Climbing trees never gets old

Singing in the Rain

--and boy has it been raining! I'm starting to lose count. I can't remember how many day, weeks in a row it has rained. Yes, there have been a few hours here and there that it's been sunny, but mostly not.
We've had a LOT going on around here, which I won't go into now, but some very exciting things indeed!

I snapped a shot of Lucy singing in the rain today. And we found an orchid blooming along one side of our driveway.

Difficult beginning

Ella and SJ started school on August 1st. Ella is in 3rd grade, and St. John in 1st. Sadly, in the first 2 weeks of school SJ has already missed 3.5 days of school due to health issues. Since returning from his 6 week visit to the mainland to see his Dad, he has been showing signs and symptoms of asthma. We are so fortunate that we have healthy kids and I have mostly taken it for granted....until now.
SJ has seen a doctor here, and is scheduled to see his regular doctor in Birmingham when he goes there in December. Let's hope and pray that we get this thing under control and he can live like a normal 6 year old boy(that wants to run around and play constantly).
Thank you Lord for inhalers! because it's very scary not being able to breathe.

Grandma and Grandpa are here from Birmingham!

And we are having a great time visiting with them.
Grandma bought Lucy a new swim suit, that she immediately wore to swim in the hotel pool.

$10 for 10k Run

Help me help the women and children of the Congo! Go to:

http://www.active.com/donate/runforcongowomen/emilycarder

Here are a couple of photos of my friend Meria who is from the Congo! She is a great friend and I really love getting to know her. She came to the US as a refugee, but many of her family(those who haven't been killed) remain in Africa. She hopes to one day be reunited with them.