Jane arrived Safely to Hawaii where she will spend a few days with some family before heading home to her Parents for the summer. We said goodbye to her Thursday morning but Wednesday night we all had some final fun time together. Jeremiah loves hotels and was more than excited and wound up by the time we got there that night. He learned he can jump from one bed to the next...


A shot of our "kids" - Jane, Jeremiah & Katie:



Some last minute cuddling:


Jeremiah is really going to miss playing with Jane. The two artists:


One last smoochie (but don't take your eyes off the TV!):




A couple nights later, we had some teens over for a Bible study and then they decided Jeremiah's swords were just too tempting so some headed outside for a pirate adventure:


Jeremiah was right there in the middle of it all:



While we were out there, I noticed that Jeremiah's cucumbers were already peeking through. WOW, that was fast! It was getting dark quickly and I was too lazy to go back inside to get my external flash so I used the on-board pop-up flash to capture the tiny plant emerging:



Then can you believe it?!?!? This was taken the VERY NEXT DAY. I was shocked at how fast this little booger was growing. Jeremiah is very excited! Some still had seeds attached to the leaves and Jeremiah picked a seed off and said "Can we eat the cucumbers?" as he put it in his mouth. YUCK! As picky as he is, he did not seem to mind! This cucumber breed must be on steroids... but then, what do I know about gardening? This is probably normal! Can't wait until tomorrow! And I think I need to get them out of this pot!


And this one is just because my little guy cracks me up. The doves were cooing and Jeremiah ran up and yelled, "Hello, Owl!" And tried to chase them (He thinks they must be owls because of the sound they make, they are't making 'chirping' sounds!). They flew in circles around the yard letting him "chase" them. He had a blast!


Have a blessed weekend!!!