A lolly-pop tree. By Katey. A whole huge lolly-pop with 20 other smaller ones growing right on it.
And that one over there? That furtherest one? It’s Fruit Punch flavor.
Spotlight: {Drewby}
August 12, 2013 Leave a Comment
Daddy: One thing I love about Andrew is that he always has a smile for anyone he meets. Anybody he talks to usually
Meri: DADDY! {She found a pretzel. Very exciting.}
Daddy: Usually gets a smile right away. Doesn’t matter if he’s just barely met them or if he’s known them forever. He’s as cheerful as they come and always friendly.
Jacob: I love that Andrew has such a sense of humor. He understands a lot of jokes that people his age might not understand. He’s pretty darn smart too.
Katey: I like him because he is kind and friendly. And funny! My leg hurts.
Daddy: Did you bump it?
Katey: No, it just hurts inside of my skin.
Daddy: Sorry sweetie.
Caleb: I love about Andrew coloring.
Daddy: You love his coloring?
Caleb: *Head nod.*
Autumn: I’ll go! I like Andrew because he likes to play a lot of games like Monopoly and Just Dance 3.
Josh: What I love about Andrew is that he is always willing to play dead if I ask him too.
Drewby: *flop – with tongue hanging out*
Mommy: Drewby is such a sweetheart. He cares how people are feeling and doing. He loves to talk with and engage with people. He asks questions and loves to hear and tell stories. He also eats like a horse and has a nearly bottomless pit in his belly.
Meri: Ball! MEOW! Mine.
We love our fun-loving, smile-inducing, junk-drawer-searching-treasure-finding mister Andy-roo!
Harvesting…
August 12, 2013 Leave a Comment
Our garden behaved nicely while we were gone.
Hurray for ripe tomatoes, harvested garlic and the first handful of green beans.
Mom Pipes did a fabulous job of watching over the garden while we were gone. So thankful!
A request…
August 12, 2013 Leave a Comment
Caleb presented me with these flowers last Sunday while we were up in Cataldo.
He was fascinated with all the pretty flowers growing right by the house.
He said “I picked them for you because I LOOOOOVE you.
Can I sit by you at church?”
Done.
I’m your huckleberry.
July 21, 2013 Leave a Comment
Digging through photos and found some of breakfast on the first day of summer.
In honor of my parents visiting from Idaho we had pancakes with vanilla ice cream and huckleberry syrup… SO scrumptious!
Did you know that huckleberries are the state fruit of Idaho? My little ones do now. About time – seeing as they are one half Idahoan. 😉
Motion
July 15, 2013 Leave a Comment
Caleb loves to “help” garden. He also loves the dirt pile nearby calling for bare feet to come play.
ISO 800, f 8.0, 1/640th
Nothing inspires motion to a three-year-old like a dirt pile. When he first started he asked me to take photos as he ran down the hill three times. Now I’m kinda wishing I had taken video one of those times – his happy squeals are contagious.
Photos of the garden coming soon – thankful my camera was out snapping photos of watermelon and was nearby to capture this mister.
Polished
July 14, 2013 Leave a Comment
Last Sunday Meri plunked her daddy’s hat on her head and climbed up onto my bed. She handed over a bottle of nail polish with an expectant look.
After I finished her finger nails she insisted on her toes.
How I adore my sweet little sparkly tom boy.
Lessons Learned.
July 14, 2013 Leave a Comment
Subbed in the Sunbeam Class at church today – my favorite!
Lesson: I Love My Whole Family (discussing extended families 🙂 )
Caleb drew a beautiful portrait of Jim Bob.
We played a game with photos of my family and took turns pulling one out. Then they all told if it was Great Grandpa, Aunts & Uncles, Cousins, Brothers & Sisters, etc. that was missing. That lead into a discussion of wanting everyone in our family to live together again – no one missing in the eternities.
I also learned some fun things we can do with our families (thanks to those 3-year-old and 4-year-old little ones). The list: play train tracks, wash our hands, and “tickle so hard until we pee our pants – for real”.
Spotlight: { Autumn }
July 8, 2013 Leave a Comment
Caleb: I love about Autumn swinging on the rope!
Joshua: Thanks to Travis and Liz we have a couple new toys (broken swing with hanging ropes…)
Katey: Autumn plays with me!
Meri: *Squeal* – Someone is getting tickled.
Jacob: I like Autumn’s sense of humor. It’s on the goofball side.
Joshua: Is that Dad’s side or Mom’s side?
Jacob: She doesn’t have dark hair, so it’s gotta be the Pipes. However, I’m the most sarcastic.
Katey: Aim at Meri’s target – it’s her belly button!
Joshua: I love about Autumn that she is fun and always willing to play in the treehouse with me.
Katey: Actually, there is another thing! For what I love about Autumn is that we share a bed. A bunk bed. And… I like that her watch beeps and wakes her up.
Drewby: I love about Autumn is that we play outside a lot together.
Mommy: Autumn is creative and independent and good at following directions. She has a new art book that is so fun. She has made a mask and a cute card. She gathers the supplies and makes them all by herself – start to finish. That’s a good skill to have.
Caleb: You’re a nouget. (to Mommy… I’ll just take that as a compliment.)
Daddy: One thing that I love about Autumn is that she is always willing to help her brother or her sister if they need to go to the bathroom or get a drink at church. She is always willing to be a buddy with whomever she is assigned and she is always helpful with her brothers and sisters.
Meri: Bye! Slide! Autumn!
Comida
July 7, 2013 Leave a Comment
I love comics. And I love Mexican food.
A comic about Mexican food? Beauty.
Thank you my fun lovin’ Jacob.
