Sepia Update

Here's our sepia collage of the past few weeks...

• Family Pictures at the Moonbow
• Riley discovering the full roll and now loving her belly
• Riley becoming a tongue-aholic
• An unexpected breakfast with Nana, Aunt Esther & Becca

"Moonbow": Silly or Not, It is Real!

provided by: unusualkentucky.blogspot.com

So I feel silly even saying "moonbow", like I've made up a childish word.  However, I am here to say it is a very real thing.  It is a rainbow but somehow caused by a full moon over Cumberland Falls.  Yes, this is the same waterfall I just posted pictures of a few weeks back.  We remembered a full moon was coming up so we went to the moonbow early this past week.  It wasn't quite as breath-taking as this picture I found on the internet, though it was pretty amazing. 

A few days before we went to see the moonbow, we visitied Cumberland Falls again during daylight and it was a whole new experience from our very first trip.  The water was clear, clean and the view was stunning.  I saw what all the craze was about.  Then we went to the moonbow, so peaceful and perfectly made by an architect in Heaven.  It was dark and quiet, all except the majestic roar of the falls, and perfectly accented with the sparkling stars.

I forgot a flashlight at home and the phones in the car, so we had to use the camera to guide our steps.  It was all a little uneven and sandy, thankfully Brenton carried the baby so I didn't have to worry about the safety of our child.

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What else is new, we are attending a small community church and I mean small.  It is a bit unorthodox, not your average Sunday service.  Yet, we have found a beautiful community of believers that is very intentional with those around them.  It is a reminder of beginning with making a difference in the everyday, and that sometimes change is just seeing one life changed.  The impact is far greater than one will ever know, as many of the planted seeds may never even be seen.  And the fact that it is a small community has made it impossible to keep from getting involved; what great accountability!

Riley is rolling and moving; now trying to figure out crawling, though I pressume she still has a while until she will get that down.  She is drooling and teething; often with random outburst from her aching gums, just waiting for the first tooth to peek out.  And she got her first lightening bug last night, one daddy gave her.  Sadly she decided to squish it rather than look at it.  I tried to save the booger but her grip on the bug got tighter and tighter with no luck.  Brenton thought it was all rather funny.  

Our Rolling Machine

While this video doesn't show justice, our little gal has gotten down the rolling business.  She can roll back to stomach and stomach to back now!

Cumberland Falls (Williamsburg, Kentucky)

 Thanks for the cool hiking gear, that was passed down from the Fralic family!

Memorial Day weekend, we took a trip to Cumberland Falls about a half hour from our place.  Here in Kentucky, it is compared to the great Niagra Falls. I do have to give credit to the fact that it is a huge waterfall and oh so powerful.  It is amazing how calm and quiet the river is just up to the heart pounding drop; truly one of the next biggest waterfall I have seen next to Niagra.  However, the brown water and the waterfall just did not quiet seem "Niagra"esque.  It is truly amazing that we have such beautiful scenery basically in our backyard.  Oh yes, and at night during a full moon, the falls apparently have a "moonbow".  That will have to be an adventure for later this summer!

We hiked for a few hours to another smaller falls were you see from the picture the water is a beautiful turquoise.  Brenton wanted to do the hike behind the falls but was limited with our little gal on his back.  Riley, she loved the adventure out but was ready to get home and out of the warm weather. 

I discovered that there are black bear here as well, not surprising considering we are still in the Appalachian mountians.  They are not talked about much here and it does not seem like they are really seen where we live but the national park where the falls were had signs alerting us of the natural habitat.  Our Asheville neighbors have sent, "Hellos" along with stories of a mama black bear and her cubs that are visiting the neighborhood these days. 

Lexi is loving summer and longingly gazes out at the pasture from our porch, as the heat has limited her activity this week.  The heat and the sun are welcomed, though a little draining as our air unit cannot keep up with the intensity of it.  Considering we are still in the mountains, I didn't expect such humid heat, though Williamsburg seems to have it every year, according to the locals.

I attempted to be a part of the community yard sale this past Saturday.  It was a failure as I had only made $0.75 by noon and had seen maybe two cars stop by.  Brenton got a kick out of it, at least.  By the end of the day I think I had accumulated about $18.  Enough to make up for the melted cupcakes I had made to sell and our recent Starbucks trip.  Had fun chatting with the neighbor ladies though and got a homemade doughnut from the local bakery, yummm!

And we finished our Saturday night having hamburgers with our worship pastor and his wife.  We are attending a small, small church of about 30 on Sunday mornings.  There are a great core of staff members that are bi-vocational and have been serving our Williamsburg community of mountain people for a little over 5 years.  (If you ever watched or read Christy, it would the be the modern day equivalent.  We live in a very poor and uneducated area.)  We are really enjoying the community of believers we have been meeting and have connected with a small group as well.

I will sign off until next time as get up to check on Lexi and watch the elegant evening sky turn purple.

Sweet, tired little Riley at the end of the day and energized Daddy ready for the next adventure!  "Wanna go again next weekend?"