Ever After

I went to the Gray berns fun run. I ran a 5 k.  Dad did that to. And I saw my techr .I felt tird aftr that. Not my hol famly did this. this was satrday (October 28, 2006). my time was 45 minis and 43.25 sekins.  by Ariana  

Have you ever met someone and immediately known that there’s something extra special about them . . . something so divinely good that just being in their presence helps confirm your belief in angels?  I have–Yunhi Nesmith. To me, Yunhi is a perfect example of FAITH, HOPE and especially CHARITY. “Charity suffereth long, and is [...]

I was so excited to receive this voicemail from my mom yesterday: [audio:http://tolberts.org/lori/Audio/Mom Texas Message.mp3] Using frequent flyer points, she was able to book an award ticket for the day after Thanksgiving.  She’ll accompany us to historic downtown Granbury for their annual day-after-Thanksgiving Country Christmas Celebration: Lighted float parade, holiday carol sing-a-long, candle lighting, and [...]

Guppy . . . Gupster . . . Guppy girl.  This nickname was given to Ariana a couple of summers ago when we (and she) discovered that she really liked swimming and was actually quite good at it.  But it was not always so . . . “You’re going to drown me!  You’re going to [...]

. . . of Vivi’s first word. (Click PLAY button below to hear). [audio:http://tolberts.org/lori/Audio/101606MaMa.mp3] My 7 months of coaching has FINALLY paid off! : )

Conversation with 6-year-old Ariana last week on our way home from school . . . Ariana: “Mom, do you know what ‘photo spores’ are?” Lori: “Uh . . . no.” Ariana: “I’ll give you a clue: They are responsible for an organism’s bioluminescence.  Do you know what ‘bioluminescence’ is?” Mom: “Uh . . . no.” [...]

Highlights from last week’s fabulous Southern California vacation . . . Attending Eva’s baptism and Logan’s baby blessing Spending time with Gran, Uncle Matthew, Aunt Eva, Dilon and Logan Sea World (Because Ariana is studying about the ocean at school). Ariana and Bryan sitting in the SOAK ZONE. (They don’t call it the “soak zone” [...]