DO ALL GOOD THINGS NEED TO COME TO AN END?

For the past 9 weeks, the Wandzuras have spent everyday, all day together - and it has been wonderful! Here we are on the train at the zoo.
Mazy and Javen took Mama and Dada out to Denny's for their anniversary. Mazy actually gave the lady a bag of change for the bill.

Here we are at Maplewood Petting Farm.

Javen has just passed the 14 month milestone.

It is officially impossible to get him to sit still!!

Here is Mazy petting a New Zealand Bunny;

they were sooo soft (perhaps a nice little rug?)

Javey was so funny!

He would run to the chickens to feed them

and then throw the seeds at their faces and smile.

We tried to feed the ducks,

but the geese took all our food!

Here is Mom and Mazy hanging with some goats.

Javen does not know "gentle" yet,

so he would walk around wacking all the animals.

This was Mazy's favourite goat;

she named it Kikawa.

Here are the kids praising the Lord after prayer time!

Javen just got a little chair just like Mazy. They are thrilled about this. Mazy yells at Javey, "do stunts, Javey!" Then he runs at the chair and does a face-plant-dive-roll move that makes the whole family laugh!

Javey and his little friend, Laeallyn

Mazy is still very strong-willed,

but is learning how to speak politely even when frustrated.

Javen loves that he is completely mobile now.

He just walks around - even straight off the top of stairs.

Dad and Mazy enjoying books together!

Mazy made this all by herself

(while Mom helped keep it from falling over)

Here are Amazia and Javen playing together in their "floaties."

We love the water on hot days!

Completely by coincidence, we have three generations all sporting orange shirts and posing with coke-zeros.

Dad loves spending time with his kids

(so does Mom, but Mom takes all the pictures).

Amazia's hair is getting so long!

Javen is starting to eat by himself...it is a disaster!

Good thing we have a body-bib!