God's gifts 328-347

From yesterday...

Luke 19:39-40 And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”   
But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”


328. Watching cave swallows float and drift through the air currents at the cave's entrance
329. Adrianna's delight in experiencing a cave for the first time
330. Adrianna's captivation at listening to the audio guide about the cave, and recalling the details for us later: "Oh, I heard about that part, it said that..."
331. Scott carrying Adrianna while she was listening to the audio guide, because he enjoyed the cuddle time with her
332. Marveling at God's beauty beneath the earth, where people did not even see it for hundreds of years



333. Abel humming "Jingle Bells" while riding on my dad's back through the cave















334. Adrianna describing one of the cave formations as "pieces of broccoli"











335. Adrianna taking her job seriously to become a "Junior Ranger"














336. A 50-cent ride shared by two cuties
And from today...

337. Adrianna saying, "I felt something squishy, and then I found out that it was Abel."
338. Learning names and uses for desert plants
339. Discovering a javelina 
 339. Abel carrying his water cup around like a teddy bear
340. The aroma of the desert
341. Watching prairie dogs
 342. Adrianna creating words out of WikiStix
 343. Abel coloring with markers, and calling every color purple
344. A rest stop on the side of the road, where Grandma Debbie took Adrianna on an adventure to stand on a rock
345. Realizing that the restaurant we planned to eat at was closed, and then driving by a Schlotzsky's, and all four of us adults yelling, "Schlotzsky's!" and instantly realizing what we wanted for dinner
346. Abel wanting to give "ugs" to all of us sitting near him while eating dinner







347. Abel trying his first lemon

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