1st Stitches

Today Micaiah received his first real head wound. He has never really been a coordinated little guy so we were never surprised when he ran into closed doors or fell off of chairs but today he surpassed all of our expectations. He performed a head dive off of our ottoman onto the patio door tracking slicing this gash into his forehead which required eight stitches to close. I must admit that I am not usually moved when Anna and Micaiah hurt themselves because that is just what kids do but this accident and Amber's reaction to it scared me. This was another one of those situations that reminded me how fragile this life is and of how little control I have over it.

Face in the soap!

My life has been chock full of random desires and pursuits lately. First I was consumed with all things photography. If I wasn't working I was either taking pictures or in front of the computer editing them. Than came the desire to be a master of graphic design with a focus on web site creation. Now it is fitness. I am consumed with exercising and healthy eating. My eyes are set upon earning a certificate in personal training so that I can begin encouraging and helping others live fit and healthy lifestyles while getting paid for it. I don't know why I am like this. I often go from one extreme to the other causing me to doubt my most recent "passion" assuming that it is just another one of my random fancies. Yet I think that this inherent flaw of mine stems from my utter lack in seeing anything through. I get excited about something, determine the cost that must be paid to accomplish it but then never take the first big step. Well, I must say that I have grown sick and tired of this trait and I believe that my Lord has as well. Amber informed me today that during lunch Anna spoke up and said, "Mamma, God told me that you and Pappa need to stop staying up at night to watch '24' and start reading the Bible together." In a moment the singleness of heart that I had once known came rushing back to the surface as if to say, "remember me?" There will always be things that I can find to do but I know now that I must determine those which I value and which are of significance to me and purpose in my heart to pursue only those. I must remember that this life is far too short to flit away with endless pursuits and begin again to live my life with passion and singleness of heart, thus pulling my face "out of the soap."

Pool or Water park?

(Micaiah has begun to squeal like Piglet when he gets excited.)

(Amber hates getting water up her nose:)

(In case you can't tell, Anna is behind that wall of water!)

Since living in Shawnee we have discovered that the local pools are much more than just pools. They are more like water parks than pools. The above pictures are taken from just one of the pools called, Splash Cove. It is a whole lot of fun to say the least. This particular location has a water playground for the kids (kids from 1 to 92 that is) that is equipped with slides, buckets of water that are constantly pouring down on you and a barrage of water canons shooting in every direction. There is also a wave pool that Anna believes to be the ocean, a 4 ft deep wading pool and an exciting water slide for the "bigger" people. We decided to buy a season pass to these pools and I am so glad that we did. We are determined to soak up as much of this summer as possible before the barrenness of winter creeps back in.

Got Smoothie?

So recently Amber and I have been on a "health" kick and we started drinking berry smoothies at night. Well, when Micaiah saw the smoothie being made he would not rest until he was allowed to try a sip. After that first sip he wouldn't let go of the cup and by the time that he did half of Amber's smoothie was gone. I grabbed our little point and shoot camera in time to capture this photo of him having just finished chugging his mama's smoothie. Let's just say that I am glad that Amber offered to let him try "some" of hers :)