little artists

i confess i lack any artistic ability whatsoever, and perhaps this is the reason that i subconsciously stock our house full of art supplies. smocks for painting, even if not needed they create a more painters feel. canvas for the safe keeping of the girls earliest work. pencil crayons of all colors, even displayed for easy access. and an abundant stock of white and colored paper on which to capture these profound and intricate pieces of art.

it has been raining a lot lately, and i refuse to complain about it, so it means there has been a lot of art created at our house, and a lot of thanks to Jesus for all the rain.

the painter;

another day with more artists hard at work; finished products; the last two are captioned and i hope fairly self explanatory as i feel rather embarrassed to share about the toilet water.

enjoy the rain today and remember to give thanks.

outtakes

oh the joys of having children who don't like having their picture taken...

or perhaps i should say, child who doesn't like her picture taken.

family adventures

i don't have strong views on halloween, i simply believe that what you choose to do, you should do so without guilt. without the feelings that you need to sight the ten sources on which you took this stance, without the need protect your views. i believe that as long as we are always willing to listen and search for truth, we will find it. we are all in this together, we all hear differently, we all want the best for our families and others.

on this day we decided to play at the aquarium.

and although there was a snow white whom i don't think mr. disney would be all that impressed with, there were some fun costumes to look at, great friends to share time with, and lots of pictures to help us remember our day, our day with five children, ages three and under.

sophie, gary, jane, charlee, bodhi, carleigh scott and penny

watching the beluga whales "whale, whale, whale" discovering sea life together...and feeding that life their lollipops waiting in great anticipation for the dolphin show to start

i have to say, i am so thankful for this friendship, they are truly beautiful people. seeing the dolphins from below through the sunlight tired and through a few tears, we say goodbye to the fish it was a great day. a day with treasured friends. a day to play with family. a day to remember God's creation is so very good.