Ethiopian sunrise

Out the bathroom window of the hotel.

Dramatic closeup of Amelia and her b-day present baby

 

My gigantic head...

And some kids and birthday cake

Some quick photos

 

Thumb?

So Amelia saw Josiah getting his diaper changed, and said, "he has
another thumb!"

Thumb?

--
Soli Deo Gloria

Farewell ceremony

The first time we saw him

He had this worried face for the first couple days.  Now he smiles and even laughs.
The funniest part of meeting him for the first time was that he was wearing pink pants and a pink shirt.  We were really trying to get away from that color.

Some Josiah pics

Welcome home Josiah!

Preschool eschatology

I read a fridge magnet to Amelia: "And surely I am with you always, to
the very end of the age." (Matthew 28:20). I said to Amelia, "That
means Jesus is always with us."

Amelia, very excitedly: "Jesus can come?!?!"

Elizabeth, very seriously: "Amelia, let me tell you something. One
day Jesus is going to come down and take us all into Heaven. I think
you're talking about that."

Ok, not the best take-down of postmillenialism, but solid nonetheless.

--
Soli Deo Gloria

Elliebean the reader

Sitting at the table, spying a receipt on the table: "That says
Walmart! I read it without even knowing it said Walmart!"

Yupper. She's a-readin'.
--
Soli Deo Gloria

Funny

Dora the Explorer asked “what was your favorite part of the trip?” Amelia looked at me and said, “I don’t like trips.”

Hot air balloon

Amelia held this up and said, "Look, it's a hot air balloon!"

Pretty good thinkin'.

Amelia's talking like her sister

"This binky is all messy. It has all my ketchup on it. Can you wash it
off please?"

Kids her age are supposed to put together 3-word sentences. Riiiiiiight.

--
Soli Deo Gloria

Deep snow

Playing in the snow

 

And falling in the snow

 

and falling...

 

and falling...

 

and falling...

 

and falling...

 

I give up!

Amelia's first time in the snow

 

  

  

  

  

I don't think she liked it that much!

Snowbound

So what to do when it snows and snows and snows.  Besides play in the snow (something I HATE!),

we made some puppets...

 baked some chocolate chip cookies...

 

and, of course, read A LOT of books and played A LOT of games.

Snow Family

Loving her snowman

 

 

Snow angels

 

 

The building phase

 

  

 

Papa and Elizabeth's snowman

Christian said this was the first snowman he ever made.  I couldn't believe that since he's from Cleveland and I know it snows there.

Making one of her tags

Elizabeth's present for Grandma

 

Sparklers!