I Love My Kids!

I'm not going to lie, my kids can drive me bonkers.  They're not perfect, but then again neither am I (I'm pretty far from it)!  I sure do love them, though!  They bring joy to every day!  Yesterday was "one of those days".  I had low expectations when we left the house and expected lots of grumbling.  Instead I was surprised to have happy kids who actually wanted their pictures taken!  We had so much fun despite our colds!  I was reminded again of the wonderful gift the Lord gave me when He gave them to me!

Day in the Sun

We got out and enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and pleasant temps today despite the 5 of us battling colds.  It was GREAT!  Seriously, sunshine is GREAT medicine!  My kids were surprisingly willing to have their pictures taken, probably due to the fun walls/"windows"!  We hadn't brought our good camera, but made due with my old one, and the pictures didn't turn out too bad!

Ike found a spot to "rest".

So of course we had "monkey see, monkey do"!

Elle found a vase to pose in!

We had some happy kids when they found rocks to climb on!

Ike even worked on his photography skills and snapped a pic of Mom and Dad.

It was a beautiful day for a walk around the lake and the perfect medicine for our colds!

Moon Festival

One of the big holidays here is Mid Autumn Festival, otherwise known as Moon Festival.  It's pretty fun to walk up and down the streets and talk to all the people grilling in front of their homes!  We celebrated like almost everyone else by grilling.  Yum!  

Ocarina Lessons

Isaak and Noelle started taking Ocarina lessons at school last week.  Practice time is noisy, but it's fun to watch them play!