Gun Deer Hunt Opening Day 2013

5:30 AM...and off they go!

A Friend Visits

Miles and Celene enjoyed Ben's visit last Friday!

Silliness on the tramp

{devriend photography} VanderWaal Family 2013

{devriend photography} Ryan and Samantha

...came up with these ideas for their Christmas card this year!

Aren't they adorable? 

I'm so honored they ask me to take their pictures.

Eli Sits

all by himself!

Left over Christmas lights from a weekend photoshoot gave him all the confidence (or distraction?) he needed!

Love this little Sugar Pop.

5 months old

A Dog Leash

...apparently, has many uses.

Recent Cuteness

Celene reading to Eli and her dog "Violet"

This is a lovely "memorial" for Margo, Grandpa and Grandma's dog who passed away last week

Sweet snuggles on the couch

Captured

Eli was trying to catch the sparkles in the sunbeam while I was folding laundry today.

What a precious little child-of-a-sunbeam he is!

First Snow

Yesterday, the snow stayed on the ground for the first time this season!

The kids were enthralled.

 

His Mercies Are Renewed Each Morning

The amazing view from my bedroom window Sunday morning.

Overheard

Location: At the Sunday lunch table

Hannah: "Daddy, can I get down and go play?"

Daddy: "No, Hannah. What do we do before we get up from the table?"

Hannah: "Oh. We finish eating and read the Bible and pray and go wash our hands and scram."

Haha! I guess they've heard me say that too many times. 

 

Miles' First Hunt!!

It was a big day...

Get up early with Daddy : Dress in layers with camo on top (!!!) : Drive a half hour

Tramp through grasslands so tall you can't see through them : Take some shots at pheasants that your friend's dog flushes up

It was quite windy and cold, which made for difficult shooting.

But a little boy's day was made.

By the way, it totally tastes like chicken!  :) 

We enjoyed it with mashed potatoes and gravy and yellow beans he picked from the garden last summer.

Thank you for the delicious dinner, Miles and Daddy!

When you don't have sand...

...you use alfalfa!

Gotta love the creativity of our country kids.

Blocks

It's a recent trendy activity around here lately...