I’ve had laundry hanging out to dry since Saturday and Wednesday the items were still damp. We’re in the middle of several days of rain, rain, rain. Wednesday I multitasked and used the oven to roast a chicken and dry outsome clothes (Isaiah was out of shorts.)
Today the sun finally broke through. Clothes all dried. We played outside. We’re so happy! I cannot tell you how happy the to picture makes me. Let the sun shine on!
I was going through our photos and realized I’m behind with posting (still haven’t posted Mother’s Day photos), so today I’m just posting some random pictures of our crazy little monkeys. Recently Becca is enjoying carrying Clara more. I love hearing Clara call Becca.
Though Isaiah doesn’t carry Clara, they still find ways to play together. A few weeks ago we did some days of painting. Isaiah had a blasting “inventing” new colors. Clara likes eating the paint…
Anna and Clara play pretty well together. I’m amazed at how patient Anna is with Clara. Clara likes hugging Anna and saying “sisters!”
These precious little monkeys fill our house with craziness! They are one of God’s great gifts to us and are a continual reminder that we need God’s grace and wisdom to shepherd our children’s hearts. So thankful!
This 4th of July we went to a neighboring province to get together with three other EMU families (the Kanes, Brooke, and the Farmers) to celebrate the birth of our country. Altogether were 19 children ranging from 8 months to 13 years old. We had a great day of fellowship and ended the evening with sparklers. Thankful for friends!
We had a traditional 4th of July meal: grilled hotdogs and hamburgers, potato salad, broccoli salad, baked beans, watermelon, with iced tea and soda. And of course Lydia and BR outdid themselves with the desserts. The Farmer girls decorated the house.
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l the kids got along well together and you could walk through the Farmer’s house and find several different games going on in different rooms. Abi painted Becca’s and the other girls’ toenails. Henry and Clara ate bananas together. Thankful for friends!
Last week we celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary. Marriage is a beautiful gift from God and I’m thankful for having that gift in Josh from God these past nine years. When I view marriage as a gift rather than a right, it totally changes my perspective on marriage. It changes the ways we interact with each other on a daily basis. If marriage is my right then I’m going to spend a lot of time frustrated about not getting all my rights. But if I view marriage as a gift, my heart is turned to joy for the many ways I’m being blessed each day by my husband.
The week of our anniversary we had a friend visiting with us, so Josh and I were able to get away for several hours to celebrate. It might sound silly, but I just wanted to go swimming with Josh. We were able to find a nice pool not too far from our town and enjoyed a lovely afternoon together. The next day I took the kids back to go swimming too.
One gift I’m very thankful about in our marriage is our commitment to honor each other in our words whether or not our spouse is present. The longer we’re married the more important I feel this is, especially as our children get older. I love knowing that Josh is holding me safe in his heart when he talks about me to others. I don’t have to worry about him sharing my faults and weaknesses with others. I don’t have to worry about not being around to defend myself. I know he honors me with his words. And as we grow older I don’t feel like I have to worry about what he’s telling the kids about me when I’m not around and vice versus. That to me is priceless. We’re so refreshed when we spend time with men and women who honor their spouses with their words (even when I know there’s a lot they are leaving unsaid). I want to be that kind of woman in our marriage too. I want to always honor Josh with my words and tone. I would love when I die someday for our kids to be able to say that I always honored Josh with my words. I want them to know that marriage is a gift from God and to see me life that out. May God work in me and help me.
Thankful for the gift of marriage – thankful for Josh.
Happy Father’s Day to my beloved man. We scheduled our Daddy’s Day celebrating for the 
Monday after Father’s Day, since our Sunday was packed out with activities. While thinking over that busy day I was stuck with the thought that Josh spent Father’s Day doing a lot of father-like activities. Sunday morning, he preached in our Jarai church, Sunday afternoon he did our neighborhood Bible Club teaching the kids to play kickball and teaching them the Bible. Sunday evening, we had a small gathering of believers (our family, one Khmer family, and an Indian man) over for singing, prayer, and some Bible study. The funny thing about our evening meeting is that there was not one language we could all speak together. Josh had to teach in Khmer for our Khmer friends and English for the Indian man. It was a full day doing things that we should all do as part of the body of Christ.
