Please pray for a teenage cousin of mine who, while attending a church picnic today at Lake Ontario, was lost in the water. I'm not clear on the details, but the rescue effort has been called off for the night. Though humanly speaking, the situation seems without hope, please pray for her survival. Her grieving family most especially needs prayer support. Thank you.
*July 16 morning update*
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Boy After My Heart
They are home safe! James and Evan went on a backpacking trip in the Mount of the Holy Cross wilderness. Since Evan wants to blog about his experiences, I will leave most of the details to him, but I want to record a few things that I want to remember.
I sent my camera with James and Evan, begging them to please remember to take pictures so that I could get a glimpse of the beauty that they would witness. Shortly after they returned home, we downloaded pictures and enjoyed a slide show. I was thrilled to see that Evan took many pictures of wildflowers. When I asked him what was his favorite part of the trip, he quickly said "The meadows of wildflowers and taking pictures." (A few weeks ago, Matthew said that he enjoyed taking pictures, but Evan retorted that he would rather do other things.)
Evan took some clear pictures of a blue columbine from some different angles. "I took this picture, because I thought you'd want to see the long petals on the back," he explained. His comment warmed my heart that he was thinking of me. His pictures are the best gift of flowers that I've ever received!
Please click here to visit Evan's blog to read about the backpacking trip from his perspective and to see the beautiful pictures! I'm sure he would love to hear from you in the comment section. :)
I sent my camera with James and Evan, begging them to please remember to take pictures so that I could get a glimpse of the beauty that they would witness. Shortly after they returned home, we downloaded pictures and enjoyed a slide show. I was thrilled to see that Evan took many pictures of wildflowers. When I asked him what was his favorite part of the trip, he quickly said "The meadows of wildflowers and taking pictures." (A few weeks ago, Matthew said that he enjoyed taking pictures, but Evan retorted that he would rather do other things.)
Evan took some clear pictures of a blue columbine from some different angles. "I took this picture, because I thought you'd want to see the long petals on the back," he explained. His comment warmed my heart that he was thinking of me. His pictures are the best gift of flowers that I've ever received!
Please click here to visit Evan's blog to read about the backpacking trip from his perspective and to see the beautiful pictures! I'm sure he would love to hear from you in the comment section. :)
Monday, July 09, 2007
Picnic in the Park
We spent the Fourth of July with James' mom, his brother John, and John's family. Since Mom's birthday falls on July 4th, she enjoys quite the birthday party every year complete with symphony, cannons and fireworks!
Milestones
I certainly have not done a great job of recording milestones in Logan's development. When my older three were babies and toddlers, I kept a calendar for each, frequently jotting down their firsts and memorable things that they did or said. I thought that the blog would be Logan's calendar, but while I've treasured each step in his development, I haven't written much down.
Perhaps he will say when he is older, "Hey! Where is my calendar?" The older kids occasionally page through theirs, giggling at what they used to be like. How else, for instance, would we all remember that "Evoo", as he called himself, liked to listen to "mookie" (music) and eat "clakelo" (canteloupe). And when Matthew took his firsts steps, I could look back at Evan's calendar and make the connection that they both began walking when they were 10 1/2 months. In fact I counted the number of days after the ten month mark for both boys, and they both started walking on the same day!
Logan will just have to console himself with the larger number of pictures we have taken as he has grown due to the film-free ease of a digital camera.
Anyway, two days ago, Logan starting saying his first word. Ironically, his first word is "Hi." I say ironically, because unlike the older three, he does not warm up easily to people outside of our family circle. He smiled the earliest of any of our babies, but he reserves a poker face for most people. Hopefully he will learn to say "Hi" to other people besides just us! We certainly enjoy hearing him pipe in with his, "Hi....Hi...Hi" in the same tone of voice that we use when we say it to him.
When my parents visited recently, Logan stood hands free for a while for the first time while we all clapped. Then on July 5th, he began practicing standing up from the floor. I did catch some of that on video (currently in the sidebar).
James, the kids and I all agree that having a baby around is great family entertainment!
Perhaps he will say when he is older, "Hey! Where is my calendar?" The older kids occasionally page through theirs, giggling at what they used to be like. How else, for instance, would we all remember that "Evoo", as he called himself, liked to listen to "mookie" (music) and eat "clakelo" (canteloupe). And when Matthew took his firsts steps, I could look back at Evan's calendar and make the connection that they both began walking when they were 10 1/2 months. In fact I counted the number of days after the ten month mark for both boys, and they both started walking on the same day!
Logan will just have to console himself with the larger number of pictures we have taken as he has grown due to the film-free ease of a digital camera.
Anyway, two days ago, Logan starting saying his first word. Ironically, his first word is "Hi." I say ironically, because unlike the older three, he does not warm up easily to people outside of our family circle. He smiled the earliest of any of our babies, but he reserves a poker face for most people. Hopefully he will learn to say "Hi" to other people besides just us! We certainly enjoy hearing him pipe in with his, "Hi....Hi...Hi" in the same tone of voice that we use when we say it to him.
When my parents visited recently, Logan stood hands free for a while for the first time while we all clapped. Then on July 5th, he began practicing standing up from the floor. I did catch some of that on video (currently in the sidebar).
James, the kids and I all agree that having a baby around is great family entertainment!
Monday, July 02, 2007
Tasty
Sophie told me recently, "Mom, I remember playing at a park and it was so cold, my toes were frosting!"
I couldn't help but laugh.
She knew why I was laughing and laughed too as I asked her, "What flavor? Vanilla, Chocolate, Lemon, Strawberry or Cherry?!"
Sometimes the kids wittingly coin their own terms. On a hike, I asked Evan to give me my water bottle. He taste-tested the two bottles that he had to tell between his and mine. "Here, this one is yours, because mine is stalized."
I couldn't help but laugh.
She knew why I was laughing and laughed too as I asked her, "What flavor? Vanilla, Chocolate, Lemon, Strawberry or Cherry?!"
Sometimes the kids wittingly coin their own terms. On a hike, I asked Evan to give me my water bottle. He taste-tested the two bottles that he had to tell between his and mine. "Here, this one is yours, because mine is stalized."
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