We still have that unsettled feeling that I know won't characterize our lives forever, but for now, I can see God's goodness in it. We're appreciating the daily, the now, the details. And here are a few!

A delightful little girl:

Keri, Clemmie calls the Rhyme Bible you gave us her "Jesus Loves Me Book". "Jesus Loves Me" is her favorite song, asking to sing it every night at Vespers. This coat of hers was a hand-me-down from a little girl in our home school group who is almost a year older than MC. Every time she puts it on she tells me, "Baby gave me."

Jackson made a chess game (or checkers? He seems to use these terms interchangeably) out of coins and markers. Betsy, this made me think of Charlie; something he would do.

We took a day trip to Frankfort yesterday, and saw the Capitol building  Cody-style, arriving during off-hours, running around to each door hoping to find one open. No luck, but it's just beautiful on the outside. Will go again.

Next, we toured a bourbon distillery, all 5 of us. Fascinating! I took this picture to show the Brewers Mold, which is found on the outside of buildings where alcohol is stored. During Prohibition, the police would go around looking for this black mold. Another interesting fact: this distillery was one of only 4 that were allowed to stay open during Prohibition. They had a pharmaceutical license. So they've been brewing here continuously since 1787, the year of the Constitutional Convention. We got to go into this building, which was floors and floors of barrels. We plan to visit a few more distilleries--and take an in-depth tour: Corn to Cork. If you need any bourbon advice, just ask our kids.

Tonight we built a fire in the backyard, something we've been doing regularly. There's the moon. And Jackson's Marshmallow Flambe.

And backing up a little. When Sarah was here she let the boys at Angry Birds on her phone. Of course they thought they'd gone to digital heaven. They created all the characters in play-dough a few weeks later:

And the diploma arrived in the mail! We have PROOF! We weren't entirely goofing off those 7 years in Austin.

Love you all,
R