What's in your backyard?

While perusing our backyard one fine day, what did we discover? Tadpoles. A bunch of tadpoles. They are living in a water cooler full of rain and doing very well. When we go outside, they are a source of great interest now for the whole family. We have never had tadpoles before! Do you know what they eat?

A moonbow?

Sarah and I completed the Which Way USA? Kentucky book recently, and we both learned about the moonbow, a rare sight sometimes seen at the Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. It's the only place in North America where a moonbow happens regulary.

VA update

Mt. Olive asked OBT to be their interim pastor from September through December of this year, and he has accepted. Please keep us in your prayers as we will be making several trips back and forth in the coming weeks. Please also pray for this church as we seek to serve them to the best of our ability.

Back to school

OBT and I have been talking and praying for some time about finding something that I could do here at home. Something besides what I am already doing here at home. Because of this I have signed up for a medical transcription course through Gatlin Education Services which should last through December. This is the first step. After course completion we'll see where it takes us.

Going back in time (Day Two)

On Day Two we toured the Capitol building and heard a speech by Patrick Henry. Later in the week we also spent some time at the playground and went to Jamestowne Settlement with friends. This picture would be the Capitol building.

Mr. Patrick Henry

Having fun at the playground

Leora and the LP's favorite part of our vacation - the shuttlebus rides!

Jamestowne Settlement Visitors' Center

An inside view of one of the Powhatan Indian houses

The Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery

LP trying on the armor at the fort. It fit him about as well as King Saul's fit David.

Lunch with friends

Going back in time (Day One)

The first part of June our family visited Williamsburg and Jamestown, VA. Here are pictures from Day One at Colonial Williamsburg - Revolutionary City. We toured the Governor's Palace.

Sarah helped grind cacao beans into chocolate in the kitchen.

Note the bamboo-like, Asian-inspired chair (not real bamboo) in the children's bedroom.

The wallpaper in this room was made of leather with gold painted onto it.

Lunch was at Josiah Chowning's Tavern.

Sarah visited with Susannah, the Governor's daughter.

Leora and LP relaxed back at the condo.

Breakfast Cookies

A while back I posted about Cassandra and her breakfast attempts. Now I will post about something else. OBT's mother is an avid fan of both HSN and QVC. Because of that we have been blessed with her purchases over the years. Our latest blessing is breakfast cookies. Yes, you heard me right. Cookies for breakfast. Erin Baker's Breakfast Cookies nonetheless. They're all natural, easy as pie, and even the children enjoyed them. Check them out or give them a try!