h2o

mad upon meeting a police officer the other day while walking into the community pool:
"we are not the bad guys!"
officer: i'm not here today looking for bad guys, but i'm glad your not one of them."

mad upon getting out of the aforementioned pool:
"now i look like grandma!"
me: "what do you mean?"
mad: "i'm all crinkley like great-grandma."

emily upon listening to a wind in the door the 2nd book in the wrinkle in time series.
while describing the garden snake l'engle states, "Louise the larger had grown considerably since her baptism."
after i read this em perked up and said, "i'm ready to get baptized now. i've been thinking about it and i'm ready." i love how the Holy Spirit can use secular literature to do his good work.
(very un-keswickian of her for those of you following a time to laugh)
she followed through and went forward on church on sunday declaring her desire to get baptized.

growing up fast

new bike

mad on her "new to her bike"


































em on her bday present

trip to antarctica

so here's a little tale mad told me today after i asked her why she looked so sad.

"i'm sad b/c i have an scratch on my knee."
"how did you get it?" btw, it was the size of a pin prick.
"i was with my twin sisters in antarctica and a tripped and fell in an ice cube. they weren't holding my hand, so i came back to here."
"well i'm glad you came back. it's warmer here."
"it is warmer here."

ahhh, i love having a little child with such a huge imagination.

hmmm...

If you do what you've always done, then you'll get what you've always got!

hickory

queenie meets hickory














































note how big
her mouse looks
compared to her












the family

queenie

down on the farm

first pony ride













bare back












mad getting hugs












kittens














more hugs














feeding the horses












horses














feeding cows













the girls and
great grandma










the girls had a blast "down on the farm."

jessie the tolerant

1996-may 10, 2008






mad putting a
princess
necklace on jess























mad crawling
over jess








































jess loving mad
in spite of...









jess wearing
em's red bow












jess meeting
our other pets














































"jessie was
a silly cat." em













playing in the
girls tent












mad hated when
she would sit
on the ledge. "it's
so high and she
might fall."























yesterday 5-9-08








jess continued
to be patient
even when she
was sick.














last night











today 5-10-08




today we let her
go outside and
enjoy the fresh
air. she actually
perked up for a
little while and
explored the entire
backyard before
coming to a rest
under the slide.





















mad saying bye














em saying bye












sweet as
could be to
the girls as
they loved
on her this
morning