Kisses

I know that some of you may think this shot is extremely gross...and others may think it is extremely cute...I think the latter. And it was a purely accidental shot, she totally did this on her own. She LOVES the puppies. And so do I!

All I want for my birthday is my two front teeth!!

Puppies!

Darcy has had her puppies. We have 6 of them! They are so cute. And we are all very excited. The bopys love the puppies, and can hardly wait until they can hold them. Aliah is fascinated and can watch them for a long time...she really loves dogs... It is so amazing that a mother dog innately knows how to care for her babies. She cleans them, feeds them and keeps them all right beside her. I was able to watch the puppies being born. It was a home school mom's dream! Each puppy is born in their own sack and each has their own placenta...it is really cool to see them being born, but also a little gross. Seeing the birth reminded me of God's incredible design. Darcy was only 5 weeks when she came to our home, so her mother never taught her how to be a mom...but she just knows what to do. And the fact that each puppy is fully formed is a beautiful part of God's creation. We serve a great God and at times like this I find it hard to believe that people think that this whole world was created by chance. Praise God for the blessing of these puppies...because now we can replace our front door and the windows upstairs!! Yay for Darcy!

Boy...I haven't blogged in a while...we must have beautiful weather!!

It is so gorgeous here. This summer has been a bit cooler than normal, and a bit wetter. But it makes for good times in the sun, because it is not too hot...and the gardens are looking beautiful because of all the rain we have had.

Life has been good over here! We have had a lot of celebrations, with birthdays and babies and dedications and graduations and seeing very old, very good friends. We have been BUSY!! But we are loving every moment!

Here is a few new things that our kids have done (in no apparent order) :

1. Aliah took her first step! Yay! But when we clapped and cheered she felt a little unsure and started to cry, and has not attempted that again. She is not one to be the center of attention. She is sweet and quiet and likes to watch things happen around her. Walking will happen soon enough I'm sure!

2. Keegie lost his 2 front teeth...it is SO cute! He can't talk clearly any more because of it, and he looks so, so cute. He still wants a mohawk, but that would look ridiculous now with 2 missing teeth...

3. Brendan is BIG. He is getting old. And he has entered into the silly little boy stage, everything is a joke and he likes to act very silly most of the time...I have noticed that most 7 year old boys act this way, so it isn't because he is home schooled, I was slightly worried...even though I love home schooling!

4. We are on summer break!

5. And Joshie is as cute as ever, and he is suddenly done screaming...and very enjoyable...

More posts to come soon!!