Glorious Summer

These days of summer are great.  They give me a chance to really look at my kids and appreciate them.  I love the long hours of daylight.  I even sometimes enjoy getting into a warm car.  

I made an appointment to have a massage.  It is rare for me, but I felt like I had a muscle pulled in my back for weeks.  It occurred to me that it might be stress.  This quote was in the bathroom there.  

Gwen got baptized on Saturday.  I have been stalling her for a while because I wanted her to understand what she was doing.  It is hard to know someone else's heart, even your own child's.  I pray that as she grows God will continue to allow her to see who He is and she will continue to be changed by that sight.  That's how I would describe my own conversion... less of a decision and more of a miracle of sight.  Once you see God's beauty... there's no going back.

Romy helping daddy even in a dress.  She's strong too!

Life and Times

Ah... summer... I'd like to think of summer as laid back and completely carefree, but it hasn't been entirely.  There are cares in every season.  

I recently made vanilla extract.  Sadly, only one person actually came to my vanilla extract making party. 

Here's Romy walking her babies around with her water bottle for hydration.

I saw this third garage added onto a house in our neighborhood similar to ours and I thought it might be a great "granny flat" for our house instead of a garage.

I love looking at birds.  Here's Woody.

My mom came for a short visit.  Here we are at a hymn sing.

My friend's daughter had a birthday and they set up this cardboard box maze... cool!

I took the kids to the Johnson County Museum where they get to pretend things.  Here's Gwen wearing the postman's hat.

Romy making jewelry.

Zeke tending the chickens.

We've had a great year for strawberries and have enjoyed fresh strawberries almost every day.

I've also enjoyed my foxgloves.  This is my first year having them.  They are beautiful.

Kansas storms mean business...

Romy and Gwen looking at an ant colony.

I'm pretty taken by Romy's hair.

When mom was here she bought an air plant.  It bloomed! Now I have to have one.

Me reading to Romy.

My strawberry picking partner.