Sunday lessons

“And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.”
—Helaman 5:12

Tsk, tsk

While the owners are away....

(did they give the sitter a hard time?!)

Gotta love it!

Prove you are human?

To my blogger friends... I enjoy checking in and seeing your families and reading your thoughts. However, the cyber-gods must not think I am human because they keep refusing my input on those silly characters. After multiple attempts I have given up. I think it might be an Apple vs PC issue, but oh well. please know that your posts are being enjoyed, even tho I cannot comment.

So many pictures...

So little time?! It sure was hard to leave today. Love these guys to the moon and back... And we will be back soon!
"I love you so so much Emma. Do you love Me?"




Marion and Grampa rocking to iTunes music videos!




Cruisin' in the rental mini-van








The star of the show...








A trip to Bass Pro Shop...




That Marion keeps us laughing! (Climbing in Emma's seat!)




Ice cream time!


Big helper


Emma's first Skype with Grampa!


Helping daddy research iPhones

Sunday thoughts...

Grandchildren complete the circle of love...

First came Lukas...



Then came Goy...



Next came Kaylee...


And Marion made four...



Now we have Jordan...



And finally Emma Lue...



With so much love, what's a grampa and gramma to do!

Babysitting....

Master Lukas was very disappointed to hear that mommy was teasing about babysitting Jordan while she made dinner, so she let him "watch" her for a bit. Look at that face of responsibility! And Miss Kaylee keeping them company. I sure miss them!

More precious moments

Hand-me-downs...

Anyone that is not a first-born child knows the story of getting hand-me-downs, especially child #3. I don't think Miss Emma Lue will mind getting this hand-me-down...how 'bout Gramma gives her her own birthday! Gramma has gotten LOTS of birthdays so she is giving Emma her own day. What a great 'last' birthday present for Gramma. Happy 'birth' day, Emma! Welcome to the family!

Goy gave her lots of flowers...





While Marion just wanted to cuddle her "I wuv you baby"

Along the way...

So, this is shopping 'containment' at its best, and if you use the center of the aisle little hands can't reach the shelves!



And if you want a really effective, all natural sleep aid, just sit close to this, listening to two deep breathing sleeping children!

Hurry up!

Goy is doing his best to help mamma be ready for Emma to arrive...
She is way too comfortable :-). (that's Emma, not mamma!)




Marion wants to go (with a little help from daddy) too!

Welcome to Texas!

(...no new baby yet...)

A fish story...

A nice day on the river with his brother...


And nice smoked treats for us!

Facebook...hmmm

Well, I'm back on Facebook so I can reach out to my nephew who is a Marine and stationed away from cell phones (but not in Iraq or Afghanistan thank goodness). Sometimes you find some gems along the way. I liked this one and thought I would share :-)

(if it is too small to read, click on it and you should find a larger view)