As many of you know, Mom and Greg left for Colorado yesterday for a photo design class for Greg! So, Dani, Emily and I have kept busy with laundry, dishes, watching children, animal chores, etc. It has been a great experience!! I am so thankful that Dad is here to help with the little problems that come up with the children!
Last night, we went on a walk through our Grandpa's lentil fields that were just harvested. It was a very fun time! The young ones had a lot of fun picking up lentils and sticking them into Dad's pocket, then running ahead and gathering more!
Starting our walk
Peanut wanted to come along, but she got into some burrs and didn't want to walk, so Dani kindly carried her. :)
Leah picking up lentils
Soon, Hannah, Samuel and Rebekah were just specks up on the hill! They had lots of energy!
The four youngest wanted to run down the hills on the way home
Leah was tired and kept loosing her shoes, so Emily carried her for a while
A picture of me that Em took! :)
I just wanted to share something that is important to me. A couple weeks ago, Dani, Emily and I were going to have a little snack, and I asked Hannah if she wanted one too. She said, "Oh Amanda! Thank you so much for asking me! It makes me feel so special when you include me!" I realized that I am not including the younger ones as much as I should be, and that it really is very important. So, I just wanted to encourage all of you girls that have younger siblings, to include them in a lot of things! It can be hard for me to do that, because I think, "They will slow me down," or other thoughts like that. But it really means something to them!
The Lord bless you,
Amanda
Great post, 'manda! Thanks for all the pictures! I love the pattern of that dress that you're wearing...it's so pretty! (And I can't even see the whole dress! :) The colors on it are pretty. Did you make it?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing what Hannah said to you. Yes, we must include our younger siblings a lot more. You're not alone, Amanda dear! :)
Love & Blessings,
~Raquel
P.S. I'm praying for all of you! :) And I'm just a phone call away. :)
ReplyDeleteLove and miss you all!!!
Hi Amanda! Love this post, thos pictures were fun to look at. I like that last picture of you, so pretty! :) That was sweet of Hannah to say....it is so hard to remember our younger siblings! :)
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