Triple Shot Thursday

And finally...

This is my picture entitled: Pure Joy.

I have left it original size because it makes a great desktop wallpaper. It also makes it easier to see Luke's face, which is where the title comes from...

Vacation Slides

I suppose that blogs have taken the place of going over to people's houses to view their vacation slides. And since some of you have commented that my/our lack of posting indicated we were out of town, I will give you a vacation update.

We went out to the lake two Fridays ago to spend a few days just hanging around doing nothing ... well, not entirely nothing. We did two puzzles:



(I can tell how much Luke has grown since the last time we were there in that he can find the pieces and actually put them in place. Last time it was more "make them fit." And I love the lake hair!)

We fished:



(This is actually two of three for Luke. If you are keeping score at home, it would be Luke - 3, Dad - 0!)

We played in the wading pool:


We looked at bugs:


(Big bugs!)

We swam:


(The lake was as high as it has been for some time, which was nice because it is hard to convince your child he needs to wear a life jacket on the dock when there is no water below the dock!)

Speaking of life jackets:


(Too cute!)

We played Uno:


(Again, we want to be sure to impress upon our children that competition is way over rated so I guess I do not need to post here that this picture was taken after Luke beat Jana and I 10-4-3.)

Events not pictured would be cookouts, nature hikes, looking at the many, many buzzards who have made the cabin their home, conversations about crazy cousin Bill. It was a great time and one we were able to relax. Thanks Aunt Patsy for letting us use the place!