Preethie and Nelson's Wedding

At the fair

(Ryan's in the third car)

This mama threatened me if I put this photo on the blog.

Sorry, Cassie, but I love the look of pure joy on your face

as you ride the roller coaster with Ember.

Ryan entered photos in the fair and won two ribbons!

First place

Second place

One HOT happy family!

Hot summer night...

cool water...

endless energy...

sweet smiles....

the perfect slide...

lots of not-so-perfect slides...

time with family...

~priceless~

For one evening, we had three

For one evening last week, an adorable little one came to visit.

For a few hours, we had three children.

She was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

She ran...never walked.

She was excited by everything.

She cracked up the kids with her conversation.

She sang songs to entertain.

She played and played and played.

The kids took their just-for-a-few-hours roll
of older siblings very seriously.

And now they want one of their own.

Once upon a time, a little girl sat on the floor, building towers withcolorful blocks. Her tower turned into a castle. All of a sudden, along came a big brother...a nice big brother. This is important to point out because this is not always the case. He brought down his Army men, built his own creation and suggested they have a battle.

~his~

~hers~

And they played happily ever after...or for a while anyway.

princess-bride-dancer-on-a-shopping-trip

Remember back when you were a kid? When you didn't even know to think about what

others thought about you? When you'd play dress-up and put a little bit of everything on plus a little more and it was okay? When you really thought that you were a princess-bride-dancer-on-a-shopping-trip and why wasn't everyone else coming along too?

I miss those days.