summer fun

Cubby needs a drink of water
Oh no
Don't you want to come join me in here, Cubby?
Staying hydrated
She is saying "mooooore" in this picture ... she wanted more of the drink I let her have.


It's definitely summer in Iowa! We have had a good amount of hot, humid days and it has been great. Today was the first day I got Bray-Lynne's baby pool out. I got a few pictures of her playing. We have our garden off to a good start ... each day we check for more growth. We've also been doing a lot of mowing, trimming, planting and mulching. I look forward to getting into town for ice cream one of these nights to cool off!

Learning new things

She likes the air from the ball popper toy to blow on her face & hair

Carrying and eating cereal
Oops! - the bottom picture is her saying "Oh no!"

Everyday Bray-Lynne learns new things. It's always an exciting time living in a house with a 1 1/2 year old! Recently we have been working on eating from a bowl and carrying the bowl around level so it won't spill. I also have a few pictures of her being a little character. She is very silly sometimes. Enjoy.

Turn, Turn, Turn

This is the devotional I got through email this week. It is really relevant to life right now it seems. This devotional has been something I can 'turn' to when asking questions to God about life. I can't take credit when it says "I" in the reading, but I apply the text as if it was. Turn, Turn, Turn
	For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1
	God is the source of all life (Num. 16:22). He makes everything perfect in its season. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them (Rom. 8:28). When Solomon says in verse 1, “there is . . . a time,” I appreciate just how fleeting that time is. He doesn’t say, “there is time”; he tells us there is “a time.” Psalm 102:11 points out that life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows. When the Scripture refers to “everything,” I’m reminded there is nothing new under heaven. God has seen all that has happened, is happening, and will happen under heaven. Whatever our circumstances, they are not unique. It is also a comfort to think of our shameful, difficult, or unhealthy situations as lasting only a period of time or for a “season.” Solomon writes later in chapter 3 that God has planted eternity in the human heart. Eternity cannot be found in life’s cycles. The secret to peace with God is to determine, accept, and value God’s perfect timing. We have to keep turning back to him. To doubt God’s timing is to move ahead without his advice. All things apart from God are empty and pointless. Solomon affirms the value of knowledge, relationships, work, and pleasure, but only in their proper place. No joy or contentment is possible without God. We should strive to know and love God. He is the giver of wisdom, knowledge, and joy. Every moment and every season is another opportunity to turn, turn, turn back to him.

Our little farm girl

Bray-Lynne found some old sunglasses the other day and thinks they are pretty cool. It was finally nice enough for shorts & tee shirts yesterday so I got a few pictures of our little farm girl. She has other shoes that she can get dirty but her boots are her favorite. Many days she already has the other shoes on but brings us her boots to wear instead. Whether it's muddy or not she is in these boots.