Monday, September 14, 2009

It’s September!

 

Well, here we are in September.  O, how the time flies!  It’s back-to-school time and time for a special birthday.

 

To start off, let me show you the dear boy who just had his 9th birthday.

101_9162 This son is a real delight.  He’s smart, funny, and so cute—as you can easily see.  But most of all, he has a pure heart.  What a blessing it is to hear his bedtime prayer; each and every night he prays that he and all his brothers and sisters will grow up to be godly men and women.  Amen.

 

Now how about some pictures of our first day of school?

101_9049This 3-year-old is enthusiastic about school.

 

101_9052Boy Three with his new glasses.

 

101_9057 Boy Two is doing well in fourth grade.

 

101_9063 Girl One back to practicing piano.

 

101_9055 Boy One hard at work.  Not sure why, but standing up at the kitchen counter is his favorite venue for school work.

 

CIMG1187 Unfortunately, the baby gets into trouble like this ALL DAY LONG!  Please pray for his safety, as he is obsessed with climbing.

 

And now we have a series of completely random pictures, the one common element being that they were all taken since the last blog post.

 

CIMG1166 We camped in our back yard.

 

101_9094 My wonderful husband built me these shelves so I have somewhere nice to put the things I’ve canned.

 

101_8987 Girl Two goes undercover.

 

101_8995 During our yearly visit to the Irish Festival.

 

CIMG1144 Boy One babysits the alpacas next door.

 

101_9012 Grandma N shows how to decorate my birthday cake.

 

101_9022 Girl Two and the sunflower Grandpa bought for her.  (He bought a whole pack of seeds, but only this one survived the rabbits.)

 

 101_9038 Boy Three finally loses his first tooth.

 

101_9048 The potato harvest is enjoyed by all, even the youngest among us.

 

101_9077 Girl Two helping to make lunch.

 

101_9079Wearing the  “Ancient Sumerian” necklaces they  made in school.

 

And finally, we leave you with two videos—our oldest and our youngest being musical.

 

Well, that’s all.  Thanks for visiting!