Hello everyone,

Here are some pictures from our trip up north! It was a belated celebration for T.L.'s birthday. We went for a hike in the afternoon. Grandpa and T.L. went ahead of us on their own hike while J.A. and I went with Bean, Bug, Smidge and Bea (the dog!). The girls had fun "leading" Grandma on the trail and looking for interesting leaves for a project. We had a great meal at the Rustic Inn and then home to make leaf jewelry. We had a great time and, as always when we go there, the time went by too fast! Here are the pics:



Smidge likes her fingers! Her new clothes fit perfectly and she was so cute!

She loves her sisters! Here she is watching Bean.

Smidge and Bean again.

A couple of real cuties!

Smidge is really growing. I don't know how much longer Bean will be able to pick her up!

Bug found it easier to sit down while holding her sister.

A very cute sister shot with Bug and Smidge.

There she is! Isn't she beautiful?!

Another little smile.

She's a happy baby!

There's Bug with her eyes closed again!

She's even happy in the van.

Bean and Bug on a lookout spot on the trail.

Cute smiles! I wonder what Bug was looking at?

Now that's a cute picture!

J.A., Smidge and T.L. after a fun hike and a good meal!

Smidge is looking at her daddy.

Bean and Bug with Grandma in the restaurant.

They will all be making a trip to visit T, Fenori and the kids next week, then here for 4 days over Thanksgiving. I'll try to get some pictures from them to share and then my own over Thanksgiving.

Are you election coveraged out yet?!!! Just three more weeks! Remember to forget the hype and commercials and just check their records! The records tell the truth and you can't sugar coat it! My gauge is this: If you don't vote against abortion issues (the shedding of innocent blood=murder), and most especially the extremely barbaric practice of partial birth abortion, then you have no respect for life. It starts with babies and who knows where that will lead! (We have Germany's Hitler as a prime example!) There is one candidate that has the right record concerning this issue and he's definitely got my vote!!!

Have a great week,

Shalom,

Robin

Hello everyone,

I'm still trying to catch up here! We had a really fun time Saturday with T.L., J.A., Bean, Bug and Smidge! It was our belated birthday celebration for T.L. We went on a fun hike and I got a couple of pictures that I'll share later in the week. For now, here are the rest of the Lili birthday pics:


Lili opening her first present!

She caught a peek of what was inside and is surprised! It was a toy set from the movie, "Dreamer", with the horse and little girl, Cale.

Here she has a Barbie horse. Can you tell she likes horses?!

Lili showing Deuce and Fess her pretty heart ring.

Wearing her new birthday outfit, complete with leggings and shoes! Isn't she pretty!

Lili's 6th birthday cake. She wanted butterflies and flowers. We aim to please!

Zoo getting ready for some cake!

Lili and Fess waiting for the lights to go out so we can sing "Happy Birthday".

Blowing out the candles.

Zoo eating his cake. He ate the whole piece!

Lili had ice cream with her cake.

Fess ate her ice cream with a spoon, then switched to her fork for the cake.

Deuce has a very neat plate! But then, she's going on 8!

All that cake makes a boy SO thirsty!

We helped with baths and bed and then we headed for home. A full, fun day. NOW I have a room full of apples to peel and freeze. Good tape or CD time!

The elections are coming up fast! Make sure you check the voting records of the candidates and see where they stand on Biblical issues. Their views on the abortion issue will reveal how they value life--because there could come a time when it just might be yours they're talking about! Also, make sure that you are getting the answers you want from them. If they won't reveal things, do you think they might be hiding something that they don't want you to know about? Something that may affect how you view them? DUH!!! Check the facts, forget the commercials and the fine speeches! Pray and then make sure you VOTE! THAT'S being Patriotic!

Shalom,

Robin

Hello everyone,

Finally some new pictures! Here are pictures from Lili's 6th birthday party:



Actually this was a picture from the weekend that we had T and Fenori's children while they went to the Packers game. I just thought Zoo was so cute sitting by himself. He kept getting on and off the chair just because he could!

Lili likes going to the apple orchards for her birthday. Here we are going on a wagon ride around the orchard. It was pretty chilly in the shade.

Zoo enjoyed the ride as long as he had his trusty finger!

Here we are eating fresh baked apple treats and some caramel apple pie ice cream. Yummy!

Grandpa taking the picture of the whole crew!

We tried several times to get a family photo but couldn't get everyone to look and smile all at the same time!

After several tries to get Zoo to look at me, they decided to have everyone look away from the camera. Cute!

Another try!

And another!

Not too bad!

Can you tell that Deuce was a little chilly?

Lili was having a very fun time in spite of the coolness.

Zoo liked looking at the little donkey as long as Daddy held onto him!

Lili was really brave!

You can see what happened when T tried to set him down!

Lili's favorite place to eat that day was Panera Bread.

After eating we checked out a sporting goods store and Zoo was a typical little boy, trying all the equipment! But then, so did Fess!

Here we are walking backwards to the cars.

We had a lot of fun and then they went back to their house to put the little ones down for a nap. Grandpa and I did some shopping and then spent some time with Deuce and Lili during naps. We had pizza for supper and then presents and cake. I will share the rest of the pictures later in the week.

Remember to be praying for the upcoming elections. Our prayer is that God's perfect will be accomplished, that godly men and women will come into office and that ungodly men and women will be removed. We also pray that believers will understand their responsibility to vote and to do so according to godly principles and not personality, charisma, or commercials!

Shalom,

Robin