This was Ed last night as I was scanning old pictures into my computer... I looked down and he was hugging the dog. The look on his face was priceless; he looked so happy and content. He was probably just thinking it was funny because the dog was breathing so fast and making Ed's head go up and down. At any rate, Ed kept putting his head on Honda and then smiling, over and over, until I ruined it by taking a picture.
Kacy on her brand new super duper cool bike she got from mom and dad on her birthday. She knows how to ride it. I am amazed. She keeps practicing and can almost start herself going. A little tough to ride in the sand, but easier on the falls. She is so excited to maybe take her bike to her grandma Bunting's tomorrow and show her how she can ride. (I am amazed because I didn't learn to ride until I was 8. That's what you get when you grow up with a bunch of girls in the family; no one thinks about bikes until you beg and plead. My brother, the only boy on my mom's side of the family, who we grew up with in Bako, got a bike when he was four. He would ride around in a white t-shirt, a cowboy hat, those cool 80's gym shorts with the white trim, and cowboy boots.)
Another picture of my kids, this time playing in the sandbox. I had to get my camera when I saw how dirty Ed was. I don't know if Honda licked his face and then Ed fell in the dirt face first or what.
My tradition of taking a picture on Mother's Day of me and the kids lives on! Started when Kacy was almost one, my first official mom's day, the small group of photos has seen me pregnant twice (last year I was HUGE!) and only one year the kids were crying. It is hard to get kids to look at the camera at once. My Mother's Day included trying to get the kids ready for church (almost late, of course), having the iron fall on my hand (still running a little late) and then finally getting out of the house and watching Will fall on his face and scrap up his arm. So, we walked into church to meet Ryan (there early for meetings that he didn't know were cancelled) to find us burnt, bleeding, and still putting on shoes. After church we went to Ryan's mom's and ate yummy meatloaf with her and Granny Ellen. Then we went to my mom's house and met Kendra and her family. She brought her dog, we brought ours, and my parent's two dogs were there. Add seven kids and you get a really crazy, loud, hairy time. On a side note, Ed walks a bit, and everytime he starts, he does a "war cry" and then starts laughing, at which point he falls down.
This is our newest family member, Honda. Austrailian Sheperd, male, about 8 weeks old. He slept very well last night, and is going to be a pet/guard dog. (As opposed to a hunting dog, which you treat differently.) The kids are excited.
The fish hatchery in Kernville. It was fun!
Inside a building where they actually hatch the fish, Kacy found a dead one. She said "Hey mom, why is this one over here dead?" Our guide, Greg, seemed a little mortified that little kids saw a half eaten dead fish, but no one really cared. It's the food chain, right? He explained that a racoon probably caught it outside and brought it in.
Story time on the blanket. The arrows are pointing to our kids. Notice that Will is actually looking at the book and seems to be paying attention. He soon got up and started to wander around.
Ah, Ed. He had a gingersnap in each hand and one in his mouth. Ed loves playgroup in an "almost one year old" kind of way- he watched the kids, grunted at the fish, and by far his favorite thing was the snacks. A true Bunting. We go for the food.
Here is another sewing attempt by me. I got this brilliant idea off of ebay. (Ladies more talented than I sell sets like this starting at $30- I love the idea and plan on doing some capris for her as well). I used some material I found at the cheap fabric store in Bako. Those are tulips- that part was my idea, and yes, they are freeform. Note, I am not an artist. The stems are made from ribbon I had. It was too wide so I folded it in half, which makes it a little too stiff. I still need to hem it before church on Sunday. The most important thing is that Kacy LOVES it. That's what counts, right? I am going to do it again with different fabrics, a shirt that isn't old and nasty (those tulips are covering up a chocolate stain and a hole...) and the shirt is a little small. Everytime I sew I learn something new. That's good I guess. (Anyone who sews knows that learning from your mistakes is not what you want to be doing when trying to make an outfit/project.)
Ed ate more than I did, although it looks like a lot of it is on his face. He was licking his plate.
