Shower options, if you're 6....

Let me set the scene. You are a 6 1/2 year old boy. 

It is HOT and you are up late after watching Daddy play softball. 

You go outside to help mom water the vegetable garden.

But then the sprinklers come on. 

Now 5 minutes ago he DID NOT want to shower. No siree.

The sprinklers though. That is A WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY. 

Complete 6 year old joy right here folks. 

I love you mommy! 

Theres my silly boy. 

JOY. I'm just glad he left his clothes on. 

Look at this face. I mean how do you say no to this adorable boy?

My little big boy. He is my joy. 

This one turned out cool, you can see where he jumped to while my camera was getting the shot. Tonight I was wishing for a bigger flash for my camera so I could catch all his cuteness. 

So all these pictures just to say, Nathan showered in the sprinklers tonight. And I'm ok with that. He wants to do it again though. I really hope this doesn't make actual shower time more difficult.......

 Oh well. 

Our adoptive families

     You see these two beautiful women sitting with me? They are two of my heroes. And two women I love and respect and have so much gratitude for. I don't think I'll ever be able to describe how thankful I am for them and their loving hearts. 

   They took care of my daughters before I could. They loved them and nourished them and fought for them when nobody else would. They opened their homes and their hearts to them. They are part of my girls' story. And they are part of my story. 

   We keep in contact with them because they are family. I didn't know when we started our adoption process how much our family would grow. And I love how it has. I prayed for them while I prayed for my girls when I didn't even know I would get two daughters! I prayed our daughters would be in safe loving homes and they were. They were loved more than I imagined. 

    We had a great visit with them. The kids all played and we got to talk. They got to see the girls bigger. We stay in touch via Facebook and texting but this was this first we'd seen them in many months. 

     Lindy had been asking about her second birthday, which she had while in foster care, and so her foster mom got to tell her about it. I loved watching her eyes light up as she learned she had gifts and chocolate cake and pizza. She got to hear a few stories about when she was little that I didn't have. I love that. 

   Pray for the wonderful people who are foster patents and take care and fight for children who are not "theirs". So many of them pour so much of themselves in to the lives of little (and sometimes not so little) ones. They fight hard and it's a hard fight. 

My daughters and me

Today the boys have spent the day with Nana after spending the night, so it's just been the girls and me.

Lindy and I had a lazy morning in bed while Sarah slept in. Lindys been quietly getting out of bed in the morning to go potty then snuggling with me. It's been great because its some of the first times she has really initiated that kind of thing with me. It's been sweet times in the morning as she climbs in my bed. We snuggle and talk and laugh. This morning I was tired from a long night with Sarah so I turned some cartoons on for her. Oh how I love lazy summer mornings. Well lets be honest, I love lazy mornings. 

There's been baking. 

And of course eating. 

And time with our babies. 

I've even got some bible study done. 

It's been a quiet day. But I've enjoyed the time, and I've enjoyed watching them play and listening to them play with each other. And I am just so grateful The Lord has entrusted me with them. That I get to be their mommy, and they are my daughters. What a joy I have in them.