Her Monkey

Lately Emma has been loving this monkey. Her favorite thing to play with her monkey is.... monkeys jumping on the bed. What a surprise.
Can't imagine how much more laughter is in my days now compared with before we had her :)
Thank you Jesus!

Zump Moekee Zump bed!



Bonk head OWWeeee! Memma kiss kiss.
Docker NO NO moekee bed!







House Progress {YAY!}

Thursday morning

Thursday evening

Stitches

Awhile back I decided I wanted to create a special shirt for the very special little girls in my life. They all have a unique-to-herself personality so it wasn't hard to think of ideas just for them. Nothing fancy or complicated ~ just fun! Makes me feel a little like an old woman while I sit and stitch in the evenings with my cup of hot tea...

Averi Claire



Emma Faye



Rocklin Rose



and I'm in process for Miss Megan Anne :)

Oh yes this one also - for babygirl King - a sweet pink elephant on a tiny onesie.

A Series of Pictures

Just another normal at-home afternoon in Emma language.




Maaahh-ME! Out. OUT... ide? Ide? YES Mommy YES!
Booh-DEE YuhYuh! Tash!
(Translate "Mommy I want to go outside. Say yes!
Bodie, Sylvia, and Stash)



Wheeeeee!





Hi Bodie!





Oh fun - I can haul a lemon in my wagon (notice Bodie)



NO Bodie - NO yimum!



High shriek while flapping arms "NNOOOOOOO BoooDEE!NO! Nice!Nice!"



: ( 









mommy :( ?





"MINE Bodie! Memma's!"



Ahahahaha! MEMMA'S!





Bowmans at the Coast

For Christmas this year, we gave Dad & Mom Bowman a trip to the beach with the whole fam. So we all loaded up in our limo (a.k.a the motorhome) and set off for a day of fun. We left the thick fog of the valley and headed over to the clear blue of the coast.





Pa-Pa and Meggie are waaay down there!





this child has no fear of the ocean. It's a bit frightening.




the pants and skirt didn't last long





Many beach days in the future for these two :)





nothing better than toes in the sand





On to the tide pools...

Emma loved to see and touch the sea creatures
(guess she takes after her daddy)



Clinton found a beautiful pink starfish for Emma to see

so fun to get squirted by the sea anemones

Bee-yooooo-ti-ful! I never get tired of seeing these gorgeous things... and I have to take pictures of the purple sea urchins every time we go. And the orange starfish. And the anemones. They are all so wonderful. Some of my favorites I'm making extra large to see the detail. God must have so enjoyed Creation week.



lots of crabs feeding on a dead fish. Yuck.



there is an abalone hiding in there - see it?

all tuckered out ~ happy to snuggle with Aunti

not sure if this crazy Megan loves
her Uncle Stephen or his hat more!





these children are so blessed to have such fun grandparents...





The View during Our Afternoon Walk

                                                I

                                              LOVE

                                            these

                                              days.

The foggy mornings make the bright afternoons seem so beautiful...

and I can smell the first scents of spring. 

One month from now the blossoms will be in full bloom like this... 

Safe

As I was searching God's Holy Word for direction and peace in my heart, my eyes found these verses in Psalm 91, 94, and 100. God wove the words together and it felt like He picked me up and wrapped me in His arms. And I can only feel safe there.

He that dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 
I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in Him will I trust.
He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shall you trust, His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
Because you have made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the Most High, your home, there shall no evil come to you.
For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.
They shall bear you up in their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone.
Unless the Lord had been my help, my sould had almost dwelt in silence.
When I said, "My foot is slipping," they mercy, O Lord, held me up.
In the multitude of my thoughts, thy comforts delight my soul.
The Lord is my defense: and my God is the Rock of my refuge.
The Lord He is God: it is He that has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.