Friends Are Friends Forever...

Aw, man.  I'm missing the fun Buiter family!  *sniff!

 So many beautiful smiles in one place...

Hi, Kate!

I always enjoyed catching up with your school news!

Hi, everyone!

Not only do I miss all your faces...

I miss Rob's Cobs!

By the way, your color selections are stunning...

And friends are friends forever

If the Lord's the Lord of them ...

And friends will not say never

'Cause the welcome will not end ...

Buwahaha!  

Perfect!

These just make me so happy....

Hey, Rob!

I could use some chicken encouragement... :>)

Just beautiful.

Hi, Leanna!

Keep nurturing your musical gift from the Lord!

I think we should try a Skype improv session.

Really :>)

Hi, Megan!

I miss your smile and fun stories.

Hoping your enjoying your college adventure -

it's fun seeing Facebook updates :>) 

Hi, Renae!

I've always admired your fun adventures.

I was hoping to take some epic cattle photos with you :>)

Maybe you can still pull that off!

p.s.  I absolutely love the free spirit of this photo...

Madelyn...

Where did you go???

I'd love to hear about your sports activities...

and when you will sneak in a few minutes for playing piano :>)

Hi, Wendy!

Ugh.  We need to catch up with each other soon.

I miss your friendship!

Epic beauty.

Or in full color...

still epic.

Though it's hard to let you go

In the Father's hands we know ...

That a lifetime's not too long

To live as friends.

God bless and keep my friends!

Cheerfulness - A Continual Feast

- Continuing to blog past sessions to complete my photojournal -

Here comes the fun!

And I say, it's all right!

BOY.

OH BOY.

       OH BOY.

OH BOY.

THE cutest pile of boys ever.

Boys. Sunset. Races. Games. Watermelon. Giggles.

All converge at the VanderMolen Farm.

My kind of fun!

Giggles commenced :>)

I tried corralling the boys as they ran by...

but I see that I missed one.  Errrg.

But, oh, those faces! 

We live in the land of the free and the brave.

Proud American Boys.

Off to more fun together...

What happens when there's a quick moment alone?

Sneak around the silo to see...

Never alone :>)

It is true that

merry hearts do us well like medicine.

This evening consumed a healthy, happy dose of "merry".

 I got caught announcing a false start...

Can't outsmart these guys!

Showing some tough boy attitude...

Who wants first dibs on watermelon??!!!

Watermelon and summer evenings are a perfectly, sticky pairing.

And delicious.

I just may have sent the guys home a tad bit dirtier than when they arrived.

But, hey!

Ground-in dirt is like a trophy... 

a badge of honor showing what fun was had. 

Right?

Hope it all came out in the laundry!

♥♥♥

There was such friendliness and cheerfulness as they played during their evening out.

Families like this have a continual feast of joy.

I love the beautiful sunset crowning their contentment with each other!

Now meet the players, in no particular order...

Snoopy, Mississippi, Dude, and Prairie.

Their names were changed not to protect the innocent...

but because SOMEBODY couldn't get their names straight.

I truly was blessed by your family's giggles and fun.

May God continue to add to your joys!