Project 52: Week 25

Last week, my computer was dead because the cord stopped working on me. But now it works, because my awesome brother had a leftover part from when it was his computer. So week 25 is nearly a week late, and I'll  post week 26 tomorrow.

Hannah, Melissa and William did a wonderful job at their piano convention!

What we call "bubble clouds" were over our house one day.

Our house at night. I was trying to get good pictures of a lightning storm, but I started too late to get any good ones. This was either a 20 sec or 10 sec exposure. I think this makes our house look warm and friendly. I like the glow of the city behind the house.

This next section of pictures is another reason why I didn't post last week: Treasure Quest VBS at our church. We had an individual theme for each day centered around gems and spiritual disciplines. Day 1 was Diamond Mountain/Salvation. Day 2 was Ruby Cavern/Prayer. Day 3 was Emerald Forest/Fellowship. Day 4 was Sapphire Glacier/Scripture. And day 5 was Topaz River/Soul-Winning. The funny skits my sister thought up helped cement these into my (and the kids') brain. Everyone (workers and kids) also wore shirts to match the color of the day. It was pretty fun, and went by super fast! I got a few pictures. Here are some of my favorites.

The mine tunnel that took all day to make but stayed up for two weeks because it was so awesome!

The sanctuary in progress. I neglected to take a picture of the finished creation, but it was pretty neat.

I helped with snacks this year, so most of my pictures are from that.

The snack for Emerald Forest Day

The snack for Sapphire Glacier day.

My mom's class, the Emerald Miners!

A fun black light object lesson one of the teachers did for her kids.

Project 52: Week 24

 This time around I'm a day late because our internet was not working so well yesterday.

Most of what we did this last week was redecorating our room and getting ready for VBS at our church. VBS pictures will be next week, but our room project is (mostly) finished.

We found a color we liked called "A Beautiful Beige"

 This is my new corner of the room! It's going to end up with a little more on the walls, but this is basically it. I love it!

Lillian playing with Legos in the hallway

The moon was full a couple of days ago. I managed to get off a few shots before it went behind a cloud. It was bright enough to see your shadow.

Project 52: Week 23

We set up our pool not too long ago, and already it has gotten a lot of use. The kids love it.

The sky was so beautiful the other day, I couldn't not take a few pictures of it!

Delight

           ".... and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart."

Project 52: Week 22

My littlest sister drew my name last Christmas and gave me this candle-holder that catches light beautifully and scatters it throughout the room. 

Table decorations for my grandmother's birthday celebration. Yes, my bird's eye view photography needs a little work! 

These last three were taken on Memorial Day. We had an enjoyable day - my uncle came over, we grilled out, set up the pool, and the boys cut down more trees!

Project 52: Week 21

 Yes! We have gotten some rain. The burn ban is close to being lifted now!

Lillian really loves to color.

One of my sisters had a birthday this week.

The rest of these are just some wildflowers growing alongside the road. 

Project 52: Week 20

Last weekend we took a camping trip to our favorite spot - Lake Ray Roberts. We had a great time, as it only sprinkled a little the first day we were there and we saw a rainbow and the weather was just really pleasant that weekend.

 I surprised myself by getting up early enough one morning to see the sun rise.

 Then we went fishing while the sun set. Dad caught a carp, but it broke the line before he got it in.