Wittle People Wednesday

Grace (6) has been wearing the little prairie girl dress that my mom made me when I was little. 

Every day.

I think my mom made this dress during a Holly Hobby phase rather than a Laura Ingalls Wilder phase like it is right now for Grace.

Grace had caught a butterfly and wanted me to see it before she set it free.

Make that a Laura, Almanzo, and Rose phase, since she's reading the various series...She's an avid reader, and has already re-read some of them.  Little House in the Big Woods remains her favorite.  I think if I were six, that would be my favorite, too.  However, These Happy Golden Years is my favorite now that I'm (somewhat) grown up.

Were/are you a fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder?  Do you have any fans in your family?

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Wordless Wednesday: Bono

Our not-so-little puppy Bono is now 6 months old...

and at 45 pounds, he is half a pound lighter than Grace (6 1/2 years old) according to the veterinarian and pediatrician scales.  

He seems to share the same aversion to having his picture taken as the other males in this house!  ;)

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Wordless Wednesday: Sunset

Sunset in Hartwell, Georgia (March 2012)

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Wittle People Wednesday: Neighborhood Watch

I know I've shared this photo on my blog before, but it's still one of my favorites.  :)  This is a flashback to May 2004, when Robert was 7 and Josiah was nearly 2.  (He was a really big two year old!)

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Wordless Wednesday

A barn in Tennessee we drove by (June 2012)

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday

This week's photo scavenger hunt items were:

1. Candid
2. Toys
3. Any of the five senses
4. Batteries
5. Half

Candid

You can call them candid shots...I call it stalking.  ;)

I stalked my children this week, catching Josiah (10) going down our driveway on his skateboard.

 
I caught Grace (6) sleeping on my bed...

and climbing a tree...

She was a little worried here, wondering the best way to climb back down.

and racing around our driveway on her bike.

I caught Robert (15) playing new music at our computer. 

I don't know how I managed to get this shot--he's actually looking at the camera and smiling, all at the same time.  It's not exactly a candid, but he's smiling, so I had to include it.  :)

Toys

Who needs toys when you have a dog to hug

and mimic...

 

and mimic some more?  (All because I said Josiah looked like Bono with his black camouflage shirt...)

And who needs toys when you have a tree to climb?

Yep--she managed to get down by herself.

 

Any of the five senses

On Saturday, we went to a free Christian concert event called Celebrate Freedom.  There were all the sights and sounds of the concerts

plus carny food.  My dear, sweet husband braved the always incredibly long line for funnel cakes! 

During part of the concert, I found my youngest children plugging their ears...and that tickled me, since they are among the loudest children I know.  ;)

Batteries

There are several things that dogs require; fortunately, batteries isn't one of them.  (That was just my attempt to include this sweet photo of Grace and Bono.  It didn't turn out anything like I wanted it to, but I love their looks of mutual adoration.)

Half

Our 6 year old looks to be about half the size of our 5 month old puppy. (Bono really does outweigh Grace but I couldn't tell you by how much.)

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