Happy B'day PA!

Things I love about my father-in-law:

He puts up with all our little ones' moods, good and ugly.

He makes the best rosemary bread.

He can tell jokes that make us all laugh.

He maintains a detailed and always fascinating journal.

He is fearless and fabulous at charades.

His hats.

His love for his family.

My favorite things

This post is for me.

To soothe my sorrows when next I need soothing.

Someday

I admire photographers. This shot, which I like but is no masterpiece, took some 40 shots to get. It's hard to get a good one, and it feels like luck when I get it. So, I like it, even more. Such is life.

As I was looking through the pictures that I got, I noticed that in many of the ones that had Jamie in them too, he was imitating Josh's positions for catching the frisbee. I was focused on taking pictures that day and didn't even notice what little Jamie was doing. But thanks to these pictures, I have a whole new view into his sweet mind. Someday, it will be Jamie catching that frisbee.

Superpowers

I'm happy to report that we are eating our vegetables to develop our superpowers.

My superpower is to read minds. Joel was really surprised to hear this. I grinned widely inside when I read that in his mind. But, I don't eat my vegetables all the time, so sometimes my power fails me. But that's ok. It's a good reminder to eat some lettuce.

Joel's superpower is to see very far with his extra-sensory eyes. He is certain that he can sometimes see other planets. Whenever I am driving and I need help finding a "Q" for the alphabet game, he's a really big help. Also helpful is a bag of carrots on hand for him.

Harlan can turn his enemies with laughter. His is especially helpful when I'm in a bad mood.

We're not sure what Jamie's superpower is, yet. He hasn't eaten anything other than crackers since he was born. We'll wait.