Connor and Leya
Our family has a heart for Kenya and her people. My Mom has traveled to Kenya on mission trips three times; my Dad went for the first time this past summer, and was quite taken with the people, their hospitality, and their strong Christian faith. The kids and I sponsor a little boy in Kenya…
Connor: It’s too beautiful to be inside today, right Mommy? Me (thinking, “It is sunny and only 90 degrees outside”): Yes, Connor. Connor: I’m not going to ask to do computer until after bathtime today. That good, Mommy? Me (stifling an “I know where this is coming from” giggle): Yes, Connor. And he didn’t. He…
This week “Grandma with Sammy” lost her Sammy, a sixteen-year-old chocolate lab. We are all saddened by Sammy’s passing, but Connor said it best; “Dat mot (not) fair; dogs meed (need) wive (live) fore’er!” Twelve years ago, my brother brought a young chocolate lab, Sammy, to live with my Mom. At the time, Mom was…
For his 5th birthday, Connor received a Toys R Us gift certificate from his Grandmom and Grandpop. Toys R Us may be a child’s dream, but I find it to be a parent’s nightmare: aisle after aisle of toys the boys didn’t know they wanted until walking amongst them; aisle after aisle of toys which…
Black Swallowtail Caterpillars on the parsley in our butterfly garden! Truth be told, they are on the parsley we never quite got around to planting in our butterfly garden, but we’re still excited as this means the butterflies are here; they’ve found our butterfly garden! 9/05/08 – Alas, the parsley has been eaten to the…