Saturday, August 29, 2009



Zeke usually just does his own thing, until he hears the 4-wheeler start up and then he drops everything and runs. His favorite word is 'no', except when it's time for sleeping...he easily comes into my arms, says 'night-night' to his siblings and sighs as he lays down in the portable crib.

Lucy is a sweetie who loves her bottle, crawls forward to grab a toy, is in the midst of starting baby food, and smiles when you greet her after naptime.

Sunday, August 23, 2009





Isaac is the oldest in his family. He's starting first grade next week. I loved seeing his inquisitive mind at work. Once we were sitting eating lunch and he asks, "how does it go from day to night?" and another time he had built a tall tower with legos and asked, "how do earthquakes happen?" He can ride the bike around the house in 24 seconds, he can give smiles to his baby sister, and he can figure out lego structures fast by easily following the directions.
(Note the dirty feet. Mom's house took a beating!)

Thursday, August 13, 2009




My brother's children are staying in town with Grandma and Grandpa. So that gives me oppor- tunity to drive out and play with them. Here are Claire (5) and Madalyn (4), two sisters who like to chum together: in the bathtub, at the fair, and at the picnic table.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009






We had a big fun (busy) weekend enjoying a Reunion with my mother's four siblings and their extended families. It was great to catch up with cousins and aunts and uncles, plus interact with all the kids. We had a large amount of youth ranging from 2 to 20 years old. My uncle recently lost over 50 pounds, my cousin is restoring an environmental nature preserve, my other cousin's family is living with Celiac disease, my sister participated in a triathlon Saturday morning and placed second in her age division, another cousin is on home assignment from their mission work in New Guinea, my aunt told me that two cousins are expecting babies, another aunt shared the differences of living in Singapore, and my parents courageously hosted the picnic.