Saturday, August 23, 2014

Moaning Caverns

 We went cave exploring one day.  It was pretty sweet.  It's always fun to go and see places that you have visited before when you were younger.  The kids really enjoyed it.




 We also went panning for gems and arrowheads.  Praise the Lord for prepackaged bags...we hit it rich!







Train Museum & Old School House












Jelly Belly Factory

 Waiting in line for our free tour.


 Amazing Jelly Belly art.


 All their flavors.






Calavaras Big Trees

 On our trip to the states we went on a day trip to see the big trees.  It was fun hiking around and checking them out.





We Are Back!

I know it has been forever.  I can hardly believe it myself.  We FINALLY have a working computer and working internet and some pictures to share...all at the same time!  Amazing! 
We will start with some recent pictures of the kids.


 Natalie is 8 months now.  She so wants to walk.  She is a busy girl, who likes to be on the move.  Crawling has made her more content, but you can tell that she is itching to walk like the rest of her siblings.


 Titus is striking his ninja pose for you.  He is always busy outside doing something important. Usually exploring and having a grand time.


Ruie is as spunky as ever.  Always bossing, always being in charge and always loving life (as long as things are going her way).
 Josiah has really shot up these past few months.  He is getting tall and losing teeth.  He still loves to imagine and play in his own little world.  He's a lot fun to watch.  Most the time I cannot figure out what he is doing.
 Faith is growing up fast.  This summer she has been working on conquering the toilet.  It's nice having only one in diapers, but I will enjoy it more when Faith stops making messes.  She has a very sweet personality, loves to play with dolls and is great at playing by herself.  She really enjoys toys.
 LJ hates the camera.  This is torture for him.  He would much rather be outside exploring and running around.  Lately he has been busy hunting and catching things in the ocean.  He has found an eel and an octopus this last month.
 Audrey seems to always have her nose in a book, whether she is reading to herself or to a sibling.  She loves taking care of her siblings and is constantly asking me how she can help.  I really appreciate it. I know I couldn't do the day to day life without her!
 Here they are...one happy family!  Which is actually the truth when this picture was being taken.