Thanksgiving by Luke

You've already seen my pictures of Thanksgiving, but I thought I would post a few pictures Luke took, which capture things from a different angle. :o)This is Joy at suppertime - Joy the Entertainer. :o)





Love that upper lip.
A distant thought captures her attention.
And... she was done for the night. :o)
Love the composition of this shot.
Little girl tackles cob of corn.
Half-cob, that is. :o)
Avery packed Joy around like this quite a bit when they were here, and they both seemed to like it. :o)
Family pictures after church.
The others were throwing leaves to try and get the girls to smile.



Gulp. Love this one. Joy-Belle did so good. We pulled her away from a lovely nap in her carseat to take these pictures. :o)

Sigh. Such good friends.
I felt rather like a runt.
But that's okay! So much to look up to in my sibs! ;o)

Bet model's would give big bucks for her gorgeous eyes! :o) God is great.

Walking back from the park, and Joy didn't want to be in the stroller.
She'll only be little for so long. :o)

Little squirt is almost walking. In the bath the other night, she pulled herself up to a standing position and then let go of the tub edge and kept on standing!! (till I sat her down, of course!)

Thanksgiving Pt 2

Thanksgiving Sunday, after a full morning at church, we headed over to a park to take some family pictures. (more of those pics to come in the next post)Josh snapped a few of Hope at play.





Papa and his girls.
So thankful for my Dad! To this day he is one of my very best friends and most trusted counselors.

Playing an amusing game of catch phrase later in the day after a yummy and simple Thanksgiving dinner.
Descriptive as ever.
Saying goodnight to Papa.
Riding high in the world in Uncle Luke's arms.
Putting Joy's hairband back in place.
She was in a watchful mood.
Play time with Granny on Monday morning. Hope was thrilled to have Granny all to herself and play pretend with her.:o)
Meanwhile, Papa kept Joy occupied.
Could it be? Is she really starting to look at books?
They even played in the container drawer together.
Then we all went for a walk to Jubilee Park.


A quiet moment on the picnic table.

Hopey and her Papa walking back to the swings while the others of us were playing ball nearby. Chloe pointed out their similar stride!

I was caught putting my feet up in the double stroller!
Love Joys arms.

Now - can you hold your body like that while being held in the air?

Look out for the "L.C.'s!"

Then, after a quick lunch together, everyone but Lydia hit the road for Lethbridge/Foremost. Lyd didn't have to work till 3:00 the next day so she stayed another night with us. With an available babysitter on hand, Josh and I took the rare opportunity to go out for a couple hours and do something together, which was very special. :o)

God is good, dear ones! Remember - realize - and give thanks!