The Seven of Us

Isaac's 8th birthday was on August 23.  This year Isaac reminded me that he'd never had a "friend" party, so we invited a few of his friends to come play and spend the night. I made several pizzas, but first the boys played awhile. Here's "fearless Corbin" giving the slip-n-slide a workout. Isaac with his friends Jacob and Owen, and his brother, Fearless Corbin. The birthday boy, Surfin' the Slip-n-Slide. (That's Isaac's dog, Jess, his birthday present from last year.) Isaac was baptized on Aug. 27th.  His baptism was quiet, and none of our family could come, but he didn't mind.  All of his brothers and sisters were able to participate in the program, which was fun.  Isaac is a special son and we're happy to have him in our family. Happy Birthday, Ike!

I should be working on the 3 posts I've begun.  But I'm not. Here's what I'm thinking about: *Kids and parents.  I had a phone call this morning:  a parent wanting to discuss and keep tabs on their daughter. Isn't that the best?  Know what I learned?  1) Parenting a teenage daughter is difficult. (I say "daughter" because my teenage son is easier to parent than my daughters.  Age? Maybe.  Personality? Undoubtedly.)  Anyway, I love hearing from parents about their kids.  Lets me know how much they care and how hard they're trying to do what's right.  I wonder if Heavenly Father feels that way;   He obviously works a lot harder at parenting than we can conceptualize, and, like our teenagers, sometimes we fail to even acknowledge His efforts, or thank Him. *Abuse.  Collyn Ray's song says,  "I think about you, eight years old, big blue eyes and a heart of gold, when I look at this world, I think about you, and ...