moving over here

In the course of  5 years,

I've used up all the picture space on this blog.

Instead of buying more MB of space, I've decided 

to just move to a new blog.

Visit me there at  wright ones II !

fall days

Spending an afternoon at the park is lovely.

Especially when doing so with a good friend.

We met Neli, Izaac and Jakob at the park last week.

We ended up hanging out there for 6 hours!

We played, took a long walk and played some more.

It was wonderful!

 Izaac loved his shadow!

Baby Jakob.

 Hello, Mr. Big Eyes!

 Izaac and Henry were major buds that day.

taking it easy

These days have been so absolutely gorgeous

around here.

South Florida is so hot and humid and heavy 99% of the time

that when it cools off and starts feeling like

a Midwestern spring

it's glorious.

We open up our windows and spend most of our

days outdoors.

This huge spider scares me, but Henry

insisted I take a picture of it.

"Don't get me, Daddy!"

Playing chapel and reading her Bible.

"Can I have some pretzels, please? Mama?"

Dirty twin feet.

Rrrrribit!

This leaf had shed it's interior leafage and was nothing

more than veins.

i'm so random

Marcail is practicing her handwriting.

I noticed in the beginning of this school year that each of the kid's handwriting

was very sloppy.

So, we've been really focusing on improving their penmanship this semester.

One lazy Saturday morning, without kids, pouring rain out.

James and Toby in the phone entrancement.

Naomi was "helping" me make supper one evening by

licking the bowl clean.

Toby is getting so good at sitting up!

We is so happy just sitting and watching

his siblings play around him.

tree park

These pictures were all taken at a little walking park about 2 blocks from our house.

This little park, the "tree park" as we call it, is perfect for exploring.

We will walk down to the tree park and I'll let the kids

climb trees and play their games (they have fantastic imaginations!)

and I will walk around the path.

I can see them as they play and run around and 

Toby and I walk briskly around the path.

The tree park has a certain calm solitude about it

and it always helps me get in a better mood

if the day has been rough.

I spend my time praying, humming quietly to myself

or, if no one else is at the park, I'll talk to Toby.

While I was pregnant with Toby we came here almost

every day for at least an hour so that I could walk briskly for

my maternal exercise.

It was great for me and I feel kind of sentimental about this park.

Anyway, here's some pictures I've taken whilst walking the trail.

   I think the trees and lighting give the pictures a sort of

magical feel.