Coveting your prayers

I know I've been severely delinquent on this blog lately. Trust me. I will be back and explain all. It'll just be a while yet. I will probably lose most of my readership, but the Lord is just keeping away for the time being.

I'm writing today to introduce y'all to another blog and ask for your prayers for a dear, dear family. Myers and Laura Carpenter (and Lillian) have been friends of our family for many years. We go to church together, run a business together and our kids practically live with each other. Judah and Lillian have been best of friends since birth.

Laura is expecting in April. In December, she and Myers discovered at a routine ultrasound that their daughter has a severe heart defect. They have named her Gwyneth, placed her in the hands of the Lord and are praying for His healing and protection. You can go to their blog and read more about their journey, updates on Gwyneth and more details of her condition.

Would you go and leave them an encouraging comment? Would you join me in lifting Gwyneth up in prayer?

A particular request... if any of you know the Philadelphia area at all, they'll be moving there soon and I'm sure would love to have some insider info on the city-- particularly ideas for keeping active toddlers entertained!

I Heart Faces: Sepia

Lil is this week's model. She and the boys were playing with the water hose and I just couldn't resist taking about 60-odd shots. Here's my fav of her :) I used CoffeeShop Action Raspberry Tea to convert to this cool pink-tinged sepia. Love it! What's your favorite CoffeeShop Action for Sepia Tones? Oh yeah, then I added a bit of a vingette using my free trail of Alien Skin Bokeh program.




Thanks for stopping by! I love new followers, if you like what you see :)

My Best Shot

I'm trying out a new meme this week, because I'm photography mad right now. You'll just have to bear with me for a bit here. This is hosted by "Life Is Sweet", a blog new to me and one I enjoy a lot :)

This is Lil, checking out the big kid bike! It's one of my first attempts at shooting in Av Mode. Next will be Manual!! Hooray!

More Dancing Fun!

I know you're all just like me and can't get enough of these cute babies! (if not, too bad, it's my blog)






Now don't you feel sooo much better about life and the future of the world???

Who knew you could have so much fun with a box?

From 4-6-09

From 4-6-09

From 4-6-09

Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail...

...the good little bunnies just waking up from their naps.

Monkey see, monkey do

From 1-28-09

From 1-28-09

Collage

Babies at the park

There would be more pics of Judah, but many of them were of him pushing people over, or yelling. So, in order to "protect his privacy" I will refrain.

From 1-28-09

From 1-28-09

L and N at the park

Baby traffic jam

Other people's kids can be cute, too, apparently

Who knew?

Baby Cage Match

It's the Fight of the Century, Ladies and Gents!!!



Two babies enter,



Only One baby will leave!!



Who will be crowned the new Baby Champion??!!



WATCH AND BE AMAZED!!!!!!!!!!

Autumn Babies (September's Poetic License)

tiny tired feet rustle, rustle, hustle, stumble
crunching leaves in yellows, browns and reds
September sun, apologetic, humble
slanting golden rays illuminating golden heads
as autumn babies hurry to their early beds






(Thanks, Robin, for the idea, sorry it took me so long to get it up, we've got sick Autumn babies around here...)


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The Chronicles of Judah and Lillian

Once there was a little princess:



And she visited a prince. The prince liked her a lot and gave her kisses:





They played together for hours:



Until she tried to take his toys:



"Hey," says the princess, "what's up with the walking away? No fair! Hey, you! Tell him that's not fair!"