An older photo, but recently doctored via Photoshop. I will forever be proud of this picture, celebrating the three Easley kids and their respective graduations (me and Bryan from seminary, Kerry from HS). Meg did such a phenomenal job on these pictures. My family is so cool.&nb...

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Party girl eyeing the cake. Deelish.&nb...

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One way to learn the alphabet: osmosis.&nb...

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Alohaaa lukalakelei&nb...

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Luau

Been a few days since the last post. Sorry. Being mommy and daddy is incredibly demanding. Did I say she was low-maintenance? Foolish boy.... Our church threw Emma a party - how delightful! It was a Hawaiian luau theme - so much fun! Considering how unpopular we can be with some factions of the church, there were a LOT of people there! Emma, of course, absorbed the attention like a sponge, and opened each gift quite unashamedly. Gifts included: some noisy leapfrog thingie, a doll that looks eerily real, enough clothes for quintuplet,...

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One of our first outings as Daddy/daughter was playing at the Ikea store kid's slide in southern California. She must have slid 20 or 25 times that afternoon, one after the next. When Mr. Mick and Mammy Fay (from church) bought her a new swingset, her slide became the favourite part.&nb...

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It was the perfect afternoon for b&w's on her slide....great light, a compliant subject. I took nearly 100 pics of her swinging. Thanks to Photoshop, I was able to remove a power line which appeared to bisect her head from both directions.&nb...

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Sunday morning. Little Sprout was wearing a new dress that we found on sale! She loves dresses. Today she referred to herself as "a princess". Today, a princess. Tomorrow, the queen of the world.....&nb...

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ahhh sweetness....&nb...

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I'll just eat this, then I don't have to go in...right? &nb...

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Dinner time ALREADY? ahhh daddy....&nb...

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MY new swing set!! (Are we excited or what?)&nb...

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Fried green tomatoes! Need I say more?&nb...

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Youth service at night, Indian Springs Campmeeting, 2004.&nb...

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Summer plans.

We've been invited back to Indian Springs Camp this summer! Last year we were but lowly artists, volunteering to document the event in photos. (Check 'em out right here on the blog!) This year we've been promoted to bonafide children's ministers! yES! A perk of parenthood, I suppose. If any of you have never experienced a summer campmeeting (specifically, one in the deep South), it is quite a lifetime experience. We'll have lots of stories to share, plus little Emma can meet her new family - especially her cousins in Mississip...

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Private prayer time at the campmeeting.&nb...

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Too cool for words. So we best hush up about this one.&nb...

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A trip to the park. Again. This is where we saw the "turduklin" (as Meg calls it) - that ungodly beast of a bird with the red beak.&nb...

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So ugly it's almost cute. Almost.&nb...

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Testing Her Boundaries

As she explores her world, she also pushes her limits. The past few days have proved she is WAY smarter than we sometimes think. The blank stare when she's told to do something? The running after her new friends at church instead of coming when Mommy calls? The refusal to use manners and be polite? Oh, the depths of the stubborn will. As she becomes more comfortable with us, she's pushing boundaries. It's especially hard on weekends when we're at church. She NEVER is inclined to come when we call her. Today she fussed and cried that...

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Prima ballerina....

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A serious picture? In THIS family? You must be joking.&nb...

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In her Sunday best, waiting to perform.&nb...

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In the strawberry patch.&nb...

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Picking strawberries.

Lessons Mommy and Daddy learned picking strawberries with 2.5 year old daughter:1. Dress daughter in clothes that are free to be stained. Would recommend buying strawberry-picking-outfit just for this occasion. A garbage bag with holes cut out would suffice. New white shirt and shoes? Not a good idea.2. Explain to daughter the difference in "picking" and "squishing." Picking = to pull gently from the crown of the berry, removing it from the stem. Squishing = wrapping four small fingers (plus one small thumb) around a very large berry and...

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Heartbreaker.&nb...

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We're stuck now....

I'ts a weird feeling. Sort of like when you make a big purchase and they give you a receipt. I'm stuck now. Ready or not, I'm a parent. We had japanese hibachi tonight, and she came alive at all the sights and smells, the whizzing knives and flashing fire. Check out the picture! The foster family left tonight after the coconut cream pie. I'd thought they'd want to come by in the morning for coffee, but no, they said, tonight was it. Last goodbyes. Last hugs. Foster mom fell apart, as did Meggie mom. Little girl didn't know what to make...

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My Spam truck. ('05 Dodge Spamcharger).&nb...

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Meg with her Spam turtle. We did Spam carvings with the youth group. &nb...

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Dollbaby.&nb...

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