Family Time

 

 

FINALLY a summer picture for my blog!  the old picture made me hot to look at it with all of us with sweaters on!!!!

 

 

 

 

Ok my little kids were all over the place but I look good LOL

 

Sam wanted Selah's 'string"

 

 

 

Jon's brother and his family

 

Love us all being together

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim, Val, Anna and Michael

 

 

 

 

Selah is up to one hour in the stander. 

 

We've been blessed by Jon's brother's family starting to attend our church.  It just feels good to be with family on Sunday.  We also have some close friends who have also recently committed to attending/participating with us.  It's really been a good thing.

 

This afternoon everyone headed off for Weeki Wachee Springs to go kayaking except for me and the little ones and Poor Shad too.  It's a hot clear day and a good one to be at the springs.  I like them going where it is clear, at least there they can see the gators coming for them LOL!

 

We had talked about a short vacation to the beach but I'm not sure I can handle the little kids being near water.  Just yesterday a local boy died at a very nice beach near here.  He was caught in a riptide in just knee deep water....  I'm so sorry to hear about that and it scares me.  Life can change so quick.  When the family kayaks everyone wears a life vest and Sam & Sarah do not go.  I want to give Sarah swimming lessons, she seems to understand the water and loves it.  Since Sam has eye implants, his head can never go under the water so he can't have lessons.  Before the accident, we loved the water, now it's harder....I think of all that can go wrong.  I don't want to be like that but .....  Even today I'm glad that Shad can't go (because of his operation)  I worry about him when he goes, but I also don't want to take that from him....it's a real hard balance for me. 

 

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Thanks for all your kind words and comments, it really means a lot to me.  This is a very hard time for me. 

All I can do is keep trusting God.