The next Monday we celebrated “Daddy’s Day” with pulled pork sandwiches for lunch, cinnamon rolls for an afternoon snack, and a roast for supper (ok – the Khmer beef was very chewy). After supper we gave cards to Josh and the kids did a play for him. We’re reading through the Bible and we had just read Judges 3, so the kids did a play about Ehud and Eglon. They each took their parts very seriously. Isaiah was a wonderful jolly fat King Eglon, Anna played a mean guard – my favorite part was her mean face and the way she kept asking “is he going to the potty?” Becca was a wonderful Ehud – dagger and all. So ended our “Daddy’s Day” celebration.
I’m so thankful to be parenting our kids with Josh. So glad we’re on the same team as we raise these little ones together. Thankful that Josh loves us and serves us in so many ways. Thankful he’s not only the best Daddy our kids could have, but that he’s also my best friend. Thankful for God’s many good blessings to us in Josh.
The past three weekends we’ve had overnight trips to BanLung (the main town that’s a 45-minute drive from our home). We had not planned to have so many trips in a row, it’s just the way the everyone’s schedule worked out.
The first Sunday in June we gathered in the evening to celebrate the faithful service of the Olson family in Cambodia. After many years here, they are returning home for an indefinite period to help with Kevin’s parents. The missionary families up here met for a pot-luck meal and a time of sharing. Robin Olson is one of the most thoughtful people I know. She is always thinking about how she can help others. A few days after we moved to BanLung, she showed up at our door with a chocolate cake. She has helped me multiple times with various things (loaning me books, bringing things to the kids, visiting me, bringing food when we hosted missionary fellowship, etc). I want to follow her sweet example of constantly thinking of others.
(The pictures below are of our Clara and Elisha, one of our co-worker’s children. Clara is 6 months older than Elisha, but is much lighter than him.)
The second weekend in June, we gathered on Friday to have fellowship with the other EMU families in the area (Crowleys, Kanes, Famers, and Brooke). Both the men and women were able to have separate prayer times. I think it was the first time the five women have prayed together. It was a great blessing to me. Saturday morning about 14 ladies from different missionary organizations met together for breakfast. We enjoyed our time together.
The third weekend in June, the Olson family hosted the weekly missionary fellowship at their house. Usually, the missionaries meet on Saturday night, but the Olsons’ moved their week to Friday night so we could attend. That night we stayed at a hotel because our co-workers were leaving the country the next day and it didn’t work for us to spend the night with them. We went in a few hours early on Friday so the kids could enjoy the hotel pool.
And so ends our weekends of travel. We enjoyed the extra fellowship and encouraging conversations with our missionary co-workers. Thankful that they are only a drive away.
While the rains have continued (though not every day), the mud play has increased. Our kids have so much fun. The worse part for me is trying not to think about all the animal dung which they are playing in. The clean-up afterwards isn’t too awful. Even though I rise out the muddy clothes multiple times, they still seem full of mud. Our bathroom is also gets very dirty, but it’s pretty easy to clean out.
Thankfully Clara has stayed out of the mud! Anna plays in the mud too, but she never seems to get as bad as her older siblings and doesn’t stay as long.
Last week we celebrated Isaiah’s 5th birthday! We started out the celebration about three weeks ago with his birthday countdown calendar. Some of the special things he got to do included: new books, an audio recording of the original Peter Pan (I think they’ve listened to it 3 times already!), treats, a camp-out on the front porch with Josh, and making a cake.
Isaiah woke up before 5:30 the morning of his birthday and promptly woke up his siblings because he was so excited about the balloons that decorated his bunk-bed. We had Cheerios for breakfast, apple muffins for snacks, and he went on a errands run with Josh. At 3 we had a birthday party for Isaiah with all our neighborhood kids. First we played games, then continued with our Bible Club lesson, and then we had cake.
Supper included hot-dogs, mac & cheese, potato salad, and chips. After supper Isaiah got some gifts from our family (a favorite has been his real garden shovel – he goes all over the place digging with it). After gifts we finished the evening watching the 1960 Broadway version of Peter Pan starring Mary Martin. The kids loved it. They’ve spend hours acting like pirates.
This year Isaiah wanted a zebra cake. I was thankful to find an idea on the internet using cupcakes. The night I frosted the cake I had some trouble keeping bugs from flying onto the frosting and a mouse ran across my foot!
