Big Falls Hike

It was a beautiful day so we hiked up to the falls. This was the girl's first time to the top. Unfortunately too many people had the same idea and it was a bit zooish at the base of the falls. We did get a few good pictures along the way. Next time we want to try Hidden Falls which is a bit more off the beaten path, and the "flat landers" don't know about it.

Bear Chasing

We woke up at 1 a.m. to our ferocious beagle, Lucy, barking her head off. Zeek got up, looked around and saw nothing. As we were getting ready for school in the morning Shari said "There's a bear!" Sure enough there it was outside our back door on the hill side. Shari and I grabbed our cameras and began our chase (literally) to get pictures of the bear. Shari was in her pajamas, I was dressed and quickly slipped my feet into Zeek's work boots that were outside the front door (a new fashion statement). We hiked up the trail and took this picture which is directly under the tree house.

Then we followed it up the the street hiking behind the neighbor's houses. It's about 6 a.m. and still quite dark as you can tell. We lost him for a moment then found him ready to climb this tree.

Finally he made it to the top of the street, slipped under a fence and ran off.

Shari absolutely loved the adventure and loves to see animals in the wild. She has no fear that's for sure. It reminds me of when she was about two and looked out our kitchen window and said "Kitty." When we looked, there was a bear about the same size as this one.

As we went to leave for school a few moments later, we realized that the garage door had been left open and ....... well, the bear had some good snacks as he rummaged through the trash and left a nice mess to be cleaned up inside our garage.

Lucy is a good watch dog after all!

Practice Shots

I'm learning to take pictures... sometimes my beautiful girls will cooperate as my models and let me practice. I'm also learning how to edit in Photoshop. Here are just a few of my most recent attempts. How do the pros make it look so easy?

I've learned a lot, but there's still so much to learn.

Fun with Friends

6 Cute Kids

Jam session!

Future worship leader

The band will be heading on the road soon singing the songs they learned this summer at Campus by the Sea. They've got quite the show. At this point they're really good at one song and like to sing it over and over and over. In fact it's called "Jesus' Love is Bubblin' Over."

Look What We Can Do

We got a new photoshop program and have been trying to learn what it can do. Look at the fun we've been having. The possibilities are endless.

Dancing in the Rain

It's been rather hot, but the other afternoon we got a brief little rain. The girls quickly ran outside to cool off did a little dancing in the rain. They've got to moves courtesy of Miley Cyrus.