Wordless Wednesday . . .

African Safari ~ Texas Style

Blessings from my gone wild nest ~

Tina

The Tooth Fairy . . .

is working some serious overtime here in the land of the toothless!

My sweet Ted has tried to be ever-so-patient, as Brogan has lost tooth after tooth, counting two in the last five days. She has wiggled and jiggled her one teeny-tiny loose tooth for weeks, in hopes that it would finally be her turn for a visit from the Tooth Fairy . . . and tonight will be her night!

That teeny-tiny loose tooth finally gave in-- and came out!

In all of my years of parenting I'm not sure as I've ever heard such giggles of delight over a lost tooth! Big brother Brogie was tickled for her too!

Speaking of Brogie, here is the updated grin.

Can it get any sillier? He calls it Tic/Tac/Toe.

I love these Littles of mine . . . just as much as I love my Bigs . . . who paved the toothless way before them!

Blessings from my nest~

Tina

Wordless Wednesday

Blessings from my summoning the Tooth Fairy . . . again nest ~

Tina

A Day at the Beach!

We spent the Labor Day weekend in Houston with The Newlys and we crammed an amazing amount of activity into one long weekend, including a side trip to the beach in Galveston (on my true love's birthday).

In our Air Force career we have spent many years living very near the water (in addition to growing up in the Great Lake State). We have lived within walking distance of the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the South China Sea. I didn't realize how much I had missed it until I once again set my eyes on the open water. There is just something about the splendor of it all . . . the warm sand, the noisy waves as they pull at your feet, the way the water meets the sky. It is big and beautiful--creation at its finest!

This was Teddi's first trip to the beach, and as you can tell by the pictures she was more than excited . . .

First touch . . .

big smiles . . .

jumping . . .

for JOY!

I love this picture of Brogie and Bry.

Look at their matching stances--

isn't that sweet?

Fun in the sun . . .

times four.

Taye and Frankie decide to turn

this castle into a birthday cake . . .

Happy Birthday Dad!

The smiles . . .

say it all!

A giggling Teddi . . .

is transformed --

into a sandy mermaid.

And then it is Brogie's turn . . .

to be a sandy seahorse!

Teddi then takes a turn as an octopus . . .

and a very happy crab!

It was . . .

a beautiful day . . .

in Galveston!

Thank you Lord for ocean breezes, sand in our toes, and precious new memories made. You are good.

Blessings from my beach lovin' nest ~

Tina

Flashback Friday ~ Accessorizing

I ran across these pictures of Teddi and couldn't resist sharing . . . they were taken on May 29, 2008, our last full day in China. Precious sweet girl, holding on to her all that was hers--even as she slept. Baby girl, you have come so far!

Blessings from my nest ~

Tina

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Thank you Lord for your wondrous creation!

Blessings from our exploring nest ~

Tina

An interesting note: In a state-wide contest held in 1940, a young boy suggested that the cave "was too beautiful to have a name", and received a $250 cash prize. That was a lot of money in 1940--and he won it for "not" naming the cave. Sometimes the Lord's creation is just too beautiful for words!