Thank you!

Grandma and Grandpa Pyburn sent Sasha some beautiful dresses! Two of them were even hand-made by Patti. Thank you so much! They're so sweet and adorable.
She modeled them for us:



In this one she's looking at a tiny ring on her finger,which was also a gift from them:





The following two were made by Patti:










They sent her some clip-on earrings and big necklaces:

Petting Zoo

Sonja took us to her sister's petting zoo. We were lucky to go on the same day that they had a story time, (some sweet stories on kindness to animals and love for one another). They also brought out the sprinklers and pool. Here they are enjoying the park:













Taken today:

Park, Dinner and Noon-Day prayers!

Below are a mix of pictures from a hike in the woods, a visit to a playground, and dinner with our dear friends Sonja and Jody.
The last thing is a video of Sasha saying a prayer, which we say around noon, and so we call it "noon-day prayer". It says:

"I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting."
-Baha’u’llah


They are a beautiful family. And it was obviously bedtime for little Xena:





















Sasha and her newly-picked blueberries:




In James' office:



This morning she exclaimed "mommy, I need to say my noon-day" and so I grabbed the camera! (How reverent of me)

We went blueberry picking!

Waiting outside our house to be picked up by Sonja:



Walking in:


















We picked over two pounds!



Taken yesterday: