Leavin'...

ME: (sending Tassia back to bed last night) Kiss me.
TASSIA: (kissing, then looking at me with a silly grin) and I smile for you.

It's uuuuuuuuuuuuussssssssssss!

Some picts courtesy of my dad!

It's Kummering

 Yes, it is Kummering here, as you can see by the raincoats, boots and puddles.

 What better thing to do when it's raining than to curl up on Grandma's lap with a book?

 Sybille, who in general wants nothing to do with Grandpa if she can help it, agrees to pose for a picture, anyway.

 See, it hasn't actually rained the WHOLE time!

 At our trip to the beach, we collected starfish!

 Grandma, Alina, and Tassia ran from the waves!

 All tired out.

We took Grandma and Grandpa to "see the art" at a local gallery.  I might buy this one.  Any bids?

Visit to the farm

 It rained a lot this morning.  However, since Alina had prayed for sunny weather for our visit to our friend's farm, the rain had stopped by this afternoon.  (OK, it wasn't exactly sunny, but we turned it into a lesson about God's wisdom being higher than ours.)

 The goats were hungry.

 Sybille saw the watering can and immediately knew what to do with it!

 Hmmm...did I mention she plays the harp?

Sayings

Tonight at dinner, Alina asked, "Mom, if our planet is surrounded by space, how come we always talk about going up into space, and never down into space?"
 
And, Tassia sometimes calls Sybille, "Sybille Bibble, Little Waddle."

Backyard Beauties

Some other pictures

 A pretty princess if I ever saw one!

St Pierre church in the background.