Vacation Part One!

 

Last Friday we left our northern home and traveled 18 hours south.

Silas and I came to Branson on our honeymoon almost 2 years ago and this is the

first time we have been back. My family went last year so this time

we all went together.

 

Samuel did really well in the car. We did the whole trip in one stretch. It was a

long day, but it was good to just get it over with.

 



Saturday we spent a couple of hours at Silver Dollar City.

We didn't hit all the rides, but we still have tomorrow and Thursday

to get them all in.

The kids have really enjoyed riding on all the rides. They even go on

a couple of roller coasters. Though no one is quite brave enough to go on the

Barn Swing with my dad. :)

Sunday we went to a small church in the area. Their pianist was away so

they asked me to fill in for them. It was a neat experience. Our group about doubled

their attendance for the day. :)

That afternoon Silas, Samuel and I went to the Butterfly Palace.

This was a Banyan Tree Adventure. They had a whole bunch of bungee cords

strung up you had to make your way through. It was supposed to be how it is to

get through the jungle.

They have the room with all kinds of butterflies flying around. They gave you a tube

with some kind of nectar and if you held it still butterflies would come and land on it.

 They also had a room full of reptiles.

 

One of Silas' favorite things here was the mirror maze. It sure plays

ticks on your mind. Silas got ahead of me and I could see 5 of him but I had

no idea which one was the real Silas.

Last night we went to the Dixie Stampede with my family. I don't have

many pictures from that.

 

That's all for now. Stay tuned for more pictures coming soon. :)

 

 

Samuel Turns One!!

This last Sunday Samuel turned one! He has been such a happy little guy.

He is always ready with a smile. He is trying to walk, but right now he won't do it unless he

has something to hold on to.

 

 

 

 Cherish the Moment - Ron Hamilton

 

Read my book, Rub my back

Mommy listen to my Prayer.

Let me sit in your lap, Daddy fly me through the air.

Throw a ball, Make a snack

Can we go to the park?

Tuck me in, hold me close.

I'm afraid of the dark.

 

Cherish the moment soon you'll be apart.

Cling to the memory clasp it to your heart.

Soon comes the day when you'll have no child to hold

so cherish, cherish the moment.

 



 

Think ahead to a time when your little ones are grown.

Hold them tight don't lose sight of the blessings you have known.

Think ahead to a time when your little boys a man.

And you'd give anything just to hold them again.

 

Cherish the moment soon you'll be apart.

Cling to the memory clasp it to your heart.

Soon comes the day when you have no child to hold.

So cherish, cherish the moment.  

Mother's Day

For mother's day Samuel got to wear this sailor outfit. Which was my dads when he was little.

All of my brothers have worn it and now it is getting passed on to the grandkids.

 

 We were at my families for the afternoon. They played some ultimate Frisbee.

Here is Samuel with dad.

And mom and dad with their grandkids. It was kind of bright out. :)

Mother's Day Brunch

Over mother's day weekend I had fun hosting the mother, daughter brunch at our church.

 

                  The theme was "Hats off to Mothers" and I used a bunch of old hats to decorate the tables.

                                          

 

For favors I made these little hats and filled them with candy.

They were a lot of fun to make!

And the food. I served yogurt parfaits and breakfast casserole with banana bread.

For a game we did a version of Pictionary. They had to draw different "hats" or jobs that moms do.

Like baker, coach, chauffeur. Things like that.

Milking

A couple of weeks ago Silas milked for his dad over the weekend. One of the nights Samuel and

I joined him in the barn.

 

Silas was happy to be back in the barn. He hasn't been

out there in quite some time.

Samuel was very interested in the cows.

He fell asleep before it was all over.

This Weekend

Friday we invited some of my younger siblings over. Robbie has been begging to come visit and so we finally worked things out for them to spend the morning with us.

We took a walk and showed them around our property.

Silas showing them how to shimmy up a tree.

Micah and Robbie wanted to take a "selfie"

We took them to the park in the afternoon. I think Samuel enjoyed his first time swinging.

Ethan

Jenna

First Haircut!

We decided it was time to give Samuel his first hair cut!

 

His hair was pretty much into his eyes.

 

He was getting pretty impatient to be done.

A pile of soft fluffy baby hair to stick away in his baby book.

And the finished result. I combed his hair over to the side because if you saw it straight down, you would see how uneven it is. It's hard to cut a straight line with a squirmy baby. :)