Here ya go...

So you may look at these and say, "Where are the other kids?" Well....sometimes it's really hard to get pics of them all. So you may just have to wait in between kid pics. Here's one of Nathan though...playing with his favorite school time toy - BEANS. Yes, I'm being literal. He likes to play with a bunch of dried pinto beans in a box. It's so easy to keep him amused sometimes.
There's a band retreat this weekend - well not really a going away retreat....we're just spending time together to become more of a "team." I think there's only so much you can do. We're all such "artsy, fartsy" people with all of our own radical ideas...today should be interesting though as we are able to worship together as a team. I don't know if I'm doing the all day thing....but I would at least like to participate for most of it. I consider most of these people my family and they've been there for me for so long. Granted, right now...it's early...and I just want to crawl back in bed and go to sleep. Haven't been sleeping well again......
And here's the newest pic of our little girl. She's getting big. Last night she was hopping around the house (yes, we let her out and have some free roam at least once per day). She does fairly well, but she always expects lettuce or cantaloupe to snack on. We all have been enjoying her -except for Dan, who doesn't care unless he has to take care of her. Nathan, no matter how many times we tell him that Belle is a bunny - insists that she's a cat. He even meowed at her the other day....poor confused child.
Okay, so the newest game...Nathanael likes to play doctor. Unfortunately, he was trying to listen to Cody's heart while Cody was doing his math homework. It was cute, but it took twice as long for Cody to get his math done. I guess it's all in good fun though - they have to learn to get along. We asked Nathan what he heard in Cody's chest, and he said,
"bum, bum, bum..." - maybe he'll be a doctor....??