Choir Bus -- Day 41

Tonight we went to see the African Children's Choir perform. :) Those kids were so energetic and cute. They moved constantly on stage. I didn't have a good seat to get any pictures of the show, but when I went out to my car their tour bus was waiting so I captured it.

Playing in a Crate -- Day 4

Excited Faces -- Day 363

The kids were sooooo excited today, when it was discovered that snow flakes were falling from the sky. They danced around on the deck for a while trying to catch the flakes on their tongues. Matt said, "I want bigger snow." I told him he'd have to ask God about that. A few minutes later the flakes were bigger. I asked Matt if he'd asked God for "Bigger Snow" and he said, yes, with a big smile on his face. :) The flurries didn't last long and there wasn't any accumulations, but the kids enjoyed it while it was there and were ready to come inside before too long.

Nativity Children -- Day 348

Tonight Amber and I babysat these four. They love to dress up and thought it would be fun to create a nativity scene. It turned out so cute!

Dining Hall Bicyclists -- Day 306

This is how the AGC Kiddos entertain themselves at night while the staff is finishing up plans for the next day. :)

Playing with Rocks -- Day 272

This cute little guy was having fun playing in the rocks at camp, while his parents visited with friends.

Friends -- Day 271

 Today was the first day of Family Camp. Many families look forward to it each year. This is my sister Hannah with three of her friends. :)

Nate the Scholar -- Day 270

My sister has these old sunglasses that don't have lenses anymore and brought them to work to play with. Nate loved them! He was very proud to be wearing glasses. I just love this little cutie! Silly boy always seems to have a dirty face, whenever he decides to be cute for the camera. :P

Jon's New Glasses -- Day 268

How can you resist that smile!

Cart Ride -- Day 267

My brothers built this "cart" out of pieces of wood, an old bike and an old wagon. Today Ben took it for a ride down the hill. :) He has plans to build a trailer for it, so I can ride behind him. :P

Nate and a Popsicle -- Day 265

Today the "Ice Cream Man" rang the doorbell. :) Not normal for the ice-cream man, but today he had a special message, a neighbor had offered to buy all the kids their choice of an ice cream treat. All 10 kids got to make their selection from the ice-cream truck. :) Nobody complained! We don't know who the benevolent neighbor is, but all the Workman Kiddos say, "Thankyou."

A Note About Bacon -- Day 262

David, who is 9 years old, loves bacon. He used to ask me to cook bacon for him "like Grandma's bacon." Over the summer he asked me daily for bacon. After a few times of not getting it just right, I finally perfected "Bacon like Grandma's." :) I think David has been missing his bacon and today when I arrived at work I found this note. :) I had a plate full of bacon ready when he got off the school bus. :D

Avonlea -- Day 252

Today I had the privilege of photographing this cutie. :)

Hotel Pool -- Day 247

Ben and I loved that our hotel on the return trip had an indoor pool. :) We had it all to ourselves. :D

Ben on the Rails -- Day 245

We took a walk this morning and I captured Ben balancing on the rails. This track was so straight and so long. It just disappeared in the distance of the Canadian Plains

Twins in Orange -- Day 230

Today was the first Friday after school started which meant Mark and Luke were left home when all the other school kids got on the bus. They don't go to preschool on Fridays and were sad to be left behind. I'm thinking Friday is going to have to be the special day for a morning walk or something. :) This morning Amber and I took Mark, Luke and Jon across the street to see the horses and then explored a little down the road. We found this wood pile which made for a great place to hold two on the move boys still long enough for a photo that was actually in focus. :)

Wood Chip Play -- Day 222

Today we got a couple big loads of wood chips dumped in our yard. :) These are going to cover the rest of the garden that isn't covered. If you haven't watched it yet, you should check out the Back To Eden film. So far so good for our garden soil. Now we just need to start some late crops since we didn't get any harvest earlier in the year due to the drought. 

Luke and Ben set to digging themselves a hole in the middle of the pile. Wood chips are more stable than leaves or hay. :D

A Pile of Laundry -- Day 221

This is today's pile of laundry. We came back from the weekend with all but a small load already washed, so it was just a matter of getting it all folded and put away, and keeping up with the 2-3 loads that seem to appear over night with 10 kids in the house. :)
I had been washing, drying and leaving the clean loads while I did other things around the house, but today, I made a point to focus on that pile. I usually just fold it in the laundry room, but today I took all those baskets of clean laundry and made one big pile in the family room. There I sat and folded, sorted, stacked and hung. :) That is after Nate posed for a photo and several of the other kids jumped into the pile as if it were a pile of leaves. :)

Mark Smiles -- Day 218

How can you resist a smile like that!

Brothers at the Farm -- Day 216

Had a great time visiting "The Farm" over the weekend. :) I took over 500 photos! Didn't take as many on Friday, so I had a harder time choosing which one to post. Finally decided on this one. The focus is off and I would have loved to not have left Luke's hand out of the frame, but even with those little "quirks" there's just something about the feel of the photo that I love. :)