Saturday, June 7, 2014

April Was...

...School with no interruptions.  As we studied ancient history and an overview of the Old Testament, we also celebrated the Jewish Passover.  Here Hannah is washing her hands before the Passover meal...
Selah's turn.  It seems we take pictures of the beginning of the feast and forget to capture the rest of the events...
April was a newborn growing into a little boy, sitting so proudly next to his Grandma...

April was some lovely visits with some of Duane's staff.  What a blessing to have coworkers who also love the same Lord!
Enjoying the bakery treats they brought...
April was our quirky little five-year-old learning to ride a 2-wheeler... Yeah, Isaiah!
Legos and bikes- I'm not sure what activity consumes more of their free time, but our boys LOVE them both...
"Mom, look what I can do!"
April was petals blowing in the wind...
I'm going to miss this tree.  Funny how I can get attached to trees.  But every house I've lived in has certain favorite trees I've learned to appreciate...
Trying to keep up with her big brothers...
"Bye, Daddy!  See you later!" as Daddy leaves for work.
Tulip shot...
Petals and pollinator... the beauty of the Great Designer...
April was scrambling to get the house ready for yet another showing, packing the kids in the van, making sure the kittens are in the garage and racing out before another realtor and potential buyers went through our home.  Here the kids are proudly showing their balloon creations from a restaurant outing during a showing...

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

The Last of Florida...

Our Florida trip also included a good game of miniature golf...
Group shot at the last hole...
And a visit to Lowry Park Zoo with a bit cooler weather...
Great rides for boys...
...and girls...
Bumper boats for the littl'uns...
Banana plane...
Carpet slide...
Great animals to discover and sit on...
Duane and I do not do roller coasters.  Something about age and equilibrium and nausea.  But after Grandma and our three oldest patiently stood in line for quite some time anticipating a roller coaster ride, and then were told their age each needed an accompanying adult... well, what would you do if your little boys are about to burst into tears because there's only 1 Grandma and 3 of them? (You can look closely at the picture to discover what we did!)
Hannah in the banana plane...
"I see it, Daddy!"
Giraffe watching...
"You won't get wet!"  That's what Grandma promised as she pushed us into line for the log ride...
"Yeah.  Right."
Head to toe to skin wetness...
And it took the rest of the day to dry off!
Flamingo watching...
Sting ray petting...
That's it for Florida!

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Florida Portraits

Okay, this post is very heavy with portrait shots.  I try to capture our own yearly portraits of each kid.  So if you prefer action shots, skim this post quickly.
 
This is my favorite of Isaiah and my only decent shot with the five kids...
 Whole group shot...
 Selah attempt.  I'll retry for a better shot when she's a flower girl later this summer...
 My beloved parents in front of their condo...
 Isaiah attempt...I think I'll ask for retakes, but still cute...
 Hannah's shot is a keeper...
 Judah wanted his picture taken with his baby brother- so cute how our 'big' boys have taken to Elijah...
 Three boys, all smiling but none looking...
 Best family attempt #1...
 Best family attempt #2.  So hard to get 5 young ones to cooperate and keep a pose...
 Very blessed to be married to this man...
 My favorite, favorite, favorite...
 I used this shot to crop and create Elijah's 3 month portrait in his Daddy's arms...
 Seven coming.
 Seven going.
Seven jumping!