11 weeks old

One of the great adjustments to having more than one child is realizing that you'll never have a picture where all your children are looking and smiling into the camera all at once.  For this week's shot, I thought it would be nice to try...

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In the end, I decided that maybe a shot with just Grandma and Grandpa might be nice.

10 weeks old

60 years

Happy Birthday to my Father.

Mark Alan Bosworth is a great man that we were able to celebrate today.  When I think of all that goes in to making a person, I realize that a great part of that is the person's parents.  A father or mother can make or break their child.  God was kind and gave me the best of parents.  He gave me a godly father who was willing to do whatever it took to raise me in the way that was right and God honoring.  He loved me through every stage of life and I have always known that whatever life brings, my father will support me, love me, guide me.  He is an outstanding man and I praise God for the 60 years that have been given to him.

Happy Birthday, Dad!  I love you.

9 weeks old

His shirt pretty much sums it up--
little brothers ARE awesome.

At least this one is.

Daniel Boone Homestead

I'm all about day trips to historic sites. My parents spoiled me all my years growing up with trips to all kind of places of history on the east coast. My favorite was a summer trip we took to the New England states--but that's a whole 'nother story.

I'm very happy that Joost enjoys history, as well. This past school year, he studied Daniel Boone and enjoyed it very much, so I decided that we should visit the place where he was born (which happens to be just around the corner, well, an hour and 20 minutes away.)

Mom and Dad were able to join us for this Friday day trip. We had a great time.

The Daniel Boone Homestead was wide open for us to explore.  We had a wonderful tour of his home by a very knowledgeable and amiable man who did a great job of including the kids in the lecture and putting up with a 2 year old's curious and wandering hands.

I learned a day late and a dollar short that if you become an Affiliate of the Pennsylvania Heritage Society (through the State Museum or some other Pennsylvania historic sites) you can get into many historic sites around the state.  You might want to check it out if you're a history lover like me.

8 weeks old

The smiles are starting to come out more and more. It's so nice to be interacting with the little man as he learns to smile and coo.

7 weeks old

With temperatures in the high 90s today, the kids and I decided it was definitely a day for a swim at the pool. Henry geared up in his swimwear for the first time. He looked great and would have caught all the girls' eyes except for the fact that he decided to snooze under the umbrella the whole time.