Visitors!

 

Lovely Elisha!

It was fun to have Mr. E. and Erich visit--and for church we had one of Nathaniel's co-workers and his wife, as well as our normal guests!

 

Ruth studies the camera...

 

"Not another picture--I'm getting tired of posing!"

Andrew looks uncertain about all this attention given to such a small person... : )

Andrew shows me what the newer Ford "bench" seat looks like. (I hope he wasn't taking improper liberties)

 

Stephen and Erich played Blockhead a lot!

 

Ruth is so good to like new people... a few weeks ago she had a few spells of "friend shyness" (opposite of stranger shyness)

 

Stephen amuses himself by becoming a porcupine--or at least trying to!

 

His spines wouldn't stay in though. So funny how many times he put them in!

"And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun." Mark 16:2

June...

 

Just another rose!

 

This is "Cecile Brunner", or "The Sweetheart Rose". You will not believe how small it is just from looking at the photo--it is only 3/8 inch tall and a quarter inch across!

 

Micah and Deborah are both holding kittens here!

 

God does care for every blade of grass--and God's care for these little things is evident in the beautiful gradations of color on these Texas honeysuckle fruit! And we so often don't remember the hand who created them for his glory!

Ben teaches Stephen the lyrics to a song--what a funny pose Stephen! He is obviously concentrating on something other than his posture!

 

Sunshine

 

and Pewter

 "From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised." Psalms 113:3

La Hacienda Ranch...

 

We highly enjoyed the ICR conference we attended on the 2nd of June! Here is one of the neat new buildings in Dallas we happened to photograph.

 

Dad treated us to our "once a year" restaurant afterwards!  

 

Stephen and Deborah are the only ones of us now who get to ride the "ponies". : (  We aren't truly sad about it though--it's fun to just watch! (especially since some are painfully slow looking and others painfully jerky!)

 

And of course it's fun to watch these great guys and listen to them!

 

Mommy always looks so beautiful! (and some of us already have to thank God for and accept our appearance as made by God!)

 

This captures a little of Ben's mischief...  just a little...

 

 I couldn't ask for better parents!

End of May...

 

We went to two Memorial Day parties--unprecedented in our history--but good! This adorable girl was from the first.

 

Twins?

 

 "Steal the Bacon!"

 

Mom looking beautiful!

 

Cute they were all wearing red shirts!

 

Stephen enjoying kittens again...

The next day...

We were glad that Sunday was the next day--it was wonderful to rest even though we hadn't physically exerted ourselves!

 

 

Deborah's hair still curled--though loosely now!

Isn't she beautiful!

 

Stephen's style when he fixes his own hair!

 A lovely day!

Mark 16:9  Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.