Include the Little Ones!!

Hello, Ladies!

I'm sorry we haven't updated for awhile. As some of you may know, Mom and Greg left for Colorado yesterday! Greg is taking a photo design class down there, and Mom is doing some school planning while she is down there! So, it is quite an adventure for us girls, taking care of the children, cleaning the house, cooking the meals, doing all the laundry, etc. Not that we haven't done these things before, but Mom does a HUGE part of all of this! Thankfully, we have Dad here! It has been wonderful to spend quality time with him!

Last night, we went on a walk through Grandpa's lentil fields, that were just harvested. It was a perfect evening, and we had a lot of fun! The young ones had fun picking up lentils and putting them in Dad's pocket, then running and getting more. :) It was a very nice evening. After the little ones had gone to bed, and Dad decided to take a nap, Dani, Emily, Hannah and I went into our room and Dani read aloud to us one of our favorite books~ Millie Keith!

Anyway, I just wanted to update you all on that, and then I just wanted to share something that I feel is really important. A couple weeks ago, Dani, Emily and I were going to have a small snack, and I asked Hannah if she wanted one too. She said something like, "Oh, Amanda! Thank you so much for asking! It makes me feel so special when you include me!" It was a huge reminder of how important it is to include our little siblings in what we do! They feel special when we include them. I know that sometimes I think how they can get in the way, and that I really don't want them to come along when I am feeding the animals or something like that because they might slow me down. But, really, it is SOOOOO important for us to include our little siblings! They will remember it!

I just thought I would share that...

The Lord bless you all!

Love,
Amanda