Rumleys – 0, the Plague – 7
Ava’s down for the count.
Pray for strength for Luke, since he’s dealing with this one on his own. I have a fever and feel awful. I asked Luke to kill me now, but he refused.
Earlier today he told me, “In sickness and in health, right?” It made me cry. I’m awfully blessed by this man.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have 8 children ages 8, almost-7, 6, 5, 4, 4, 2, and 2?
I’ll tell you. It’s a little crazy. And oh-so-fun.
This is what the table looks like at meal time:
(from August 2011)
Recently, we were blessed to have the Perry kiddos join us for an overnighter so that their parents could have a little time alone to celebrate their anniversary. (Go, Craig and Kathy! Thirteen years! Woo-hoo!) We had a splendid time!
Five sleeping girlies
Snuggled up tight
Zachy sleeping in the boys' room
Megan and Ava playing dress-up
Karisa and Grace playing dress-up
Jaden and Zach coloring in the school room
Jaden and Zachy at the piano, taking after their parents' love of music
The big kids playing a rousing game of the Angelina Ballerina memory game
We are so thankful for fun friends!
Not too much commentary today. Just want to share some pictures from Ava’s little birthday celebration at home.
The princess cake
Birthday Banner!
Dinner chosen by Ava: PINK chicken and rice
Birthday booty (er, presents)
Sweet birthday hugs
Today, I’m thankful for…
Our annual trip to the orchard, even if it was freezing.
Four sweet little helpers in aprons…
This little contraption that makes apple prep SO MUCH EASIER!!!
A tiny part of our bountiful harvest…
Hot chai latte in a new mug…
Beautiful fall flowers on my table…
What are YOU thankful for today?
It has been brilliantly beautiful here this week. I am thoroughly enjoying this grand fall weather. In fact, I think fall might be winning in the “My Favorite Season” contest.
How could I not LOVE looking out into my backyard and seeing this?
God’s creative handiwork!
So, anyway, the kids got all excited to rake the yard. (FYI – We have about 1 acre of actual yard…it would take FOREVER to rake all the leaves. This was just raking “for fun.”) They got out the new lawn rakes that Luke bought, and stayed outside for a looooooong time.
This was their self-imposed reward:
We had fun.
I’m so glad they did all that work.
These are the moments I love to remember.
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