Sprout (lazy me, just pictures!)

I was looking through some of Sprout's latest photo's today ...

Do you think I never wash his face? LOL

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Speedy's Story

Speedy usually isn't very talkative on Sundays when he is released from Sunday School.  If I ask about his class, I usually get an "I don't know" or, "I'll tell you later."  Either way, I do get to hear about it later.  In great detail. 

This week, when I asked about the picture he made, I got the "I'll tell you later". 

When Maverick asked what they did, Speedy told him they learned about Jesus being born.  Maverick thought June was a weird time to learn about Christmas. Speedy then elaborated. "God is love because he gave Jesus to be born to save us." OK.  That made a little more sense.

It wasn't until Monday night over dinner that Speedy finally unpacked the story about his picture.  And a story it was ...

"One day, Jesus came to visit me at my house.  We did a couple games, then a couple puzzles and books.  Then we went outside and played soccer.

Then me and Jesus builded a big church - a huge church.  All the children in the world went inside the church and Jesus told them about him and God.

And then God made a big, huge field - bigger than lots of soccer fields - and all the children had a team.  God's team.  They broke into a thousand and ten teams.  Yeah, but God did not let Satan's people play.

Their mom's and dad's and grandma's and grandpa's came to watch them play, and to watch Jesus play.

Then they ate supper.  Jesus took the bread, broke it in half, and gave it to all the children. He said, "Eat this; it is my body."  Then he took wine, and said "drink this, this is my blood I'll give to you".  And they all prayed, ate the bread, prayed again, and drank the wine.  Then Jesus got food out - perogies with his body, and juicy sausages with his blood.  That is what he gave them.

After they ate, they had a meeting, and talked.  They talked about fighting Satan and the devil.  Then they went out and did it!  But it wasn't real fighting.  They said God's word, and they prayed.  And guess what?  Satan did not bother ANYONE! and it was the happiest world ever!

THE END

This is the story from Speedy's picture,
and this is the story that he wrote."

Wow!  My hand was sore, and the writing was very messy to keep up with him, but there it is!

p.s.  I checked with his ss.teacher, and they did do the Christmas Story in June - but with a twist!

Feeding the Birds

We spent a little time outdoors today, feeding the birds,

and if this makes you think of:

birdseed,

breadcrumbs,

or sunflower seeds,

and if feeding by hand looks something like this:

and if you are picturing a quiet backyard ....

YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW MY BOYS THAT WELL!

This is Speedy, using his water-filled bird whistle to call the birds, so he can hand feed them the worm he has just dug out of his very own, 2-foot-deep mud hole!

LOL

The city has done it's spring clean-up down our street.  The old trees have all been trimmed, and the cut branches have been shredded.  They were too quick infront of our house, but we managed to sneak down the street and salvage some branches for Speedy's room.

He had a blast choosing different yarns, and then weaving them in and out of the branches.

The branches are now high above his loft bed, and I am sure that he will continue to add to them over the next few weeks.

This whole idea of posting a "work in progress" does not work well for me.  Why?  Because many of my "creations" are spur of the moment, I want it done NOW projects.  This one, for example, I saw a scarf at a thrift shop, brought it home, and decided last night that Seed could use a new dress. 

This dress is actually only half of the scarf, so maybe the "in process" can be what I do with the other half!!!  Matching pants/shorts/skirt, or maybe a bonnet?

(My not-so-willing model -- Yes, she did wear it today!)