SWEETPEA TURNS SIX !

Mom and her birthday girl went to Mimi & Papa's
house to celebrate with the other birthday girl - Mimi!
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Mimi makes a kissy face...

The superduper six year old and her adoring momma...

Papa Beile and his grandbabies...

Isaac smiles while the others make funny faces...

The entertainment arrives!

Shake it, Papa...
You won't break it...
Well, probably not...

Yep...
He's still got it!

Did you SEE that???

The tickle monster has Zane in his clutches...
There's no escape!

It's FINALLY time for presents!

Cute clothes...

A snuggly unicorn...

Cupcake time!
The breeze kept blowing out the candle...

Isaac was very enthusiastic about his cupcake...

Wanna taste?

There were MORE presents at home before dad had to leave for work...

The birthday girl and her daddy (enjoying some yummy ribs...)

Ava and her latest main squeeze, Harrison...

AUTUMN PHOTO-OPS

On Saturday, Ava and Jessica met up at Bishop's Pumpkin Farm with a couple of Jess's former coworkers, Rae and Lisa, and Lisa's little guy, Evan.



Rae and Ava waiting for the train to depart




Evan and his mama, Lisa

Look at that silly billy goat!


Picturesque pumpkins


Rae shared her caramel apple goodie...Thanks, Rae!














Is someone standing on her toes?






Happy flowers...


Ava was a very patient girl while the mom took so many pictures.
THANKS, SWEETPEA!

SNAGGLETOOTH

FIRST OF FIRST

Today was day one of grade one for
Miss King.
She didn't want her picture taken, but
she reluctantly complied a few times.

Her teacher's name is Mrs. Grever.

Ava has an assigned seat and shares a
table with two kids that were also in Mrs.
Kelly's kindergarten class, Abby and
Tristan, along with a new friend named
Nathan.

Mrs. Grever has the same poetry books by
Shel Silverstein on her bookshelf that we
read over the summer at bedtime. That
seemed to score some points with Ava.
At the end of the day, Ava gave Mrs. Grever
and her first day in first grade two thumbs up!

FEARLESS

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?
Yet not one of them will fall to the ground
apart from the will of your Father.
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
So don't be afraid;
you are worth more than many sparrows.
~ Matthew 10:29-31

I've lived through a handful of soul rending experiences.
In a relatively short period of time I was fired, suffered a miscarriage, and most devastating, lost my baby sister to suicide.

It is easy for me now to fall into a "waiting for the other shoe to drop" frame of mind.

By far, my greatest fear is that a predator might take my child.
Nice thought, huh?
To not know who has your baby and to only imagine what base treatment such a monster could be subjecting your child to, would be hell on earth.

Evil is real.

God's promises are salve to my mind and my soul.