Let Them Throw Rocks -- Week 10

Catch the Rebound -- Week 6

Waiting for the Parade -- Day 268

Wading in the Creek -- Day 171

Rain Dance -- Day 107

First Bike Injury -- Day 79

Car Masterpiece -- Day 78

Today's theme is "Where I stand." Instead of doing my own feet I decided to capture Matthew's feet standing in front of his masterpiece. He had seen my Rainbow Traffic Jam image and wanted to recreate it with his cars again.

Monster Truck -- Day 70

The theme for today is "Free Choice." Matt was enjoying racing his pullback monster truck, so I decided to take a few pictures.

Matt and His Guitar -- Day 51

This guy loves his guitar. He did a concert for us that was quite entertaining. He can't play any notes, his guitar is out of tune, and you can't understand him when he sings, but he does it all with his whole heart. One day, with a little more practice, he'll be singing and playing up a storm. :)

Canada Coins -- Day 15

Matt got a card in the mail from a friend of theirs in Canada. She sent him 2 Canadian dimes and a nickel. When Matt found out I was going on Vacation to Canada, he insisted that I must take his money and buy him something in Canada. Don't know if I'll be able to find him something for 25 cents. :)

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.

Matthew Cuddles -- Day 319

Even a five year old needs some cuddle time. :) Today, Matthew was acting up and just being rambunctious like little boys do and picking on his brothers, so I grabbed him and held him for a little while. He settled down and enjoyed being the subject for today's photo. :)

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. :)

Three Brothers -- Day 139

Today we made a trip to the park. What a fun time we had. The boys had a great time and took good naps when we got home. :) We convinced Luke, Mark and Matt to try out the great climbing tree and they sat perched on a big branch as long as Amber was there to assure them that she wouldn't let them fall (She's hiding behind them). :D

Window Kids -- Day 129

I posted a photo of Vanessa seeing me off after work a few months ago, and tonight I post again. This time her brothers joined her, as they often do. :) My car wouldn't start so as I waited for my Dad to bring me gas (turns out that was the only problem), the kiddos kept me company through the window. I could have gone inside to chat with them, but after a day on the job I decided to relax in the car. :D

Brothers in a Cabinet -- Day 56

Working on getting caught up with posting my pictures. Looks like this may be a new Tuesday habit. :)

Matt and Nate discovered the fun of an empty cabinet. :) They had the doors closed before I decided to take a picture, they were in there just laughing and chattering away. :)

A Boy and a Stick -- Day 30

I don't know what he was thinking, but whatever it was, it's common among boys. Give a boy a stick and he's happy. :D

Sleepy Boy -- Day 278

How could I resist the cuteness!!! Our road trip that I mentioned in the last post took us to a conference in Illinois. After a long drive and getting settled in we enjoyed some singing and preaching. Our little friend Matthew fell asleep at the beginning of the evening session which started around 7pm and slept on the floor until his big brother carried him to bed around 11:30 that night. He even slept through the lively music and English Country dancing. :)

Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/ sec, Aperture f/, ISO , Focal Length .0 mm.

Solving the Cube -- Day 230

Late tonight after a great day of music, preaching, food, fellowship, and dancing, Amber handed Matthew her Rubik's cube. She had been carrying it in her bag all day and as we were heading out to go to bed she thought she'd let Matthew have a shot at it (She was actually hoping he'd mix it up for her - She'd already solved it herself) I jumped at the photo op. :) He actually looks like he might know what he's doing. :)

Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/60 sec, Aperture f/5.6, ISO 200, Focal Length 46.0 mm.