August Pictures...at the end of September

So, I guess this is my lot in (blog) life...wait until the end of the month and post a bunch of pictures all at once. This time, I really did it. It's almost the end of September and I'm just now getting the August pictures up. I have every intention of doing better, but it just doesn't seem to be happening. Maybe someday when the kids are grown and gone, I'll have more time to blog. But, then I won't have anything to blog about, except maybe about where Tom and I keep our teeth at night. Well, anyway, here are the August pictures...

Ethan, the policeman

Haven asleep in Rachel's bed (they're so cute asleep!)

Ethan

Peter on his 13th birthday...yes, he still had to do some school.
August 17, 1999
8 lbs, 10 ozs
Our 3rd teenager

Another birthday smile :)

Peter's ice cream with candles

Ethan and Haven eating ice cream

Haven and our neighbor, Will

Ethan and Haven asleep in my bed...they climbed in bed with
me and, of course, that ended any hope I had of sleeping!

Sarah in a tree

Ethan, Sarah, Rachel, and Haven

Sarah and Rachel ready for a birthday party

Haven, Rachel, Will, Sarah, Cooper, Ethan ready for a birthday party

Haven has some cereal in her hands

She's stuffing it in her pockets...for later???

Daniel and Ethan working on a model.  Well, Daniel's working
and Ethan's botheri...um, talking and helping :)

Ethan and Haven on the computers

She looks like she knows what she's doing!!

Ethan and Haven playing cars

She lined them all up

Ethan likes to crash his cars :)

I really need to get some pictures of the 'big' kids. For some reason, when they see me with the camera, they  scatter to the four winds! I think I have some September pictures of them...I'll try to post them before November ;)

Locks of Love

Rachel has been wanting to donate her hair for a very long time. Dad finally decided to give in (!). Actually, we measured her hair and thought it would be fine. The minimum donation length is 10 inches and we wanted her hair to still be 'long' after it was cut. She was so excited to have Tabitha come over and cut it.

Rachel BEFORE--all smiles!

Rachel AFTER--even more smiles :)

10 inches! Dad and Mom have recovered from the heart attack,
knowing that her hair WILL grow again :)

One more rainfall this month

On Friday, July 27, in the afternoon, we had one more time of rain. I took the 4 'little' people outside with the intention of going around the block. Just when we were ready, the storm whistle, horn thing blew. I decided to wait a minute and see what was going on. In about 5-10 minutes, the wind started to blow (thankfully, it was very warm and sticky and still) and it got dark. We had thunder and lightening and finally a downpour :) It wasn't terribly long, but it was so nice. The temperature dropped and the kids played in the rain (after the lightning stopped, of course!). We were able to get some pictures before the rain, during the rain, and even after the rain!!

     BEFORE

Haven, Rachel, Ethan, Sarah

Me with Rachel, Ethan (he was done posing!), and Haven

Sarah

Rachel

Sarah and Rachel

Ethan

DURING

Lest we forget what it looks like...RAIN!!

Ethan catching the rain

Rachel catching rain drops

AFTER

Haven--she didn't get too wet!

Sarah, Haven, and wet Rachel

Haven was so cute with this umbrella. (The umbrella was in a neighbor's freebie box and, of course, my kids saw it and thought that since it was free, we needed it. Well, I found out why it was free...there is a hole in the top of it :) At least, we got some cute pictures with it.)

 

(I love the last 2 pictures!)

I saw Haven's crocs sitting there and decided to take some pictures...

More crocs and cool photo effects

                                     

                                     

Some extra notes (no pictures, but things I want to remember). Peter, Andrew, and Sarah were baptized on Sunday, July 29. Also, my Grandma Horning, almost 95, passed away the same day. The funeral is on Friday, August 3. She will definitely be missed very much. I only have one grandparent left.


Well, it's August now...

A few NBT pictures

This year, Nathan and Daniel were in the skit. Nathan helped with one of the 4th-6th grade classes. Daniel helped with game time. Peter was able to help with the bank and the penny parade. They all seemed to have a great time. Andrew, Sarah, Rachel, and Ethan all participated in NBT and loved every minute. All 4 of them came in 1st place for their class. Andrew, Sarah, and Rachel said something like 50, 65, and 35 verses! They worked so hard during the week... we are very proud of them :)

Rachel and Joanna at NBT

Daniel during game time at NBT

Nathan during game time at NBT

Peter getting a shower at NBT!!

Nice flowers, Peter :)

Sarah and Rachal C. at NBT

Ethan at NBT