Bekah's Birthday

We got a new computer and I can't figure out how to do some things on it, like load pictures! So needless to say, no picture with this post. I just wanted to say happy birthday to my little girl who isn't so little anymore! She is an awesome person, good at music and art and has a very creative mind. She is sweet to her brothers and really helps me out around the house. I am so thankful for her!

Bekah

Froggin'

Sam has been into froggin' lately. We spent almost a whole day down by the pond last week. It was a gorgeous day. Sam caught frogs and I was drawing. It was so relaxing. He caught 18 frogs that day! He has the net with him, but he really catches them by hand! A skill he learned from Bekah who is great at catching frogs.

Bekah's Concert

Here is Bekah at the end of the Orchestra concert that she had last week. It was a combined orchestra with other middle schools in the area. They got to perform at the new perfoming arts center, which is really nice! They did some really fun songs including "Rosin eating Zombies from Outer Space", which included some screaming from orchestra students throughout. It was a really fun concert. Jonah had his hands over his ears after the screaming and he kept whispering to me, "Are they going to scream again?". The first thing Sam asked when he sat down to wait for the concert was, "Can we have popcorn?". Anyway, Bekah did a really good job and loves to play the cello!!

The Bunny

"Our" outside kitty brought us a little present! A live bunny! Is this not ADORABLE!!!!

Sam had to hold it too!

Bekah did not want to let him go! He was so sweet. A little shaken up (understandably!) She has brought us dead baby bunnies before (and birdies and mice in abundance). One bunny ended up as two front legs, a colon and a tail left laying on our front doormat! That cat's a butcher!

A Very Rainy Day

Monday it rained HARD from 3p.m. until evening. This is what our street looked like! You could not see the street! Those garbage bags are floating down the street! A little later they broke open and trash was everywhere!

Here it is creeping up on the lawn. The good thing is that the pond in back is now full again. It had gone pretty dry this summer so we did need the rain, just maybe not all in one afternoon!

My Latest Project

I got this chair at a garage sale for $4.25! It was labeled a sewing chair. The seat lifts up and there is a place for thread. I have never seen a chair like this, but I love it. I had so much fun recovering it!