One of our goals for Isaiah this year was for him to ride a bike without training wheels. I was expecting to focus on that the second half of this year, but Isaiah was ready and started riding training-wheels-free a few months ago. (Which inspired Anna to actually start pedaling her tricycle). It was a community effort to teach him. Becca helped him a lot and a few of the neighbor children helped him out too. It is so fun to watch him ride. We love it.
Learning: Last month Isaiah finished the Pre-Level All About Reading. He’s been so excited to “do school.” Isaiah seems to have a good mind for math. He catches on to math concepts very quickly. He surprised me one day by counting to 100. On a recent sleep-over I had with him when Josh was away, Isaiah typed up a number chart from 1-100.
Books: This year Isaiah has enjoyed listening to audio versions of: the original Pinocchio, the original Peter Pan, The Princess and the Goblins, Briar Rabbit Stories, Kiplings’ Just So Stories, and several Focus on the Family Radio Theater productions. Currently Josh is reading through the Chronicles of Narnia to Isaiah for the first time. I’ve been reading several books by Eleanor Estes: Ginger Pye, The Moffats, and Rufus M.
Isaiah is a sweet, fun-loving boy who loves to help and is a good leader to his younger sisters (who love picking on him). We’re so thankful for the many ways we’ve seen Isaiah mature this year and learn to love more like Jesus. Happy Birthday to our little man. So thankful you’re our son.
Rainy season for our yard means lots of water flowing from downpours, draining from the street, and draining from off the roofs into our yard. The water flows from the front yard into the backyard. Depending on the strength and length of the downpour, our yard is a mess. Of course, this provides lots of opportunities for mud fights and mud play! I’m thankful we have rain barrels for the kids to rinse off from.
Last week some neighbor kids and Isaiah worked on a huge mud hole. Everyone enjoyed the project! Only half the mud ended up in our bathroom.
The Khmer kids continue to come up to our house everyday from 3-5. A few weeks ago the three brothers on the left started coming. Their family is up on Oyadao working in other people’s farms. I found out this week, after they hadn’t come around for two weeks, that our neighbors suspect the oldest boy of stealing money from several people and doing & selling drugs. We don’t know if these rumors are true, but it is a good reminder that we interact with several different class groups around our home. An opportunity to show the love of Christ to people of every race and class.
These pictures are of a 30 piece puzzle we did. The kids have been interested in puzzles lately and I pulled out this one (I’ve had to teach them how to do puzzles and they still don’t completely get it). After doing the boarder and a few other pieces of this terribly hard Where’s Waldo puzzle, the two boys gave up. I worked on it for several days until earlier this week when I finished enough for the boys to finish it up without frustration.
Please pray for me as I seek to manage both our own kids and the Khmer kids during the late afternoons. Though everyone gets along, the two groups only play together about 25% of the time. The other 75% I’m managing both groups. Many times our older kids are playing outside while I supervising the Khmer kids playing upstairs on our porch, and our younger girls are experiencing after-naptime blues. I need a lot of grace, energy, and patience. God is good!
Yesterday we put together our second set of bunkbeds! We’d promised Anna that when she was wearing underwear consistently, we’d give her a bunkbed. Goodbye pack-n-play! Isaiah got to move to a top bunk as part of his birthday countdown calendar. Clara got Anna’s pack-n-play matress. Becca was thrilled to have a bunkbed next to hers and have Anna as her new shipmate
Setting up the beds was an all day event. First thing in the morning I started washing everyone’s sheets and mosquito nets. The first half of the morning the girls and I moved tubs, swept, and dusted. The second half of the morning Josh and the kids put the beds together.
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afternoon was spent putting bedding back on, arranging fans and other electronics, and rehanging mosquito nets.
Our kids were thrilled with the new arrangement. Anna looks so cute in her big bed. Isaiah loves being on the top bunk. Becca said it was the best night ever. The kids were wild with excitement. They have decided the beds are ships. Giggles and screams of delight came from their room long after I was done putting them to bed. I finally had to tell them to go to sleep…Isaiah promptly fell asleep. Love these days of delight!
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14-month birthday to this rambunctious little girl! Climbing has become a favorite activity. The other day Anna came to get me since Clara was on top of my kitchen work table trying to open a soda can. We’re constantly having to move chairs and other containers to prevent Clara from climbing.
