Pirate Day at Krispy Kreme

Superhero in training. Gulangyu, China

"Dad, please let me climb on it even though it is not safe. Because you know me, I have been climbing all my life." Josiah, age 6

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"I always like to have legos in my mouth. You can roll them around and suck the juice out of them. and suck the air out of them and make them stick on your tongue." Josiah, age 6

FunnyNaps #8

Bath time

"I like getting IVs, because it gives me a lesson on how Abby feels when she gets them". Josiah, age 6 - Hong Kong airport

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"When legos enter your life it is so hard to stop building", Josiah, age 6, Guanzhou, China

Sha Mian, China

Shopping and ice cream in Guanzhou, China

Guangzhou, China from the river

FunnyNaps #7 - Fuzhou, China airport

Jack in the bath. Guangzhou, China

FunnyNaps #6

Elevator monitor at Fouzhou hospital.

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Me and boy leaving Fuzhou, China

Praise The Lord for his life

"Let me see!,". Levi, age 3 in China

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"Do you know why the melatonin did not work? Someone came and woke you up and scared it away." Josiah, age 6, in China

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"I am having a hard time with these people!" Josiah, age 6, while in China

After 20+ pictures by strangers and many people touching his hair!

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FunnyNaps #5

On the plane to China via Chicago.

Sunrise from the plane to China

Shot with my Hipstamatic for iPhone
Lens: John S
Film: Kodot XGrizzled
Flash: Off

Maples Cabin Vacation

Abby

Maddie, Baby Reagan and 'Siah

Hunter, Baby Reagan, Maddie, Josiah, Abby and Levi

God's Country - TN

Uncle Steve and Abby

FunnyNaps #4

Dutch Oven Apple Cobbler - Modified

1 pkg. yellow cake mix

5 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. minute tapioca (dry) 1 cup pecans, chopped

2 cubes butter
10-13 granny smith apples, cored, peel and sliced.

a. In a bowl, mix together cake mix, sugar, cinnamon, tapioca and pecans (you can mix this together ahead of time in a ziplock bag if desired). Melt butter and  pour into cake mixture.

Begin Improvising
b. Dump half of it on the ground, grumble, endure laughing and ridicule by your friends, regain composure and collect your thoughts.  
c. Pour remaining mixture, if any, into dutch oven.
d. Beg nearest neighbor for more cake mixture (for this case, pineapple works great)
e. Pour some into dutch (somewhat close to what was spilled)
f. Add more butter and sugar (by this time you really don't care how much, just some amount you hope will taste good.)

Place apples into 12" Dutch oven. Pour cake mixture over apples. DO NOT MIX! (I chose to mix really well, it just seemed right at the time) Bake with 15 coals on top and 9 on the bottom Just put a bunch of coals under and on it!  for approximately 35 minutes. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream. 

Enjoy!

"My tummy is very floppy, it feels like it is not filled!" Josiah, Age 6

FunnyNaps #3

A Memorable Visit, by Ruth Van Loon

A story written by my Great Aunt Ruth about me and Bill (blog)

"Dad, when I sleep cow's head gets mushed, but that does make it softer" Josiah, Age 6

Levi Dancing...

Dancing to the 3 Tenors from patty hull on Vimeo.
Levi, at just a little over 2 years old.

FunnyNaps #2

FunnyNaps #1

"My teeth are getting fuzzy, that means they will be warm for the winter". Josiah, age 6

Mama: "it is for sure going to give you cavities in the winter, now go brush them again"

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Me and Abby

"The Great Physician, The Method of Jesus with Individuals," G. Campbell Morgan, from the chapter 'The Physician Himself'

Happy Birthday PABA

Christy and Patty - A surprise visit

"dad, you need to come see what I built. I am like an engineer only better!" Josiah, age 6

Perhaps the best speech I have heard

His eloquent and respectful discussion of slavery, the holocaust, and abortion is now the litmus test for future discourse with those who you disagree with.
www.ericmetaxes.com

Movie Night

For a while now we have been enjoying movie night every Sunday as a family.  As we progressed through a series of Sunday night movies I have been rebuked several times.  It typically goes something like this...

Me...using the laptop

Josiah: "Dad, this is movie night as a family, are you watching?

Me...cleaning the kitchen

Josiah: "Mom, pause it until dad comes back"

Me...looking at a magazine

Josiah: "dad did you see that, maybe we should rewind it"

I have since learned that paying attention during movie night is necessary, even though I might spend more time watching the kids enjoying this once/week entertainment.

Movies so far

Tangled

Fern Gully

Cars

Cars 2

Mulan

Gullivers Travels

Fiddler on the Roof (Part 1 so far)

Monsters, Inc

Aladdin

Cars

The Music Man

Sound of Music

Baby Take a Bow
Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farms
Curley Top

How to Tame Your Dragon

Tarzan
Annie
Jungle Book
The Lion King
Pirates (Cartoon)
Cars
Jimmy Neutron
Despicable Me
The Little Mermaid

Family friendly suggestions welcome...

Siah and his best buddy cow...

Shot with my Hipstamatic for iPhone
Lens: Kaimal Mark II
Flash: Off
Film: Blanko

Hanging out- just me and spidey

Shot with my Hipstamatic for iPhone
Lens: Kaimal Mark II
Flash: Off
Film: Blanko

Financial peace plaza, the Dave Ramsey Show

"who did that?", Levi age 3

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"satans heart is black and hard, but Papa's heart has moisture and is red" Josiah, age 6

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Fly fishing

Trophy

Shot with my Hipstamatic for iPhone
Lens: Kaimal Mark II
Flash: Off
Film: Blanko