasn't Camp Calvary. :) The cabins were not as nice either but they did their job. Carol's teachings were a great blessing to both of us. Praise God for her testimony.

Here is a picture of the outside of the cabin.

This is the inside. They had 6 sets of bunkbeds inside.

There was a nice bridge that went across the lake.

This is not a very good picture of Carol but you get the idea.

Jessica and me.

"Teach me thy way, O LORD: I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name." Psalm 86:11

Homeschool Giveaway

2007-09-05T19:57:00.000-05:00

My friend at HsKube's Haven at Home is having a homeschool giveaway. She is giving away some great things. Cassidy would love to have the drawing pencils and I would love the Birds & Blooms magazine. There's still time to enter if you're interested.

Update on Matt

2007-09-05T19:47:00.000-05:00

Today Matt went back to the ear doctor. He cleaned out Matt's ear from the operation but, unfortunately, his hearing didn't improve. Needless to say, Matt was quite discouraged, but he knows God is in control of all things and that His way is best.

"As for God, his way is perfect:

the word of the Lord is tried:

he is a buckler to all those that trust in him."

Psalm 18:30

Nothwest Missouri State Fair

2007-09-05T19:29:00.000-05:00

Last weekend was the Northwest Missouri State Fair. Smaller than the York Fair but a little bigger than the Dover Carnival. Our church had a stand set up and we passed out tracts and gave away ice cold water and lemonade. We're especially thankful that our church does this each year because that's how we found out about the church just two days after we moved to Missouri last year.

The kids got to enjoy some of the rides.

Naomi enjoyed her first lollipop, or sucker, as they call it here.

Long Time No Post

2007-08-31T13:05:00.000-05:00

It's been awhile since I've been able to post anything. We started school two weeks ago so that means less "me time." :)

This week is the Northwest Missouri State Fair. I plan on posting pictures as soon as I can. Until then enjoy these pictures of my helper. She was helping me put away laundry.

Fishing

2007-08-18T20:54:00.000-05:00

What A Week!

2007-08-18T15:06:00.000-05:00

What a busy week we had! It started off slowly but then took off. On Monday we didn't do much. Naomi enjoyed coloring with Ezra...

Cassidy enjoyed time on the computer writing another book...

and Levi did some reading.

By Tuesday we started getting sick. One by one we all got a cold but we were still able to have lunch with some friends on Wednesday.

Thursday, we had to run to St. Joe to do some errands and that pretty much took our whole day.

Friday, we took Cassidy over to see Missy.

This was the last week of our 7 week revival. It was a wonderful week. This is a picture of the "Why Not" trio...(long story). They sang a song every night and did a great job.

One of the highlights of the week was when one of our teenagers got saved. I took these pictures the night she got baptized.

Another highlight was when this teenager who had gotten away from church made a decision to come back. Here he is singing with his mom.

This week's speaker was Mark McGaughey (I forgot to get a picture of him...bummer). He was great. As someone else put it "he brings the meatsaw."

It's hard to believe the 7 week revival is over. What are we going to do Monday night? :)

The official meetings may be over but as Matt said "I hope it continues in our hearts."

Revival Week #6

2007-08-10T23:02:00.000-05:00

This week we had Brother Ed Klein from the Rock of Ages Prison Ministry with us. He led the evangelistic meetings last spring in the St. Joseph prison, that some of our men were a part of, where 132 men were saved.
His focus all this week was on prayer. What a blessing.
Matt was feeling well enough today to be able to fix Brother Klein's air conditioning in his truck. His was very thankful since he has some more traveling to do.

Update

2007-08-09T22:20:00.000-05:00

Matt came home today and is doing very well. We won't know if it helped his hearing until he goes back to the doctor on Sept. 5th. At that time they will clean out the ointment and other gunk out of his ear. Pray that this operation will improve his speech recognition.

On the way to pick him up I took this picture of a sunflower field. It was huge.

Wednesday's Travels

2007-08-08T22:13:00.001-05:00

Today we took Matt to Kansas City to have an operation done on his ear. We are praying that it will restore some of his recent hearing loss. I decided to take the kids along and figured while they were doing the surgery we could do some other things in Kansas City. As it turned out, they wanted us to stay in the waiting room. I wasn't prepared for that but thankfully I did bring lunch.

The kids did very well. They found some books to keep them occupied. We were there 4 and a half hours. They received several comments on their good behavior.

I thought maybe we could go for a walk outside but it was VERY hot and there really wasn't any place to walk.

Once the surgery was finished we needed to wait to see Daddy until he got a room. So we decided to visit the Discovery Center that was only a short distance away. They focus on conservation of natural habitat.

This is a picture of the children beside a 1/2 scale model of a boat Lewis and Clark used to travel up the Missouri River.

Cassidy with a raccoon. No, it's not alive. That would have really made her day.

This is an example of the canoes they used made out of a log.

After we got some dinner we went to see Daddy. He was doing very well. We will be able to take him home tomorrow. We'll know more then if his hearing has improved.

He will be off work for the rest of the week. Woo hoo!! We love having him home with us.

Naomi was very glad to see him.

On the way home God gave us an awesome firework show! Thunderstorms in the midwest are so incredible. The lightening bolts go sideways and spread out in all directions. This picture doesn't do it justice but I still thought it was cool.

We were thankful to have made it home safely.

Men's Group

2007-08-07T12:17:00.001-05:00

Once a week during our revival services the men of the church go up front to sing a song. It's a blessing to see these men singing for the Lord and to know they have a heart for God.
You can click on the picture to get a closer look.

Friday's Happenings

2007-08-04T14:14:00.001-05:00

It's Frontier Days here in Albany. You can go here to find out more about it. We had lunch in the town square. They had tables set up, but they were in the sun. We found this nice shady spot to sit.

Levi and I let Naomi share our water bottle. After we saw the backwash in it we decided to let her keep it. :)

Revival Week 5

Friday ended our 5th week of revival services. The Johnson family from Chillicothe, MO were our guests this week. Brother Johnson's preaching was a blessing. He really focused in on what revival is all about. We enjoyed his family as well.

Play Day

2007-08-01T08:32:00.001-05:00

Yesterday the children had their friends over while their mom ran some errands. They had a great time. The boys went to the garage in the afternoon and caught a leopard frog. I didn't have my camera with me! Argh! They still have it, so if it's alive, I'll try to get a picture of it today.

Even Naomi had a friend over.