a humble glimpse of the life God has graciously widdled out in our little neck of the world
It’s that time of year…
B enjoyed using the ‘apple machine’ (his own dubbing) while little A watched in fascination.
Honey Crisp Apples make fantastic apple sauce…at least I think so…B tried the sweet sauce and spit it out in his typical '’I don’t care for this’ fashion…go figure, he has already asked if we can make it again, I guess it’s all about the experience.
Be blessed.
Some people enjoy halloween for the candy…we enjoyed the evening because it provided a fantastic opportunity to meet some of our new neighbors!
B took his candy collecting quite seriously, in typical B fashion, his eye brows were on the move as people would ask him who he was dressed as…C or I would typically have to say “Clifford” for him as he became quite the shy red dog.
A bit into our walk, B was thrilled to see Ms. K…one of our dearest new neighbors. He showed her his special Clifford basket (she had found it for him and hand delivered it) and even posed for a quick photo.
Afterwards, we came home…said good night to Clifford and counted B’s loot…one, two, three, four, fifteen, seventeen, eleven…yes, B ‘counted’…then we sorted it and he chose two pieces to enjoy before bed.
B woke up asking for “Kindee” for breakfast this morning…I guess we all have to learn the skill of moderation and self control at some point.
It was so fun to experience the evening through B’s eyes, he seemed to ‘get it’ this year…oh, sweet sweet memories!
Be blessed.
We studied up…
Then got into costume.
Clifford…
Emily Elizabeth…
Mr. & Mrs. Howard…
Clifford even “Woofed” as he prepared for his big red debut!
Be blessed.
For my Google Reader:
http://makinghome.blogspot.com/2007/11/hospitality-vs-entertaining.html
The leader of my MOPS group shared this specific post to encourage all the young moms in our group…this is a lesson that I want/need to learn as my ‘perfectionist’ personality wants our house to be immaculate.
Aiming for an immaculate house seems silly and fleeting…though I admit that often that is my goal especially as we don’t know visitors to our home very well yet and I want them to ‘like me and out house’ .
What really matters is spending time with these precious little gifts that God has provided us with…I need to remember the dust bunnies that accumulate underneath the couch and coffee table can wait!
