day 273

we are officially potty training marlee. and as usual anything with her is quite a show.

day 272

i gave little bubby his first haircut tonite. hope his reddish hair stays.

day 271

noah got a new reading light. when i went down to tuck them in i found max up here with noah in reading heaven. love it when i find the kids doing these little things together.

day 270

these laser guns are the best christmas gift we have ever given our children. they bring lots of entertainment to our home. noah is the best-which makes naomi and max upset. so, sometimes he is a good sport and plays to let them win. other times he doesn't care and wipes out anyone else who has a gun.

day 269

max being a great big brother. marlee just adores him.

day 268

noah helping daddy stain the fence. it is great how he is willing to help daddy with these things.

day 267

daddy, noah, and naomi off to the wayland football game. max stayed home with me because he has strep throat.

day 266

levi found my bag of apples and helped himself. he chomped right into it and thought it was the greatest thing ever.

day 265

i come out to find this little darling playing in the puddles on the cover of the sandbox. oh what fun it is to be a kid!

day 264

messy faced fun sweet little girl. love her cheesy smiles.

day 263

the kids found this injured butterfly and placed it in my mum. they watched it for the whole evening and next morning only to find that the cat had gotten it:(

day 262

one of my new favorite photos. her freedom speaks so many things to me right now. oh how being a child is so wonderful.

day 261

captured this little sweetheart watching us all outside while he smiles at us from the inside.

day 260

max and marlee getting along so sweet right now. max asked her up to have a snack together and watch their show.

day 259

all three of these kiddos crammed in the toy corner in levi's room and having a great time.

day 258

lunchtime fun. enjoying the last of the good days to do this for the year.

day 257

marlee having the time of her life playing with the kitties. i guess these are some of her new friends now that the kids are in school. and look at my garden. it is so beautiful.

day 256

levi is completely entertained by marlee here. she has him cracking up while they are eating lunch. marlee is shaking her head and laughing like crazy!

day 255

naomi and max chillin out on the deck playing max's new lego game. these two can be so awesome together at times.

day 254

first very rainy soccer game day. noah doing awesome at goalie and daddy being a great coach.

day 253

i picked up the cd of the music from the mega sports camp that the kids attended this summer. they were so excited to have the music. so they took the radio out to the deck and blared the music for the whole evening. it was fun to watch them sing and dance and praise the Lord through music.

day 252

marlee hit her head really hard so she is laying on a bag of peas that she asked for to help her booboo.

day 251

playtime in the sandbox with friends. getting used to not having the big kids around.

day 250

first day of fourth grade. i love his sweet little face.

day 249

max spending birthday money on legos. what a huge decision this is...

day 248

happy 7th birthday max and naomi!

day 247

max and naomi's last day of being 6 years young.

day 246

marlee and levi love to stand at the front door and look at the birds or anything else that goes by. they are becoming quite a little pair.

day 245

levi has learned how to walk with the little baby stroller walker thing thanks to max and the other kids. they all adore him and have fun teaching him new tricks. it is great entertainment to watch.

day 244

we went to visit grandma zeb today. she is collecting stuff from grandpa kenny to give to noah. there is all kinds of war and veterans information in there. she is so proud that noah loves the history of grandpa kenny so much.