Clara has also become meticulous about throwing things out the window or off the porch. We thought she had gotten over this hobby. She’s very deliberate about what she chooses to throw over. Once some neighbor kids came up with over 10 alphabet blocks Clara threw through the porch railing. One day I watched her throw 2ft long pick-up sticks out the window. She kept running back for more. She even was able to maneuver a broom through our porch railing. She held it there by the bristles without dropping it, since she saw me looking at her. Crazy girl! I always have to be on the alert!
Clara’s getting some more teeth. She just loves eating mango/passion fruit smoothie ice pops. She’s such a clown!
This month Clara has made progress sleeping through the night. We’re looking forward for this to be her new normal!
Love this little girl! Can’t get enough of her giggles and crazy villain laugh!
Meet Puimeng, a 61 year old Singaporean lady who is a missionary in a Jarai village near our town. Puimeng came to Cambodia about 2.5 years ago to help a church in the Jarai village of Le. She is very much”alone” in her work and we admire all that she does for the sake of the Gospel. Her main ministry is running English classes and Bible clubs in the village church. I love that she makes her students memorize the verse in Khmer before she teaches it in English.
We’ve enjoyed having regular fellowship over lunch with Om (older aunt) Puimeng about twice a month. Our kids love her. She often does craft projects with them that she’s given them. Recently I’ve been having a prayer time with Puimeng at the end of our visits. It has been a great encouragement to me to be able to pray with another woman in English (something I’ve missed since moving to Cambodia). I’m very thankful.
I hope that when I’m 61 I’m like Puimeng – faithfully ministering to all people even if it means great discomfort and isolation.
Don’t let this picture fool you, this 13-month old is full of energy and mischief! Clara regularly laughs her “villain laugh” and looks like she’s wickedly pleased with getting away with something. She’s always trying to climb on the school table or any other tall surface she can get to. Take her outside and all she wants to do is climb the tall steps back to our house. (B&W picture credit goes to Gregory Whitaker.)
Clara bottom two middle teeth are starting to come in. On top her side tooth still reigns and it looks like the other top side tooth is starting to come in…not sure where her top middle teeth are hiding.
Clara loves to feed herself – she does not like to be fed! She happy and funny…as long as she gets exactly what she wants. She has learned to yell “MAMA” and I sometimes call her the Queen of Hearts for it sounds like she’s yelling “off with her head!” Love this little girl who brings so much laughter into our home.
Last week we were invited to join some friends from Phnom Penh at the Nature Lodge in Mondulkiri (the province directly south of us). We made the 4-hour drive Tuesday morning and returned home Thursday around supper time. It was a great time for our family to get away and be with three other ministry families.
On our way to the lodge, we stopped at Bu Sra Falls (about 20mins from the Lodge) and had a picnic lunch and played in the waterfalls. Unfortunately, the place was packed with tourist still on vacation for Khmer New Years and we/our kids had our photo taken over 20 times. Minus the photo sessions, we had a great time!
The Nature Lodge was a wonderful place for our family. Our cabin had a loft for the older kids to sleep in which was a treat. Our kids had lots of place to play and didn’t need to be supervised all the time. There were cows and horses wandering around the campus. The day we arrived a horse walked right up to Becca and nuzzled her head. The horses made it a perfect place for Becca.
On Wednesday, we went into the town to go swimming. The other families had rented a mini bus for the week to provide their transportation from Phnom Penh, so we rode with them. This bus was equipped with purple seats, disco balls, and a karaoke mike. We all enjoyed singing on the bus with the curtains shut and the lights going – a great experience for our kids. The swimming was great.
Wednesday evening Josh and the older kids went on a sunset hike to the red dirt mounds. They had a blast sliding down the dunes.
Thursday we went back to the falls with the group, played a little bit, had lunch and then headed home. We had a great time and look forward to going back again
Last year, after reading Noel Piper’s book, Treasuring God in Our Traditions, I started thinking about how I could make Easter more meaningful for our family. Why is it that we spend so much time and energy celebrating Christmas and often only rely on the church for celebrating Easter? The resurrection of Christ changes everything for us. This year we started a new family tradition that we hope will grow and last – Resurrection Week Celebrations.
Our week consisted of special readings each night, a resurrection tree complete with homemade ornaments, a countdown calendar with special activities for each day, and plays on the nights we could do them. We really enjoyed doing John Piper’s Lenten Lights readings each night with candles.
