Austin

Awwwwwwww....

I'm The Queen of the World!

Greta Really, Really Doesn't Like Mud

The swings at the park had mud underneath them, so we had to be very careful getting on and off. Sadly, Greta slipped a little and dragged her feet in the mud on accident. It splashed up and got on her pants:


Greta was distraught. She stared down at her pants and tried to hold back the tears. She wanted to go home and change right away, but she didn't want to have to leave the park. The dilemmas of childhood!




I convinced her to stay, we got back on the swings, and we didn't have another accident again.

Austin Rides a Bike

Austin's bike used to have training wheels on it. But not any more! Now he's a riding machine. It reminds me of my old red BMX that I used to ride all over the place, and pretend it had missile launchers and lasers on it to destroy the tanks and zombies that constantly attacked our neighborhood.




So Austin goes on bike rides with his friends all the time now, and we have a constant stream of bikes on our front lawn. It's a great little neighborhood for bike riding.


We went on a walk yesterday and Austin and Greta took their bikes along. Austin likes to race ahead, and Greta likes to stick around Dad. She tires quickly and needs a push every now and then.

Spring!

Flowers are on their way!













...And so are the weeds

Carter Anderson

iThis adorable little boy is Carter Anderson. I'm arranging a marriage for him and Greta when they get older. This little boy has me smitten. He is all boy, but has a soft spot for Greta. He's 5 years old, but missed the deadline for kindergarten, he's still one of Austin's new best friends. All the kids his age and not in school yet are girls.

Yesterday we had flooding in our neighborhood at our new church site. They were calling everyone they could to help fill sand bags. Carter's mom Shellie called me and asked me if I could watch her boys while she went to help. Carter and his brother Luke came kicking and screaming. They didn't want to hang out with girls while the boys were in school. Carter was so upset. I told him he could just go in Austin's room and do "boy things." After about 20 minutes I found him playing with Greta.

You have to know that Carter is a TOTAL boy. He's been riding a bike without training wheels since he was 3, he roller blades in his mom's skates that are way too big for him. He always has a cut somewhere and mud on his face. He's also VERY good at ALL sports and girls have COOTIES to him, but he is so sweet with Greta and Alina when no one is looking.

I begged him to let me take a picture of him and the only way I could is if I bring him a candy bar today. That is why he looks so defiant.

Now he starts to warm up a bit.....
And that's as close to a smile as we're going to get.
And of course we can't forget Alina and "luca" (luke). Alina tells me everyday that she loves Luke. Maybe we'll have 2 arranged marriages.