Fun in the Sun

We did a hike!

We went to the fair!

You write the caption for this one:

Oh this one is making me laugh too.  Mary has taken to sucking her two middle fingers...

Christian Singles: required reading

I just can't say how much I've enjoyed this book:

Pyromaniacs: Book review — Just Do Something, by Kevin DeYoung

Chapter 9 - "Work, Wedlock, and God's Will" is required reading for Christian singles, especially pages 106-107 where he says:

Pray less that God would show you who is the right husband or wife and pray more to be the right kind of husband or wife...Dump your list of the seventeen things you need in a wife and make yourself a list of seventeen things you need to be as a husband.

and this

There's nothing wrong with being single.  But gentlemen, there is something wrong with waiting around for God to pluck a woman from your side.  He did it for Adam, but He's not going to do it for you.  No matter who you marry, it will be hard work.

Men, if you want to be married, find a godly gal, treat her right, talk to her parents, pop the question, tie the knot, and start making babies.

If more Christian men did this there would be a lot of appreciative ladies.

Big 4-year-old!

So a lot has been happening in Ruth's little four-year-old world.  First, we took away the "ba-ba."  Russell swears that we took Sarah's away when she was three, but I decided it wasn't hurting much to let Ruth have hers at night.  But I've gotta draw the line at four.  That's way to old to have a "ba-ba!" 

She protested at bed time for the first week, but she slept great, even waking up to go potty and going right back to sleep.  I'm so relieved to be done with pacifiers! 

The day after Ruth's birthday she had her well-kid Dr. apmt with the dreaded s-h-o-t-s!  I cannot tell you how proud I am of that little girl.  She took her shots like a champ -- not even a peep!  I told her it was just going to hurt a little bit and we practiced a lot giving each other imaginary shots.  I am so relieved!

Rainbow sherbet to celebrate:

Paul needs some work on his ice cream cone technique:

And here's just a bonus video of Paul and me trying to get Mary to smile: