Mnt. Magazine

Izabell and I spent the day at Mnt. Magazine the other day. First we went to the visitor center, and on the way home we stopped to swim at Cove Lake. I was quite impressed at the amount of fun and educational things to see and do at the visitor center.

Tattoos

The girls love their Tinkerbell tattoos.

Random Photos of Summer '09

Izabell's mudbath at Half-Bushel

We love BLUE!

Icecream after Swimming! YUM!

Isaiah 6

I took these pictures last week. I have been quite obsessed lately with the beauty of God's creation- particularly in the clouds. I've always been thankful to God for the gorgeous things He has created. I thought it was just part of being a country girl who is appreciative of her upbringing.
Francis Chan spoke at our church Sunday and brought to our attention the Glory of God's Creation. He talked about Isiaih 6 when the seraphim declare "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord Almighty! The whole earth is filled with His glory!" So if they recognize the splendor of God's creation on earth, how do we so often miss it?
I thought about it all night and even talked about it some to Ben.
Then I got an e-mail today and in it was a reference to the same verse out of Isiaih 6. So maybe God's trying to tell me something?

I've been a bit behind on my blogging, but I finally got some 4th of July pics up. We went to Joy's as normal. Guest list included Julie and her girls, Suzanne, Lisa and Becca and the Murray clan. Activities included swimming, grilling, eating, smoke bombs and dancing on the deck. We got rained on most of the day, but we had fun anyway.
Then, after we put the kids to bed, Ben and I drove down the road and watched fireworks from the van. I haven't spent that much time with my husband in a while. It was nice.

cousins

Here are some of the most recent photos of Izabell and her cousins. The only one missing is Tristan.