God's gifts 702-712

702. Farmer's Market season!

703. Taking a wrestling break with the kids

704. Abel tapping gently at the piano while humming "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" -- sure seemed like he was trying to teach himself how to play it
705. Play dough time
706. Abel cracking himself up by flinging the farmer out of bed
707. Abel putting stray rocks back in people's yards, when I told him that rocks needed to stay with their friends

708. Adrianna having Jenny in her "secret club"
709. Giggles on the couch
710. Abel's phone obsession
711. Adrianna enjoying one of her toys from long ago

712. Scott playing the "Beezul" game with Abel while I read with Adrianna (Beezul is a name that Scott made up, and Abel loves to say)

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