Little Lambs

Anna found what she thought was all of her lambs that she has been collecting and decided she wanted to take a picture. After picture time I know we found about five more in her bedroom. Here is the picture.

The Influence of Michael Jackson

As a child growing up in the in the late 80's it was hard to avoid the influence of Michael Jackson. The photo to the left gives a glimpse into the influence that he had on the Rushing boys. We were very much into the pop icon. We had photos on the wall, all the right clothes, and even a glitter glove. After class today, I came to my apartment to watch the Nightly News and, as you can guess, it was filled with images from the Jackson Memorial Service. While I am no longer enamored with Jackson, it was sad to see an image that reminds me of my childhood gone. The news clip that really made me sad was that of Jackson's daughter speaking a few emotional words about her father. This reminded me that regardless of all the controversy that surrounded Jackson through the years, there is a little 11 year-old girl that will not have the influence of her father as she grows up. It has only been a few years since my dad passed away and hearing and seeing the pain on that little girls face reminded me of the pain of that day in May 2007 when I had to say goodbye to my own father. It was also hard to see the pain of Jackson's daughter without causing me to miss my own family while I am in Texas. It makes me appreciate everyday that I get to spend with my family. My prayer is that I will be a Godly influence for them.

Fireworks

For the fourth of July the girls got sparklers and snaps. Isabelle refused to hold the sparklers but Anna was brave enough to hold them. They did however go through about four boxes of the snaps. It was no Uncle Charlie show, but the girls had a good time.

Bad Birthday Presents

For Isabelle's birthday present she asked for a craft kit. So, after me standing in the craft aisle and deciding what I had the patience to help with and what she could do on her own, I decided to get her one of those little mini staplers. I didn't think it was even big enough to get her finger in. Well about two days into the crafts, she stapled her finger and decided that she wasn't going to staple anything ever again and that she never wanted to play with her craft kit again. I think she is finally over it, but for a while I thought we had come upon the worst birthday present in the world.

Chickens!

Today, Uncle Wicky caught a chick in his front yard and brought it down for the girls to pet. After the girls got over the shock of there being a live animal in the house they agreed to pet the chick with Wicky holding it. For those of you that don't know, my girls don't like animals at all. They are a couple of chickens themselves (hense the title of the post).