Picture of the Week: October 7-13, 2008

Lots of fun this last week, but not too many pictures were taken. My rechargeable batteries are running out of life, and frequently need to be recharged after only a few shots. I hate having to recharge every day, and often forget to pull the batteries out of the charger and put them back in the camera… that or they just never make it to the charger again. I may need to simply invest in some new rechargeables. No one ever said they would last forever, and the fact that they’ve lasted for the past three years has surely saved us some money. Okay… onto the picture. Drum roll please…
I was making dinner the other night and looked out the window to find Lyssa riding in Alec’s police car, with Nick and Alec pushing her around the yard. Everyone was laughing and having so much fun that I couldn’t resist letting dinner burn so I could run out to grab a few shots. Watching the babies was hilarious; especially when Alec decided it was his turn and tried to climb in with Lyssa. She didn’t mind at all! She just laughed! Next thing I knew Alec was riding inside and Lyssa was giggling away, body surfing on the top as they drove around the yard with Nick. My two kiddos have so much fun with their dad sometimes. I love watching him play with them and enjoy them! I love that Lyssa is getting sturdy and able to rough and tumble a little bit more with the boys. This last week Nick came home and for the first time in her short life, she completely rejects me to go to Nick. (Don’t worry, I wasn’t offended.) She’s starting to figure out that he really is the more fun parent.
So this weeks post is a little late due to an Internet outage at our house the last 4 days. Yes friends, I’ve been disconnected from the world and I must admit I felt like Lyssa looks in the above photo... I’ve realized just how incredibly dependent I am on my technology… how do you read your e-mail? Check the weather? Check the latest election polls? Read the news? Keep up with your GoogleReader list of blogs? Find that recipe you’re dying to try or prepare your lesson for church? You may laugh, but it’s been an eye opening experience. I can only imagine how disconnected I would feel if my TV and cell phone were gone too! I can honestly say that I am thankful for the handy dandy technology that we so often take for granted.