Listen

Run

The kids were a little wound up in the airport. "Herding cats" would be a good way of describing the adventure.

See

We finished up the trip to oregon with our good friends in Portland. Grace got to go sea kayaking for the first time. What a wonderful experience for a four year old.

Learn

We are in Ashland , Oregon. It is a city known for it's Shakespeare festival. Leslie's sister, Lenore lives right next to the coolest library. Amelia found herself engrossed in some very fine board book literature.

Laugh

We try to take a picture of the Leslie and the kids each Mother's day. It's kind of a tradition. I couldn't ask for a better Mom to my kids.

Care

Today there was a lot of excitement!!! A new pet wandered into the yard. A decision was made to give her a permanent home. Grace named her Mirabelle (even though we weren't sure if it was male or female). Part of her shell was damaged. It looked like some sort of carnivore tried to eat her and pierced the shell in one spot. Leslie couldn't resist one more live being to care for in our home.

A few more from the Beckstead seminar

These are just a few more I was able to edit from last week's seminar. We shot at night with video light.