Around here...

Maxo planted a Hibiscus hedge along the lane... I think it looks so nice, and really hope that it grows well!

And I wanted to show you how nicely my yam garden is growing! :)

See how the vines are crawling up the supports?

Water Balloon Fun...

 This afternoon we had a water balloon fight!

 Most of the children loved it!

 But there was a few who didn't want to get wet...

 Lots of laughing and screaming...

 ... but oh, so much fun! :)

Helping...

 Michael and Jared loved "helping" my brother, Lyndon, fix the stove! :) I think it was more a case of "snoopervising" :)

One Year Old!

Today is this little fellow's birthday!

 He's still our sweet, happy, little charmer!

 And he's not walking yet... though he loves to push chairs around

*and harass the dog, who loves the attention!*

It's hard to believe it's already a year since this little fellow entered our lives...

 ...he weighed 4 lbs. 3 oz.

 But he sure grew fast!!!

 Isn't he adorable?! :)

 It's so much fun to see them grow, but I sure do miss the "baby" days...

Weston, you are LOVED! Happy Birthday!

June Birthdays

Three of the boys' birthdays are all within one week of each other, so we celebrated them all together. Jared turned 8, Kenneth 5, and Weston 1. It's hard to believe how fast the time flies!

 Jared and Kenneth wanted a helicopter cake, and Weston is too little to care! :)

 But I think he liked it anyway! It was hard to get a good picture of them all together, because Weston just thought he had to touch it! And I don't think he would've stopped with just touching it!

One of His little ones...

  

 This sweet young woman is a widow. She brought her 9 month old baby to us last week pleading with us to take her. She was living with her family and her Dad kicked her out, because she "can't help with the work".  The mom wants to get a job to support herself, but this little cutie is keeping her from doing it... She has 2 older children that she has already placed in the care of others. The mom loves her baby and has taken excellent care of her as you can see in the pictures. Please pray for them as we continue to see what can be worked out for her. I would love to see her be able to find a job and be able to keep her baby with her... we're still working on it... Sometimes it's hard for us to understand how a mom can love her baby and yet want to give her up, but we don't see the picture from their viewpoint either. She told Pastor L. that no real mother wants to give her child up, but when she can't provide for her, and she sees how loved and well cared for our children are, she thinks it is the best thing to do. The only thing she wants it to still be able to see her from time to time... Pastor L offered her a place to stay so that she can keep her baby, but it seems that she has her heart set on going back to Port where she grew up and she knows she can get a job... That's disappointing to me... I hope for the best for her and her little cutie. 

Manning the Pikwa!

 Jared just loves getting out there and working in the garden when he isn't in school.

Being greedy doesn't pay! The goat went after corn in the can - and couldn't get back out. Doesn't it look like the kids are wondering "What did you do that for, Mom?"