Caleb is 9.

Caleb turned nine on April 30th. It now is easier to say the ages of the kids again. 15, 11,10,9, 6,5,4. Mostly right in a row. He was quite jolly on his birthday. We had AWANA at church so we brought cupcakes and ice-cream to the dinner before so we did have sort of a celebration. It was also store night where the kids spent the money they earned for memorizing bible verses and doing other things. I had 4 shoppers this year so that means 4 bags of stuff to come home. They did pretty good and didn't get too much clutter. Much of it was disposable type things. I was so encouraged by their thoughtfulness for each other. Since it was Caleb's b-day he got several things from siblings but all 4 kids bought something for little sis Moriah. She loves her pink bat Caleb got her, named "Pinky".

My pear trees, blueberries, strawberries and some seeds came yesterday but it is drizzly today so I will have to wait to plant until maybe Sunday or Monday. I went out yesterday and bent over some, cleaning up asparagus and didn't feel so good after so I'll probably be doing lots of directing. I hope it works! I hate to see the gardens go without my attention this summer. Can you believe we went from three different snowstorms to needing to mow the lawn this week? Have a great weekend. I don't have much exciting to share but check out A Journey Together (linked on my blog). They are in Ethiopia picking up their new little girl. It is very beautiful to see the pictures. I can say "I know them!" Very exciting.