Weekend Wildness

The kids got us up early on Friday morning - AGAIN. Actually Caleb got up first while I was getting ready for work. He ran into our room and snuggled up to his Daddy in the bed. He will hold still for approximately 29 seconds before erupting into a little tornado of activity: rolling, climbing, jumping, bouncing, sliding off and climbing back on. His hushed whispers turn into loud talking, followed by screams of glee as he seemingly attempts to wake our neighbors also. Before long, a very disheveled Libby rises from her snarl of sheets and blankets and joins the ruckus in our bed. This time I grabbed the camera to document what happens several days out of the week, and usually long before we are supposed to get up for the day.


This is Millie making herself a little sleep cocoon in Caleb's bed. I found her like this when we got home from church today. She was so sleepy that she actually hung around long enough to take her picture before she sauntered off into Libby's room, presumably to find another cozy nest.


Here is Libby in her Daddy's shoes this afternoon. They are a bit big for her! She was laughing herself silly trying to walk in them. What a goose!



Today marked the end of our shoe drive for Buckner's Shoes for Orphan Souls at our church. Now we have to get all of the pairs of shoes, slippers, laces, and socks all banded together and packed up to take to the collection center in Broadview Heights. Some of these shoes from this year's local drives will be going to underprivileged kids in Greater Cleveland, but the majority of the shoes will be going to kids in orphanages in Latvia. We fell short of our goal of one hundred pairs, so we will be working harder to raise more shoes next year.


And here's a parting shot to freak you out for the week.This is Libby's very first time taking a picture with our camera. She did a great job, considering what she had to work with. In my defense, Libby took this photo while she was sitting on the floor, so my hips really aren't this wide :)