Trip to Colorado Springs

A few pictures from our trip to Colorado Springs.  David and I got to fly out for a long weekend with my parents, thanks to their generosity, and also with thanks to the good friends who cared for the other kids while we were gone, and also to Jason and Benjamin, who shouldered all the farm work alone.

We had a great time!  At the top there are David and my dad in front of the chapel at USAFA.

Second is the four of us at the class dinner.

Last is a picture of David on the Air Force campus, standing in front of one of their beautiful mountain views. 

Leah Turns Two

Here is a happy, smiley face

From a girl who is no longer a baby.

She turned two years old, just this week,

And now is quite a lady.

Leah Carole Grace

b. 10/21/09

Swimming Fun

 The girls and I went up to visit Lorielle in August, and had a wonderful time visiting.  They have a really beautiful pool, and we enjoyed swimming.  I may be a transplanted country girl, but I have still not gotten to the point where I enjoy pond swimming.  Ocean swimming?  Yes.  Lake swimming?  Depends on the lake.  Pond swimming? Just not there yet.  Not to say I would never do it, but let's just say it would have to be really, really hot out.

In any case, it was a wonderful treat to visit with family and swim in a beautiful, clear pool (thanks to Lorielle's hard work), with a beautiful view.

I know, I said no summer pictures.  But aren't you glad I did it anyway?  Such cute little swimmers!

HELP!

Apparently, it has been way too long since I posted anything on this blog.  Beside the fact that I have missed two entire seasons, I am having a lot more trouble getting things to look the way I want them to.  Look at the big picture up top.  Then look at the little picture to the right.  These are the same photo, uploaded in the same way, but the big one gets zoomed in somehow.  I do not know how this happens, and I do not like it.  Any advice?  Also, I used to be able to change the text color of the headings and titles, but I must have lost the secret.  Sigh. 

I will admit to being a perfectionist (seeking perfection, that is, not achieving it!), and so I am tempted to try to re-create all the time I lost on the blog here.  I should post pictures from last spring and summer.  But I am just going to have to jump in here where I am.  Fall.  More to come... 

In My Back Yard

 Yesterday morning, on my way home from the barn, I saw this beautiful moon and the pretty pastel sunrise sky, and I just had to get my camera and take a couple of pictures.  The snow was new, the sky was clear, and the temperature was about 10 degrees. 

Too often I get lonely and sometimes I get discouraged.  The Lord reminds me then of His love.  I am ashamed of my lack of faith when I see the beautiful gift: a moon setting in a delicate sky, with a frosted landscape below.

Thanks be to the Father, who does not forget the sparrows, and does not forget us.

Valentine's Day Surprise

 This Valentine's Day, a FedEx delivery person came to the door wtih a big box.  It was a box of flowers for the girls from their Grand-Daddy!  How romantic!

 Rachel, Katie and I went on a walk today.  It was almost 40 degrees outside, and we had been cooped up so long we just suited up and headed out.  The whole family has been sick with one thing after another for weeks now, and today we were the three who were healthy enough for a jaunt.

We were sad that the snow on Hill Road had melted so much that we could not get very good sled riding, but we did find some turkey tracks, made some good snowballs, and enjoy the fresh air.  I was able to add some extra fun and excitement by stepping through eighteen inches of snow into a groundhog hole.  I used to think Punxatawney Phil was cute, but now that I live here, I see him differently.  Framed in a circle, with little ticks at twelve, three, six and nine!