In Three Year Old Sunday School on Sunday we were talking about how God gives us different kinds of work to do.  We were making bookmarks with our kids.  They glued a Bible verse on the back of the bookmark, and on the front it said “When I grow up…

The middle kidlets decorated the front porch (which is in the middle of a major repair job).  Since then, welcome rain has washed off their masterpiece, but for a few days this bright and colorful art greeted everyone who came up our front sidewalk.  I hope they make something like…

Mr. Sneaky Pants got a haircut and eyeglasses all in one day.  A couple of weeks ago he came home from school positively distraught, a pink vision screening slip in his hand that recommended further consultation from an optometrist.  Mr. SP was angry and upset because he “hadn’t planned on…

They helped Grandma Robbie move her patio furniture back onto the deck.   The little ones had an egg hunt in the yard by the house.  The big kids had an egg hunt in the barnyard.  Uncle Joey did such a good job hiding their eggs that even though they…

While scrambling around looking for hidden eggs, the big kids discovered the stacks of straw bales on the farm.  The little kids discovered the big kids climbing and playing, and that started a lengthy time of leaping, sliding and scrambling. In the end everyone was covered in straw.  Even Grandma…

Grandma Robbie set up an egg dying station in the machine shed.  Six dozen eggs were never colored so fast.  Ever.  It was a frenzy.   Why bother using a spoon to dip the eggs when you could just use your hands?  In fact, after the eggs were all colored,…

Mr. TOF just recently discovered baseball caps.  Right before we left for North Dakota Dr. Peds bought him a special Minnesota Twins hat so that he could have a hat that matched Papa’s favorite team.  It was a very big deal.  Mr. TOF convinced Papa to play a lot of…

Mr. Trouble on Feet felt pretty apprehensive about climbing up into the tractors on the farm.  His cousins had no fear at all.  In fact, I was watching Mr. TOF and Cousin Jack play ball in the evening, and I was supposed to be supervising Cousin Connor, but after a…

After lunch Cousin Connor crawled up, and stopped moving.  He completely zonked out on that squishy belly.