Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Little Brown Shoes


It's summer, and I'm babysitting.  Most of the time, just David M. My very active niece spent a week at our house.  This past week, we were going to take them to the park to run off some of their energy.  I got them both ready, and just as we were about to head out the door, I realized that David didn't have shoes on yet. I checked his bag, and no shoes were in there.  I checked every possible place that they could be, and I couldn't find anything.  I put some, rather big, sandals on him, and we were going to go out real quick to find some shoes.  My plan was to guess his size, get some low priced shoes, and keep them with me in case of emergencies.

Our first stop was the Dollar Store.  I ran in, and after a few minutes of searching, I found nothing.  :-/  Went back out to the car, and my mom asked me if I wanted to go into Payless.  I had an urge to go to Walmart, so I asked her if I could to go Walmart first.  She drove me over, and as I walked in, I prayed that I would find some shoes. (Maybe $3-$5).  I walked to the shoes section, looked around a little, and nothing.  I had skipped an area, so I decided to go check there.  Almost immediately, I noticed a pair of little brown shoes that could be used for play.  I checked the price, and they were marked down to $1.  I was so shocked, yet humbled and amazed of how God cares even for our little problems.  Now, to guess on the size.  I grabbed one that looked like it would fit a 2 year old.  Checked out, and off to the car I went to show my mom my awesome answer to prayer.  :)  Oh, and the shoe size was just perfect.  :)

Well, I was planning on posting a picture of them, but I've misplaced them... "The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away..."  ;)  If I do find them, I'll be uploading it to my photos.  :) (*edit, I'll be adding it on here.)

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Mario (My nephew)

My other nephew turned 1 about a month ago. Today he came over and I tortured him with my camera... ;)
Some of them...



Steven and Anna--he sure did love that necklace!



Melanie lasted longer than he did :P



My favorite!

Hehe, see my flip flop line? ;)


Friday, June 17, 2011

Summer! :)

I love summer! ;) 
*Edit* - I love summer when it's nice and breezy (not hot and humid.:P)
Here are some pics from the last few days...

I started babysitting last week...
 This little boy can be sweet, and at times ornery! :)

 Kent has been going outside with the soccer ball...

My niece graduated from kindergarten...
Excuse the blurriness.
On the same day, this aforementioned little guy turned 2!
It originally only said "Happy Birthday" but then we had to add our nickname for him ;)
We also learned that Melanie does not like strangers. ;)

And my sweet, sweet nephew left with his daddy today for Guatemala

Also today, my dad was in an accident, but Praise the Lord, he's fine. He just said his left hand has been hurting a little, but nothing else. During the storm tonight, there was a park ranger in front of him, he made a turn without giving any signal, and since it was pouring, my dad didn't have a chance to stop. The park ranger's truck got crushed, but the man was (surprisingly) alright.
Here's my dad's truck

And lastly... after this crazy situation, I went out to get the picture of the truck, and this...
Sights like these really make me "remember my Creator in the days of my youth"
We've got such a great God! :)