Up and Running

It runs! All by itself. No dad running along side keeping the belt taunt. It's done to the boys, and are they ever thrilled! They spent the allotted 15 minutes yesterday taking turns riding it up and down the driveway. It can really move! Andrew's looking forward to the day when they can tale it to the school parking lot and drive it without constant turns.

Autumn Amazement

"The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of his hands, day after day they pour forth speech, night after night they display knowledge."

I would add that the colors of the leaves too shout of a design, a creator who cares so much that he would actually take the time to make different trees turn different colors, who notes every detail of every leaf, every hair of your head, every sparrow who migrates, every sparrow that falls. And he who knows all this also cares about the details of your life. Could these problems possibly be too much for him?

"See how the lilies of the field grow? They do not store or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable then they?"

God can take care of the lilies that fade away at the end of the summer, he can take care of you.

To think that the God who made all this beauty that surrounds us cares enough to listen to me, and to you, that is huge! The creator of the universe cares about me? This is so amazing. This should never become normal or mundane, God should be the center of our lives, after all, he is the best thing in it!

"For your thoughts are not my thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,' declares the Lord, 'for as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."

Senior Pictures

These are from my first senior photo session. Please comment, if you would, on which ones are best. I'd really like some feedback, even if it consists mainly of "get a new photographer". :)

Field Trip!

The day of the long awaited journalism field trip, to do nothing but take pictures! (Can you imagine me enjoying that?) I was teamed up with another boy in my class who didn't have a camera, so some of them are his, but some are mine too. It was beautiful. Usually the trip is early September, but doing it later in October gave us more brilliant autumn colors even if it left us with less flowers. I enjoyed embarking on this mission; to see this much visited garden in a way never experienced before. I hope you like these shots, I think they're unique.

Homecoming

And finally after several posts building up, the actual event! The homecoming banquet was very good, and themed Italian. The food was excellent! It was so neat to actually have a date to sit by me at the table (and dance with, later)! Then came the music. Don't worry, the whole dance was very clean. Most people just did their own thing, but there were some group dances, like a conga line for the locomotion, macarena, ect. And there were also other activities like the limbo and musical chairs. It was a fun time and I got to enjoy an evening with my friends.

If I took too many pictures it's because my journalism assistant forgot his camera. One of the pictures is of the entire senior class, people very near and dear to my heart. Some of us have been at this school since kindergarten. The ones of me and only one other boy are me and my date. He was a real gentleman all night, of course he always is. Just a friend date thought, don't be getting ideas so early. :)

All in all it was a really great night. Lots of fun and laughter.

Homecoming games

Homecoming games, soccer and volleyball. We won both (cheer) but volleyball was still disappointing. One of our teammates who planned most of the homecoming events hurt herself. We were all so scared she wouldn't make it to homecoming. Thankfully she did, but she's out for the season.

The soccer game was really exciting! It was 2 to 2 and we scored in overtime. Everyone was thrilled!

Spirit Week

The week before homecoming is always Spirit Week. The day pictured is hero/ villain day. The cow is a kind cow, so she counts as a hero, as does Annie, and both cowgirls. The boy in red is the Red Avenger(hero), a character he made up, and the Joker, well, is a villain obviously. If you're scared, your not alone. That makeup was creepy!!