Bless This House

"Bless this house,

O Lord, we pray.

Keep it safe by night and day!"

~~~~~~~~~~

 

Christa and Robert

 have moved into a
 house!

And they are in the process of making it a
 home..

 

 

 with new friends to be made... 

 

 (Christa....the cow whisperer!

"Here, Puppy, Puppy")

 

 

projects to be tackled 

with family..... 

  



 and friends!

 Challanges will be met here.

Bonds will be solidfied...





 

 

Explorations will be made... 



 



 Lessons will be learned...



(or in this case..unlearned...no sharing with Lexi, Livy!

 

 

And...

ta-ta-da-daaaaaa....

Robert's bar-b-que skills will be enjoyed!...

 

 

 

The above prayer

goes on to say,

"Bless the people here within!"

 

and to that I say,

"Amen!!"

 

for both Christa and Robert

and

all who walk through their door!

 

 

 



A Stroll Around "Paradise"

There's an area of the county that we call

"Paradise",

 

 It's where the ocean meets the river

and Julie Bea, I believe, appropriately named the area,
and us DiGi's have claimed that name also

 

because here, you can...

 

paddleboard with dolphins

 

 

see a ghost 

visit with a fiddler

marvel at a colony of snails

wish a tern good hunting for a safe nesting spot

  want to join the gulls on the sand bar

 

have hopes of finally seeing baby sea turtles hatch

and make their journey to the sea

 

 and take a moment to covet a lens half the length of me!

 

 

 

Thanks to

GTM Research Reserve,

for organizing this stroll...

it was fun

and educational...

and got me up early in the morning!!

 

 

And here's some other adventures at Paradise....

Ryan's Adventure

Miracle of the Day

Birthdays Weekend

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Party-Like-A-Tot-Star

 

 

We now have a three year old

 as a part of our family!

 

              

 
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
           (note to party planners for 3yr olds....NO NOISEMAKERS allowed!!!)...

With that comes the joy

of experiencing life through his eyes,

his observations,

listening to his funny quotes,

following his lead on adventures,

 

and enjoying his spontaneity,

such as...

"Nana, let's dance to this song!!!"

as we're trying to unpack the #486th moving box out of

ten and a half million.

 

I never turn down that request.

(Apparently, the boy thinks I can dance!)
 





 



 

 





Lucas,

love surrounds you

 

from near...

  





  

...and far...

 "Happy Birthday to my sweet, adorable nephew, Lucas!  Please tell him we love and miss him. Wish we could be there to celebrate the big 3!" ~Michelle
"Happy Birthday to a super cool guy! You always make me smile, Lucas! I hope you have a fun-filled birthday celebration!" ~Rachel
"Birthday hugs and kisses from all of us here in Jersey...we can't believe how big you are getting...we love you and miss you, sweet lil Lucas <3 em=""> ~Donna
"Happy Birthday to Prince Charming!!! With each day passing you are more adorable, no clue how that is even possible.  I wish you tons of fun today celebrating your 3rd birthday (2 already, where has the time gone??!!??) ~Czyna (Germany)

~Cyrus~

 

 

Well, lil' roughandtumble Boy,

 



 

 

I'm gonna pretend that you're doing an

Irish jig here...

 

 

even though I really know you're

showing off your warrior stance

after opening up a superhero shield...lol!

After all, the jig goes with your

shamrock necktie that you chose to wear

instead of the rockstar outfit your mom picked out...lol!

 

Maybe it's time to turn you on to some Irish rock...

 

 

 

 

Lucas,

we thank God for you

and look forward to seeing the path He has laid out for you..

 



Many adventures lie ahead!

 

Happy 3rd Birthday!

and

We are your Groupies!!!


p.s.  in case you're wondering where the
Little Princess is,
she slept through the whole party!
 

 

 

 



 



Fun Weekend with a Friend

here is one of the lovely transitions of life...
          that someone I have known since their toddler days...      
                      

 someone who has sat on the other side of a school desk from me

 



 

 as handprint paintings were created for the walls,

 

      Yea for the dolphin sighting....(can you find it?...lol)...

 

and

math problems were solved with ease,

 

 

songs learned in sign language for Sunday worship,

 

 

and

non-stop chatter continued...

 and continued...

and continued some more;

 

     I so want to do this. Mish, bring Glory over!......

 

 

(Katherine, you were a chatter-bug!)

 

This same someone

can grow up into an accomplished, beautiful young woman

 

 

 

a fun-loving, world traveler,

 

 

who has evolved into a

friend

 

 

with stories to share,

 

 

world problems to solve,

 

 

 

both big and small.

 

 

What do we have in common, you may ask...

well,

 

God,

Gelato,

and Denzel...

 

need I say more

 





 









 

Katherine,

I can't wait to 'read' the next chapter of your life

Thanks for your gift of friendship.

It was such a fun weekend...

let's do it again!

 

P.S.

to protect the innocent,

I won't share the best quote of the weekend,

but the word "bachlorette" was involved.

 

 



"Photography by Lucas"

I googled

"Photography by Lucas"

and it seems this business name

has not being used yet.

 

Time to claim it,

and choose Lucas' career

for him...

 

 

                       Pet Photography?...he's your man...

                         Sports?...he's honing his skills...

                         Portraits?...he already knows the flattering angles...

                         Lifestye?...he's got his "rule of thirds" down..

                        Family portraits?...he can elicit a smile from a Princess...

 

 

So,

if you're located in NE Florida

and

have any photography needs,

you might want to check out

 

"Photgraphy by Lucas"

 

His price is right...

 

Just give him your i-phone

and

turn him loose!