We started the week off with a Palm Sunday party to decorate our tree. We also acted about Jesus entering Jerusalem.
Monday we acted out Jesus clearing out the temple. Anna was quite upset that her table was overturned and kept trying to set it up.
Tuesday was Anna’s birthday so we were busy celebrating that all day. Wednesday we took a trip to visit our co-workers in another province. Four families got together to celebrate Lydia’s 40th birthday. It was a three hour drive each way with a flat tire on the trip out and a broken air conditioning on the way back.
Thursday we had a Maundy Thursday service, remember the Lord’s last Passover and we washed each other’s feet.
Friday we read through the crucifixion story. Saturday was just a reading day. Saturday morning we decorated duck eggs and in the afternoon we had a egg hunt with plastic eggs.
Resurrection Sunday we had a special breakfast with eggs, bacon, and a pumpkin roll. The day before Josh brought home some bulb flowers he dug up from some Jarai people who live near out church. We attended church with our Jarai brothers and sisters. After church we rested and had a water balloon fight in the afternoon. We ended our celebration with a party which included a play (yes, the globe ball is the stone rolled away from the tomb), gifts, games, and our last reading. We had hoped to do a Bible club with our neighbor kids, but April 14-16 was Khmer New Year and all the kids were busy at the Wat with carnival activities all weekend.
We were very pleased with how things turned out. It ended up being a very busy week for our first celebration. We had Anna’s birthday. Josh taught a Khmer Bible school Tuesday morning and taught at Jarai Bible school Thursday through Saturday. But we’re thankful we started this year and look forward to keeping and adding to this new family tradition every year. Christ is Risen – He is Risen Indeed!
A very happy 3rd birthday to our dear Anna Grace! Three is such a fun age and we’ve loved seeing Anna get ready to turn three. She’s been talking about her birthday for weeks…a big change from last year when she didn’t even allow us to sing happy birthday to her and told us she didn’t want a party.
We spent the day having birthday activities: a water tea party inside, a real tea party on the porch, splashing in a blow-up pool, and her evening family party. Anna’s party included pizza, limeade, cake, and gifts.
Lately Anna’s been talking up a storm and loves to tell stories, dance, and do plays. She’s just discovered all the books her siblings enjoyed at the same age and it’s so fun to watch her hear them for the first time. She’s also started enjoying listening to catechism and Hide Them in Your Heart when she takes her nap. We often hear her singing the songs.
Recently she’s started using the pedals on her tricycle. The day before Anna’s birthday she decided to start wearing underwear and using the toilet. (This is an answer to our prayers for many months now, as she’s been quite obstinate about using the toilet. We’d ask, “Anna, when are you going to use the potty?” Her steady response, “tomorrow!”)
Anna is full for enthusiasm. Loves life. Is very clever with her jokes. She loves playing with her siblings and is very kind to Clara. We’re so very thankful the Lord blessed our family with Anna three years ago. Happy Birthday, Smiles!
A very happy 36th birthday to my Josh (April 3rd)! I’m so glad you chose me to be your wife and that we can journey on this adventure together – raising our children and serving together in Cambodia. I adore you! Thankful for every day we get to be together.
We started Josh’s birthday with fresh cinnamon rolls for breakfast. While Josh was out studying language in the morning, the kids finished making their gifts for him and we decorated Josh’s office as a surprise when he returned. In the afternoon we had a birthday snack of baked apples. For supper I made a roast in the crock-pot with carrots and mashed potatoes. We finished off the evening with a strawberry cake for dessert and gift giving.
Looking forward to celebrating many more birthdays with my wonderful husband and fun daddy! What a treasure God has given us.
This week we took a short trip to Siem Reap for Clara to get some routine vaccinations. Instead of turning right around and driving home the next day, we stayed two full days to take a little break. Our first morning we did the vaccinations and ran errands. The rest of the day was spent swimming. Our next full day was spent swimming and visiting with some former classmates of Josh from his Khmer language school in Phnom Penh.
We had a lovely day resting. We think it was the first time in over three years we had a day away without outside obligations. It’s was nice to just chill for a day.
We had the pool to ourselves and all 6 of us enjoyed swimming. Thankful for successful vaccinations and a nice family break for us!
