I Did It!

I just finished Tim and Becca Lewis' video presentation. It took at least five hours today to finish it. I've been working on it every second that the girls allowed - and they have been very well-behaved today.

It lacks an opening picture of Tim and Becca, but I thought I'd give you a preview. It is very small, but you will get the idea.

I am thrilled that it is done!! (Except getting the correct picture, putting it in place, exporting the movie for a couple of hours, arranging the opening screen menu buttons in iDVD, burning a DVD, making extra copies of the DVD, either making a label or writing on it, and previewing it for accuracy.)

Update as of August 6: Here is the revised version of their presentation. The song is at the end and there are several different pictures.

Steve's (Second) Birthday Party

Adam Mitchell (left) and Steve (the birthday boy) got to enjoy Adam's super-fast jet-ski up and down the river. 

Anna enjoyed bouncing very much!

Lily loved all the playground equipment. 

Cousin Ethan and Lily got to play together. 

Baby Keith (Steve and Emily's baby on the left) and baby Carlie (John and Nessa's baby on the right) are only two weeks apart and spent their play time in the packnplay. Maybe another time they will be able to join Lily and Ethan on the playground. 

After we moved the party to Uncle Steve's house, Uncle Nate read the big kids a story. 

Nessa brought her hand-crank ice cream maker. She and John whipped up a batch of delicious mint chocolate chip ice cream. 

I got to try my hand at it. They sent some ice cream home for James since he had to work that night. 

I helped out in nursery this morning during church. Emily (my co-worker) and I grabbed a moment to get our children's picture. Poor Keith was crying because he was tired and ready for a nap. They are the same size even though Anna is four months older than Keith. 

Sewing Project

Mom Bryan asked me to make this for her co-worker's baby shower. I had put ties on onsies before, but I had never tried a solid tie with a striped shirt before. Walmart didn't have plain un-decorated solid onsies for sale. 

I thought of a simpler way to sew it too. I used the same method we have used for embroidery machine appliqué. 

The shed is here!

Anna's hat, Steve's party, and Our shed

James taught Lily the alphabet song while pointing to each letter. 

Lily enjoyed looking at my cookbook. 

Anna - all dressed up for church. 

Becca Alexander is only two weeks older than Anna. I call them the church twins. 

Dad Bryan played blocks with the grandchildren at Steve's birthday party Sunday night. Lily had just knocked down their tower. 

Alyssa was trying to make Anna laugh with the bear. 

I didn't get any pictures of the birthday boy!

James bounced both girls on his knees. 

Our shed!

Yesterday afternoon the shed salesman came over to check our site for obstructions - we are cleared for delivery! He told us that our shed is on the lot so we went by there on the way to revival meetings last night. The door on the end will access my chalk art section. 

Can you see the rain clouds coming? We made it to church before the worst of it hit. 

Eating More Chicken

"Ooh! Sunlight!"

We all got free lunches at Chickfila!

Hannah and Joanna went with me to Ye Ole Fiddle Shop for a tour before lunch. We did not look like cows then - we changed afterwards. :-)

My Girlies

We bought blocks this morning to put under our new shed that should be delivered in a couple of weeks. I am excited about it! We plan to partition off a part of it for chalk art practice. 

The girls enjoyed the cart!

"Aaah! Anna, no!" She says that a lot these days. 

Anna standing...

Anna sitting. :-) She was fine, by the way. 

Anna sleeping.