Sep. 18, 2008 - Pics Finally!

I found the chord!  I can put my pictures on my computer again!  And once again sorry they are so big.  I still don't know how to make them smaller, although I'll admit I haven't been losing any sleep trying to figure it out.

This is the box the boys decorated for my dad's birthday.  He loved it!  He builds things out of wood and has made them several boxes so he was pleased that someone gave him a box for once.  He collects them.

The blue card was from Nathaniel and he did all the writing himself.  It isn't exactly straight and notice the capital A because he doesn't like writing the lower case a.  Ha!



My dad doesn't like having his picture taken and I never did get a good shot of his face.  He was too busy looking down and talking to the boys. 




They love climbing rock walls! 


And racing.  Nathaniel is a lot faster with his longer legs but Seth tries his best!


"Look Mom, I'm doing it without falling!"


This boy's sweet spirit lights up my day.


Building with Daddy.  The quality is low, even for me, but it was a weird lighting day and hey, I don't even pretend to understand my camera.  I'm trying though.




We made snickerdoodles again last night on a whim.  They turned out much better than the first time because they had more sugar and cinnamon on them.  The next time we see my Mother-in-law we are going to make a batch for her because they are her favorite. 

I called my Nanny last night and talked to her for over an hour.  I sure do miss her.  I did okay until at the very end of the conversation she was telling me she loved me and that I was still her baby and would always be her baby no matter how old I got.  She's told me this all my life and I know it's true.  Once I hung up though, the tears had to come.  I wasn't just sad, though, I was happy too because I am so blessed to know her.  I have complicated emotional combinations sometimes. 

Today we are finally doing the paint/chalk/science/math/art thing we were going to do last week.  The box turned out to be enough of a creative outlet and we didn't have time for it.  It should be fun and messy, the perfect activity for us.