Look who I found in my closet:

Lili-Belle!

RV trip to Dr. Brooks' Lake--June 2011

Dr. Brooks & Matt

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CLYDE!!

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Darin Unruh's Amazing Story!

Darin is KT's cousin's son--Dave & Betty Unruh. He is such an inspiration!

A few more pictures from the Vista Farm

I'm pretty sure this tree has been growing in this car for a pretty long time:

This one, too:

I love peonies

The wild roses were in full bloom at the Vista Farm--they were just beautiful!

Peonies from the little Oliver Farm:

Peonies on Cody's Grandfather's Vista, MO farm

The 3 little Thiessens visit the Prewitt farm

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My Brother, Butch

April 28, 1946 - February 4, 1974

Myrle would be 65 now. It is so strange when someone dies at a young age. You can't imagine them being any older. He will always be 27 years old.

Chloe & her snowman

I ran across this picture of Chloe today and it reminded me of the ski trip picture...

Favorite thing to do at Great-Grandma's...

Happy Resurrection Day!

We were out at the farm today and it was fun walking around seeing all of the surprises coming up out of the dirt--irises, peonies, lilacs, daffodils, etc.

Chloe went with me to the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at the Spiritual Life Center. She whispered that she knew a way to get through this a lot quicker. I tried to tell her that "slow" is the point when you are doing a guided, Catholic meditation labyrinth. I'll try to get a picture of the 15th station (newly added). It is a huge hunk of granite-split down the middle with water running out of it, signifying the resurrection.

The Last Supper

I heard T.D. Jakes talking about communion yesterday. He was explaining the part about Jesus offering up the bread as His body. Jesus told His disciples to eat the bread. This was going to be the last time they would eat this way in a while, but He told them that after Pentecost, He would still be with them--just in a new form. He would be dwelling inside of them.

I think that is the most creative thing that the God of the Universe ever came up with.

Lili having fun with photo booth

Miles singing/Lilian laughing

ABC song by Lilian

Our Farm

Tom & Lena's grandkids enjoyed a day of exploring at the farm--here they are eating apples. If they only knew how many apples Lena ate when she was little. She left her apple cores everywhere (piano, side of the bathtub, window sills, etc.).

Thursdays at Zamma's

Today's project was making flower arrangements. Can you guess which is Lili's? Let me tell you, she did not want ANY help. Sophie's is the one on the right--it had to be a perfect bunch and all of the flowers had to be alike. Then Lili took pictures of them with my camera. The blur in the 2nd picture is Sophie trying to get in the picture.

Lili made a circle on the floor with a necklace and said, "Let's play like these are my rainboots and this is a puddle."

Zamma turns ??

Flowers from KT (delivered by Don Sweet)

Strawberry Chantilly Cake (Bagatelle Bakery) from Lena
Chocolate Sheet Cake made by ❤Chloe❤
It all added up to a perfect day!

Chloe turned 14!

Part IV -- The back of my Genogram Valentine

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Valentine (Part III)

My sweet Chloe--the first of my God-sent Valentine grands:

My favorite picture of Mason ever, hangs next to my Grandma Jost who died when my Dad was only 2 years old. That is her next to my Grandpa in the red heart. How perfect to have her embellished with pearls--some people believe that pearls form when angels pass through the clouds of heaven. I have always heard that she was a wonderful person who could sing like an angel. I knew 4 of her 5 children, so in some ways, I feel like I knew her. She lived on through them.