Dry season (typically Nov-June) is Cambodian wedding season. Somehow we’ve avoided going to weddings the past two years, but in the past month we’ve been to three, one Jarai Christian wedding, one Khmer wedding, and one Jarai village wedding.
The first wedding we were invited to was a bit sad for us. We’ve known the bride for a year through a mutual friend and have heard about her struggle with being content in her singleness. There were several unbelieving men who wanted to marry her, and for over a year friends talked with her constantly about the importance of marrying a believer. One Sunday afternoon she showed up at our house and invited us to her wedding the next morning. The man she chose to marry once claimed to be a believer but had stopped believing. He said he was interested in believing again but has made no commitment to follow Christ. Though it was a Christian wedding, it was sad to see her choose this path. The wedding was a very long church service, followed by a meal. We wore normal church clothes.
A few weeks ago we were invited to our neighbors’ daughter’s wedding who lives two houses down from us. This turned out to be a very different experience. Typical Khmer weddings consist of a morning ceremony and then a big meal in the evenings. When you’re invited to the wedding you are invited to the evening meal. Our neighbors put up a huge tent in the road outside their house (the street was blocked off for the day) and set up a stage for the entertainment. The wedding meal started at 5…but things didn’t really start happening until around 7. Thankfully we could just watch from our porch to know when to arrive. (The lady in the blue dress is our landlady. She’s a year younger than me.)
I didn’t want to go by myself, so I took Becca – she was delighted. We got all dressed up and went on our way. It was nice to have an excuse to get dressed up. We went from being dirty, sweaty, etc to feeling like we were princesses. Thankfully our landlord and her sisters arrived at the same time as we did and we were able to sit with them. I didn’t know proper wedding procedure, so I was grateful I could follow these ladies’ example. The entertainment was so loud I had to shout whenever I spoke to Becca. The dancers that came along with show were ummmm….not something I would normally watch. The music was so loud it shook our house and went until almost midnight.
Becca and I got away with eating only a little wedding food. Khmer wedding food has a reputation for gifting it’s eaters with giardia. We drank lots of soda and I was the only adult who didn’t drink beer. After about an hour the ladies at our table got up and said it was time to go. We followed them to a table outside the front door where everyone was paying their dues. Instead of giving gifts, people who attend the wedding meal are required to pay for the meal. The money is recorded in a book and then when you reciprocate a wedding invitation to the family, they look up to see how much money you gave and give a wee bit more at your wedding meal. Thankfully I don’t have to worry about that and had brought my money in the envelope included with the invitation, so I didn’t have to shout out my name and hand the money over. I was thankful to go home and thankfully we all were able to fall asleep while the loud party music and dancing went on strong. (The girl in the red dress is a 16 year old neighbor who lives next door to us.)
Last week after Josh finished teaching some Jarai men, we was invited to attend a village afternoon wedding meal. He ended up being surrounded by some very drunk people. One kept kept hugging him and thanking him for coming to the wedding. (Notice the size of the speakers for this wedding.)
Not sure if our wedding adventures are over for the season….only time tell.
Happy 1st Birthday to our dear Clara Grace! What joy you have added to our family – your smiles and giggles and sparkling eyes. We love you and are delighted God gave us you!
Clara is now a running…she’s pretty fast on her feet. She’s always trying to climb up on things. She blows kisses and makes use of a few baby sign language words. She doesn’t say many words – chicken (also a early word for Anna), banana, mango, she can say mama and dada – but only when prompted, and maybe she says Becca, Isaiah, and Anna, but this is yet to be determined. She still only has one tooth (see in picture below).
For Clara’s birthday we had our neighborhood kids over and tied it in with continuing the Christmas story (The Three Wise Men) that we’d promised we tell them after our Christmas party. Clara’s party consisted of a Bible story with flannel-graph, cake, and water balloons. Afterwards a water fight broke out, no one was spared not even Clara or me.
Monday we had another small family party for Clara. We gave her a tiny stuffed panda. She was not pleased with the candle. This might have had to do with the fact that minutes before we saw a guy’s pants catch on fire at the mechanic’s shop across the street.
All our kids love Clara. And Clara always wants to be a part of the big kids play. I’m always surprised that how kind Anna is to her. Anna even shares her special panda bear (not pictured) with her.
Closing with a picture comparison of all our children at age one. Love these smiling faces!
