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Raspberry Heaven

We have been SWAMPED with raspberries and that is a good problem to have!  While we've become rather tired of picking them every day, we feel so blessed to have this problem!

Mmmm, Mmmm Good!

Emma likes to help pick, and she LOVES to help eat them!

Samuel has recently mastered the art of picking & eating as well!

How many kids...

can fit on ONE tire swing?

FIVE!

Bible School

Last week was quite the busy week!  We had Bible School each day.  Nathan and Emma attended their classes while Samuel stayed in the nursery so I could work with the 1st graders.  We all had a great time! 

The other day I heard Nathan and Emma in the kitchen singing a song they had learned at Bible School:

I'm keeping my eyes on Jesus

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Dad... happy kids...

Our Father's Day was spent hanging out together,

playing outside, and getting a special ice cream treat all with a very special Daddy.

Sprinkler girl

Nathan runs right through it

Emma shooting Nathan (at Nathan's request) with a water gun

Nathan getting it again

Shooting at Nathan with a BIG water gun

The three kids who make him a DAD

Bike riding blues

We took Emma to the nearby school so she would have a good stretch of concrete on which to ride her new bicycle.

Bike riding girl!

She took right off and did GREAT!

"Look at me GO!"

She got a little over zealous when turning and fell off.  Daddy & I were sad that she had this experience so soon!

"I'm all done"

Thankfully, she just had a slightly skinned knee. 

She did NOT want to get back on, but did just fine

FABULOUS FOUR!

Our 4-year-old Sweetheart

It really is amazing to look at Emma and realize that there is no more baby there... no hint of the toddler we once knew... she is 100% Little Girl (and on some days I might even say "Little Lady").  She is a bright, spirited, creative, musical, loving, inquisitive child.  While I am eager to see how she continues to grow and develop, part of me wants to just stop the clock!  This is going too quickly! 

Sweet Emma, we are so blessed to have you!

Growing so quickly

4 year old smile

Cartooning

This week Nathan has been attending a Cartooning class at our local art museum.  He came home the first day very proud that he "learned how to draw faces!"

Nathan cartooning class

Happy Birthday Emma!

Our sweet Emma turned 4 today! 

She was so excited for her party day (last Saturday) and also for her "real" birthday!   At her party, before we'd had cake or opened any gifts she said, "THIS IS THE MOST WONDERFUL DAY OF EVER!"

The birthday princess

An attempt to get a picture of all three kids

Emma on her BIG GIRL BIKE!

She was really looking forward to going to Toys-r-us on her birthday so she could wear a crown and have everyone in the store know it was her birthday. 

Birthday girl in her new Bears dress & new high tops

Of course they had to ride the Ice Cream truck too!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA!

Grand-parents

We had a nice visit from Brian's parents last weekend to help us celebrate Emma's birthday.  The kids enjoyed every second of the time we spent with them!

A little book time with Grandma

Some chit-chat with Grandpa

Nathan wanted to get in on reading to Samuel also

Razz!

We are blessed to have TONS of raspberries this year!  We've been picking a nice sized bowl full once or twice a day for the last week.  No sign of stopping or even slowing down yet!  YUM!

Nathan & Emma picking in the rain (well, I think Emma is supervising)