Thanksgiving Meal at Shiloh

Here are a few shots of the annual Thanksgiving meal at Shiloh Hills Christian School.  I had a chance to sit with Heidi and Stephen was at the table behind us.
Heidi's friend Annabelle's dad kept us laughing throughout the meal.  He is so funny.  Hard to believe he is a policeman.

Lisa, sat on the other side of the room and after eating was busy playing with her friends.  I did manage to get a couple of shots of her.  She was a moving target.

Naomi's 4th Birthday

Naomi is getting so big!  Now that she and Hannah both talk--and I mean talk, there are so many interesting conversations (and some arguments) to keep up with.
They love to play cowgirls together.  Naomi is one who can play and entertain herself well.  She is also very compliant when playing with others, so she makes friends fast.  For her 4th birthday, we had dinner at Sweet Tomatoes.  That's one of her favorite restaurants.  She picked it.  We were supposed to go to the park that day, but the weather wasn't very good, so we were kind of stuck at home most of the day.  She got some nice presents, though to help her celebrate turning 4.

Joyful Noisemakers

Hannah and Naomi participate in a weekly music class called, "Joyful Noisemakers".   It's a good chance for them to learn music and to mingle with other home schooled children.  Here they are at their first little concert.

Lisa's Birthday

These days Lisa and Heidi are spending a lot of weekends either having friends over or visiting their friends, so we decided to keep Lisa's birthday celebration simple.

These middle school years are so dramatic at times.  It's a time of gaining and losing privileges and becoming more and more responsible, and being allowed to learn from one's own mistakes.  It's so fulfilling watching her grow and mature.  It also makes me reminiscent of those days when I was 12, and spent more and more time on my hair in the morning, and became so interested in what other kids thought of me, and so on.  It's a time with a lot of strong mixed emotions, for sure.

Here are a few shots of her on her birthday.

Apple Season

Apple season is here!  Check out the apples we got and the things Duk-Sun is doing with them.  They are so tasty!  These photos were compiled over the last two weeks.

Here's a panorama off the front deck.

Fall Foilage

The leaves were so pretty this calm, cloudy, peaceful, balmy morning, I just had to take a few photos.