Painting with Toddlers

I love painting.  There is something relaxing about taking color and creating something.  I especially love abstract because you can do whatever and come up with something cool looking.  Projects that are micro-detailed are the best for me but now a days we just stick to large areas of the same color.  

So today for CC we learned about Grandma Moses who didn't even start her painting till she was in her 70's which she taught herself how to do.  I'm inspired and hopeful that in my old age I can still do things to leave as a legacy for our kiddos.  

Painting with 4 kiddos 5 and under well that's another story.  It's fast and furious with more paint on the furniture than the actual paper I give them.  You get a mix of good memories with caos and re-directing the kids to follow the initial directions.  

Something sweet about today's painting lesson was watching Elena copy my picture and try to make hers like mine :)  Daniel on the other hand has his own sense of style and went abstract on me.  He is all boy mixed with some sweetness in him.  Samuel, well he tried but mixing the paint in the water and transferring to other cups was more interesting than painting on the paper.

Mine and Elena's picture.

All of our paintings: starting from the top: Daniel/Elena/Mom/Samuel on bottom.

Sick Times

Sick times are not pleasant or pretty but as we go through them I have learned several things that make this time in our lives easier to go through.

1. My God and Savior is there with me, sustaining me, guiding me and refining me. 

2. I almost always see His perfect timing and work in my life.  It's beautiful even when it's my ugly sin plain and clear I have learned to be thankful that I see my weakness and rejoice that He is faithful and loving towards me in these times. 

3. I always learn something about Him and about my sinfulness in the mist of the sleepless nights.

Sick with the flu:(

Even when this guy is sick I can count on that sweet smile:)

Mya

Our newest family addition she was born May 22, 2014

More of Mya: here she is outside watching her siblings have fun :)

Getting some Big sister time :)

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Bradfords update

So a lot has happened since the last time I posted on here :). You could say we have added to our number by a whole lot and all the crazies and fun that come with having four kiddos 5 and under.

Crazy to think how much our Jesus has given and continues to give us.  In awe of His goodness toward us.   

Let me introduce you the kiddos :) 

 Elena is our oldest 5 years old, following is Daniel who will be 4 very soon(such a big boy) then there is Samuel who is 2 and sweet Mya who is 8 months old :)