Indian Springs

Last Wednesday we went over to Indian Springs for the afternoon!! It was so fun! We played in the rocks for a bit then ate lunch on the lawn under a beautiful shade tree! Then we went over to the beach. It was quite overcrowded though and filled with smoke, so while the kiddo's swam and I went over to a cute little pavilion in the woods and played cards;)
Ahhh, how peaceful it was! Unfortunately I only have pictures up till lunch, I guess after then I was either to lazy or to tired to take any more!!
Hope y'all enjoy 'em!!

The boys working on their sun tans;)

Water....(how original right? I guess I could say 'Beautiful water' or 'gushing water' or something more dreamy but I'm not feeling very creative right now!!)
Madek's going down the 'Slide'

While looking for a place to eat lunch us girlies stumbled across some very pretty flowers and bushes with a cute little bench in the midst! We got a few pictures but decided to come back later for a photo shoot when we'd put back on our normal clothes;) well, let's just say, never put off what can be done right now! We forgot later so these three photos will have to do;)

Dear Maud and the beautiful flower that we found out later we weren't supposed to pick;)

Some Smithy Ham shots

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

Psalms 42:1

Dios te bendiga!!!

Bethany

Birthday Boys

These past couple of weeks we've had 3 birthdays!!

Madisens was first! He turned 6!! Yuchi's was next and he turned 7!

And then last (but not least) Arman turned 12!!Since Madisen's and Yuchi's B-days were so close we celebrated theirs together! And we started a new Smithy tradition too!! Instead of cakes on b-days we'll have Pinatas!! How neat is that?! Well, I thought it was neat, at least it's different! The kiddo's had never seen one before and didn't know what to do with it! LOL! They were in for a happy surprise!Madi with our horsey pinata which she called 'Goofy' but the rest of us officially dubbed 'Lightning' ;)"I get to hit it?!!" Spin him round an round!

Bretski takin a turn! Gavido was so cute! He had his tongue stuck out the whole time he was trying to hit it!

Happy b-day boy!

Madek's with his trophy

It's almost down!

Isn't this cool?! Daddy gave the final blow from sitting down!

What's left of lightning ;) The mad dash for candy

Little Pinata hams

Arman reading the sweet note from Nanny and Grandpa Charles

Present time!

And here's all the boys with their b-day presants from Nanny and Grandpa Charles!!

Happy Birthday boys!!

Love,

Beth

Little Esther Update

Well, here are a few pictures of the little cutie from the past couple of days! She has really changed hasn't she?! She keeps her schedule perfectly and has been sleeping through the night since night 3! Wonderful! Thank you LORD! (Oh, by the way the correct spelling for her name is Catherine ;)

Have a blessed day!

Bethany