See Me (Them) Run

Mother's Day here was a beautiful day. We attended church and then were able to go and visit an older lady from our congregation who didn't have family visitors. The girls are always a bit uncomfortable visiting the nursing home, but, it's good for them. Shortly after we arrived, dinner was served and the girls tried to hide the pleasure they took in cutting our visit a little short. But, we promised to return soon and bring a game to play next time. The girls could barely contain their excitement. When we got to the van, they told us loudly and firmly just how thrilled they were that we had made this promise. Very loudly.

Despite this, we decided to stop and take a family walk. (Or, maybe because of it--it was really loud in the van.) The girls had a great time running and playing in the sun. I'm not sure why we decided that it was imperative that we get a picture of all three girls jumping at the same time, but it was. It took us, many, many tries. I'm sure this was exactly the kind of thing digital cameras were invented for. After several tries, they started using the cement benches to help them fly. It sort of worked. After about twenty more pictures, we finally had lift off. Three kids airborne at the same time. Yes!! We celebrated our achievement by playing a nice game of tag. By 'we' I mean the girls and dad ran and I videotaped. Just exactly why I videotaped, I'm not sure. The things we do for technology fun. (You're welcome for deleting out all of the screeches and head pounding squeals.)