Berlin

it had been since Thanksgiving...

 but I got to see her twice last week

isn't she beautiful??

Dog Days

Big Almost

As we passed the school supply section of Target the other day, 

David said, "I can't believe it's almost time for me to go back to school."  

To which Xan said, "but it's a big almost, right David?"  Melt my heart. 

Bathing Cutie

Nine

years since we said "i do"

three precious boys 

 countless priceless memories

many knock down drag outs

our God has been beyond faithful

I'm more in love now than I was then

more laughter, more sweetness

thanks for asking

thanks for loving me despite my ugly -- unconditionally

thanks for being a faithful disciple

thanks for being an amazing father--making it easy for our 3 to view Him as Father

I love you...here's to 9 x 9 more


(photo credits: Julie Stermasi--she used old fashioned film, so I had to take pictures of her pictures--and they don't do her work justice.  Motivation to finally get my prints digitized. :)

Two Worlds

silly bands and "little bear"

not too old, or too young

just the perfect mix of grown up, and still little

4th of July

this is our 6th year, so I think it can safely be called tradition

maybe it's the simplicity of it that makes it so special,

but it is one of my favorites

 

we've become quite a crew

5 more grandkids/cousins have been added since we started

coffee, doughnuts, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents...

 

 

Mark sat down with an old man today and chatted 

as they watched the kids

I could hear echos of "youth is fleeting" in their conversation

I love this crew, and am grateful for the country that

they've been born into...

wish John, Summer, Isaiah, and Berlin lived closer