What!?

It's June 11th!
(for crying out loud - literally)

Need I say anymore?

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Elizabeth Turns 5

A slideshow from the past year...

The Recap!

Happy 5th Birthday, Elizabeth!!!

Elizabeth requested lasagne for dinner.

And for her cake she wanted the Rocky Road Dessert that our family absolutely loves. Yum!

Our big 5 year old

She got an apron set for helping out in the kitchen.

Some fun books

A tea set

And... a bike with a flower basket on front, of course. Also a helmet.

We love you!! You are a sweetie!!

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Happy 5th Birthday, Elizabeth!

(slideshow will follow soon)

Happy Birthday to Papa too! They share the same birthday.

The Wilderness

God uses the wilderness to bring His people to a worship. I believe I am in the wilderness. Your wilderness can be anything. The loss of my sweet Jeremiah is the reason for my wilderness. I am finding that as I grieve and as I cry tears of pain, I am drawn deeper in with my Savior. Oh what a great place to be! I cry out my pain and sorrow and how I long to hold my son. In this crying out, there is no anger (at least of yet) or why me, why Jeremiah, why now? I am only reminded of how holy and how awesome our God is.

"My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress, I will never be shaken. " Psalm 62: 1,2

I then realize how consumed I am by His love and find myself thanking Him for all that has happened. I have a great joy in knowing that Jeremiah is with God and that He is going to use Jeremiah's precious life for His glory. I definitely have my sad moments. And they are all good! I fully trust that God is in control. He knows exactly what He is doing. I can only see a glimpse of the big picture ~ He sees it all!

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,

so that you may overflow with hope

by the power of the Holy Spirit."

Romans 15:13

OUCH!

If you see Abbi in the next few days, you will notice that she has a "gimp in her giddy-up". Yesterday, she was trying to get her horse in the corral so she could feed and love on just him. Well, Chief did not like the idea so ran past her and gave a little kick in the air. His hoof landed right on Abbi's upper thigh and she has the hoofmark to prove it. OUCH!

(A little kick in the pants birthday present for Abbi from her buddy)

Lake Day

Lakefront is Open!

Sunday afternoon was sunny and warm ~ with wind. Brian needed to work at the cabin to finish a few things before the 4-way inspection on Monday. So, the rest of us went to the lake. Tess and I kept watch on the 6-wheeler while the rest played. (I kept my leg elevated!)

Retrieving the dock. They swam out to where it was, pulled the poles and dragged it to shore. Nice water shoes, Caleb. Oakley loves the water and especially likes to ride in the canoe. (my camera battery died so I did not get a picture of her enjoying her rides)

Hudson and Caleb going to the Water Tower

Abbi and Maggie

Beach Bunnies - Elizabeth and Dani



The Swing

After about 45 minutes the children finally reached the rope swing and away they went.

Caleb

Maggie

Weston

Hudson

Abbi

It was a fun afternoon and very relaxing for me.

The Recap!

Happy 10th Abbi

Abbi requested Chicken Tetrazzini, orange salad, toss salad and Banana Cream Pudding Cake for her birthday dinner. Yum Yum!

Blow!

Beautiful Cross necklace from Gma June

Spatulas for helping in the kitchen (and licking bowls)

Dresses galore from Papa and Nana

Return address labels with her name and horses (of course)


Party Guests

Caleb and Weston

Tess

Dani Rae

Hudson

Elizabeth

Maggie (she gave Abbi a Jumbo Snickers)

And of course, Daddy!

I was there too, but obviously, I was behind the camera and forgot to hand it off.