home grown eggs...
Talitha...thinking..
a pink cowgirl (Essie)
"The ditch was so full of snow it looked like part of the drive...." naw, I don't believe a word of it, it must be that CA ego....this was one of two ditch escapades that Josiah went on while home on leave.


Okay for some weird reason I updated....don't ask why, purely impulse.

~Rach

Okay finally some fun colors :) Personally, I think it takes way too much patience to update this blog (with pictures), and that is why I do it so seldom.

I think Lydia should do it more....or someone else. If I were doing it from my own camera it might be different....but....

Anyway, I think I will pep this blog up by putting our other blog links on the side and whatever else might help the poor thing. Maybe, I should help the profile or something. I guess I feel kind of bad for it, I've been much more faithful to xanga of late.

Rachel

She Smiles!

Last week my four year old sister, Maggie, was sitting in the living room. Both her and Mary were listening to Secret Garden and very much enthralled by it. Our friend, Mrs. A. Came in the room and Maggie looked at her very seriously and said "He deaded him. He is not good. He is a bad man. When God takes him up to heaven he is going to take his bones out and give them to somebody else."

Where she concocted that mess I have no idea...strange things come out of a thinking four year old.

Perhaps some more pictures soon.

§ Lydia §

Our Future Marine.















Pretty happy cowgirl with her new hat and boots.















*A little bit farther, Maggie*














The now headless snowman.

Life is full of worry.










Our Guatemalan Refugee






















The twerpy two year old.















Our little indian.

Sisters...


































A perfect contrast from the picture above.














..and of course there was the lovely hospital aprons. (just to let y'all know, sister forced me to put this picture on here).




















The oldest and the youngest.

Ok, here is the typical blog-wrong-order pictue post:










Mama and baby are doing well.


































Moments after birth: Talitha Marie










We'll get more posted tomorrow!

The time is near!














The following Gingerbread house was made on Monday by Havilah and decorated yesterday by both her and myself (Lyd). Along with much funny conversation (mostly because we were divided on what to do)
i.e.
Person No. 1: What should we do for the roof?
No. 2: Well, we could put that there and then...
No. 1: No no! that would look bad.
No. 2: Ok, well let me just try it.
No. 1: ^_^
No. 2: *reaches over too fast and knocks over a tree*
No. 1: *horror stricken* Lydddia!!! Look what you just did!
No. 2: * picks up tree which is now dabbed in frosting*
No. 1: Hey that looks cool!
No. 2: *knocks over the next one*
No. 1: *laughing*





















Been meaning to post this for a while...LCPL Benton











A momentary solomn look from the trouble maker.

This is our driveway, several several inches of ice. This is why many have gone off the roads and continue to do so.














A random iced fence post.














And yet another picture of an iced tree. Sorry about the excessive amount but it is fasinating.














The noth side of the house...layered with ice.














...a closer view.

Bushes...resulting in many tree's breaking in the high winds.













Our North window screens have a cool look...there iced.



















This is a field...not much snow left on it, it all blew into our yard.














And below here...is just a poor tree loaded with ice.

This poor blog is being updated...sorry for the long delay. I am writing an entry but perhaps sister dear will get some pictures on here soon.

Pride and Prejudice: Currently playing in theatres

Point 1: The Actors
Point 2: The Movie's setting
point 3: About Endings

In this post I do not wish to go on a rant about the movie but merely make a few pointers and a couple likes and dislikes of the movie. Last night with 13 other girls I went and saw it...although the movie was disappointing it was a fun (and a very cold) get together.

The Actors:

I think all the actors did poorly for there parts with the exception of Mr. Collins. He was perhaps better than the Mr. Collins in the A & E version of P & P and his parts often resulted in heartily laughs. Although I thoroughly enjoyed Keria Knightley acting as Elizabeth in Pirates of the Caribbean she did not make an Elizabeth Bennett. She does not have enough oomph in her character to play such a part. Mr. Bingly was "tolerable" he reminded me of a Uriah Heap character and certainly not the energetic and polite Mr. Bingly you think of. And they defiantly should have switched Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham parts.

The Movie's Settings:

Overall the costumes, makeup, and scenery were poor. In the A & E version you appreciate the movie twice as much because of the vast quality in costume and makeup and the hair styles.
In this newest version they did show Mr. Darcy's house and Lady Catherine de Bourgh's house on the outside as great estates. But, no architecture was shown in the inside and was less appreciative.

About Endings:

The last scene was by far the worst in the movie (a ridiculous kissing scene). And, something that was much unlike Jane Austin and Elizabeth Bennett. A movie that holds true Jane Austin likeness cannot end in mush. Jane Austin was certainly romantic but not mushy.

The conclusion in this newest version did not show any Christian virtues. The elopement of Lydia Bennett was made of as nothing...it showed now sin or guilt on Lydia's part. Mr. Darcy's pride ended up being nothing and at the end of the movie there was no change in his character. The foolish side of both Mr. and Mrs. Bennett was not really brought out. And, Mr. Wickham's evil charter was scarcely shown.

Overall, it appears they made the movie merely for money. It's sappy melodramaticness caused my sister and I to laugh throughout it...I think for my sister to the point of tears. She certainly wasn't moved to tears by it's sentimental state. My love for the A & E version was only increased by seeing this one. Especially because it is 6 hours and not 2. The newest version was so fast pace that you scarcely could keep up with it. And, I now realize that without a good conclusion a movie/book or anything isn't worth much.

I could say more but time calls me away.

-Lydia

Hmm...looks like I need to find some of the other kids. The one of Mary is self taken....lol....
Another the influence of country music? just a guess :D
And no. they are not twins.

Ok, I didn't realize that these pictures actually got posted yesterday. I tried to do it several times but it refused to work so I gave up. Sorry were such terrible bloggers on here, these are just a couple pictures of the three girls from the last couple months. -Lydia