8 of 52 weeks

We spent Thanksgiving week at my mom's. I had hoped to come and post updates and check up on a few of my favorite families here but was unable to because she doesn't have internet at her house.

Anyway

Carin at Forever in Blue Jeans posted a 52 week challenge...





I failed at week 8 but by no choice of mine! This photo was actually taken on the right day. It was just unable to be posted until now.





No, we are not standing in front of a white, blank screen. That's her dining room wall! It was a lovely time but it's nice to be home.

(Week 9 is a few days late but will be up here really soon)

5 of 52 weeks

this post and I am lousy with photos

GENESIS 8:22

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

I appreciate the gift of the seasons that we have been given. This season always reminds me to slow life down, for the things that truly matter are ever-changing

{ ever growing }

and before I know it this season in my life will have passed.

The kids and I love visiting the pumpkin patch. It means, hot chocolate, lots of pumpkins with warts, dirty animals eating out of our hands and plenty of photo opportunities that are perfect in my mind but never turn out that way in the albums!

I knew it would be wise to get all of the photos taken when we first arrived but they wanna go go go so I take what I can get!

I was certainly pleased that no blood was spilled getting in or out of the wagon.

I was even more pleased that no one walked in front of the camera (or anywhere in the picture actually) for the 3 seconds that all the kids were smiling AND looking at me!!

And off they went.

First they fed the not at all soft, begging for food, otherwise not friendly g-o-a-t-s.

And then it was off into the corn maze which had riddles like this one throughout

My Sunshine and My Angel went into the haunted barn while I took Miss Thang for some pictures.

She loves Wizard of Oz so she was really excited to find this.

I figured I would take the boys back to this before leaving for a complete photo.

I also wanted to get a picture of them in the covered wagon. Simple enough, no?

{ NO }

OK... so I am not going to get a picture in the covered wagon. It was the end of the day and no one had napped. Besides, maybe I was being too picky. Maybe I should just get the one photo I wanted and be done.

So, off to the Wizard of Oz cutouts we went.

{ Not gonna happen this year! }

Not only does the hot chocolate around Miss Thang's mouth make her look like The Joker with his smile painted on...

but she's actually crying hysterically!

This [ gentleman? ] was our closing greeter.

I think he had a longer day than I did!

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We spent our afternoon organizing our stickers.

Well, at least our plan was to organize. Miss Thang had another plan!

Miss Thang is very generous and shares everything, including her fun...

I'm not so sure My Sunshine enjoyed it all quite as much...

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Me and Miss Thang enjoying some grapes and chocolate cookies, although I'm not sure how she enjoyed the cookies when it seems they  

ended 

up 

on 

her 

chin!

dedication

September 20, 2009

I dedicated Miss Thang and Baby to God and asked Him for His blessing.

 

I promised to God

that I will raise my children in an environment that is rich with His Word,

to lead by example,

 

to love and nurture the children He has blessed me with,

so they will grow to love Him and seek a greater relationship with Him.

Titus 2 : 3-5

Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

meet miss thang

She is only 3 and can't yet write but Miss Thang is very particular and wants what she wants. What she normally wants is something from this list...

to eat noodles, cereal or eggs

to play with her barbies

to ride her scooter while her brothers chase her

to wear her dresses

to brush her teeth

to help with laundry

to follow her brothers wherever they may be going

to talk on the phone with Grandma and/or Daddy

She is my first and only daughter and she is filled with a love of life!