A Post Well Deserved

I think Larry, as my faithful photography helper, has deserved a post all his own. He loves to 'help' me take pictures, climbing all over my lap and shoulders, playing with my skirt, begging to be held and petted, etc. :)

God's Artwork

Frost

The tomato that ate the hornworm

First Snow!

Video

A friend of ours recently made this video and is trying to spread it around. It's very interesting. The girl in the video is our friend's adopted sister.

www.thelittleadoptionmovie.wordpress.com

It's official!

Eli and I are officially courting! For those of you in Illinois, you probably aren't very familiar with Eli McGowan. We met online about 2 2/3 years ago, and met in person for the first time last winter. And now..... *big smile*

I'm very thankful to have parents involved! It just makes things better. For one reason because they provide lots of advice and helpful comments sprung from 26 years of their own marriage.

Thank You, Jesus! Maybe it seems a little odd to begin a courtship at 17 and 18, but the whole way, we've been able to see Him working very clearly. It's..... oh, I don't know what it is.... it makes Jesus seem ever so much nearer and interested in our lives to see Him working so closely.

"Raindrops on Roses, and Whiskers on Kittens..."

Ecca caught me laying on the wet ground takin' this picture.

Peppers are finally blooming!!

And growing, too! *big smile* Ah, I love green peppers!

Canst guess whatever this is?

"Look at the camera!" Calista wanted pictures of Sammy, and Matthias was my willing helper.

Care Group

A couple weeks ago, we got moved to a different care group in our church. (a small group that gets together, occasionally with another group, mostly for fellowship and food) Morgan and I brought our cameras and took pictures together. Morgan's camera batteries got low, so she took pictures on my, er, Daddy's camera.

"Where on earth did Morgan go??"

"Oh, there she is!" Below "see level." :)

Guess who was Morgan's first target was?

Doesn't Camille look like Erica in this picture?

Daddy thinks that this looks like Mommy.

Morgan with the camera again. Can't you tell? My pictures are always weird, not so nice, like this.

Matthias and Caitlin blowing bubbles.

Oh, and I guess Seth, too!

Morgan had Kristen blow some bubbles for her, since the younger kids weren't holding still long enough.

Badminton!

View from a tree. That was a nice climbing tree! A bit difficult though, with a camera.

Lauren the Cheerleader. She does it really well too!

Hi Daddy!!

There were a whole bunch of monarch butterflies gathered on one of the trees.

Isn't this leaf so pretty with the sun behind it?

After supper, and badminton, and butterflies, and photography, the Hildebrand and Holmes girls got together for a game of soccer! It was so much fun! But no pictures, because I was too busy running around out of breath having fun! And the camera was having difficulty with the light growing dark.

A splendid evening!