Snapshots from a Sunday, vol. 11

Everything has beauty,

But not everyone sees it.

-Confucius

Michelle
Melbourne, Australia - 12 midnight AEST 
The love of Freedom and Faith.  

My mother-in-law Therese and Winnie, sharing a hug before heading home (yes, it's way past our bed time!) after celebrating Australia Day - our national holiday marking the wonderful country we live in and our freedom fought by those before us.  My prayer is that when Winnie is the grandparent,and we are not in the photo for Australia Day, our family is still praising God for their freedom and faith!

Micaela @ California to Korea
Waegwan, South Korea - between 1 and 2 a.m. EST
Clockwise from top left: 1) Zeke trying the tiny toilet: less than thrilled, but about to be much much sadder.  2) Gianna racing to head back up the sledding hill.  3) Aliya and Gabriel doing the same. 4) Ezekiel, again.  Poor, poor Ezekiel detests the cold.  Normally I am opposed to photos of crying kids because I find them... well, sad.  But this is what he did the whole time the other kids sledded.  Also, please note the extremely hot outdoor fireplace in the background.  Koreans do not, apparently, concern themselves with personal injury lawsuits.

Charlotte @ To Count the Stars
Wesley Mission Church - Cape Town, South Africa - 2 a.m. EST/ 9 a.m. SAST
Preparations 

Meghan @ Tuesday's Adventures
Uppsala, Sweden - between 3 and 4 a.m., EST
Making the Coffee

Adrienne @ Love in the Village

Lancashire, England - between 4 and 5 a.m. EST
A post-Mass snack of a scotch egg.

Cari @ Clan Donaldson
West Simsbury, Connectict - 5:15 a.m., EST
My wakeup call has cold feet and unreasonable demands for breakfast.

Tina @ My Priceless Fishers
between 6 and 7 a.m., EST
Old Yeller- my early morning companion

Amy @ So Many Things to Love
New Brunswick, Canada - between 7 and 8 a.m., EST
Teething, sick, grouchy, but cute.

Tracy @ Making the Trek
between 8 and 9 a.m., EST
It’s actually about 10 minutes before 2/3rds of us leave for Mass to get our French horn player there on time to warm up.  The other 1/3 come later.  There’s a little diva at the table enjoying a leisurely breakfast after her shower, one tweeny girl ready to go playing Minecraft and a teenager (who comes later with Dad) eating an apple, part 2 of breakfast).

Kendra @ The Nerdy Wife
Raleigh, North Carolina - 8:58 a.m.
Morning Mama-and-Henry playtime.  We wanted to play on the bed, but sleepy Daddy kicked us out.

Colleen @ Martin Family Moments
Massachusetts - 9:23 a.m., EST
Setting up for class.

Rachael @ Non-Domestic Mama
Texas - 9:45ish a.m.
Breakfast

 Mary Kate @ Why Yes, I AM Crazy, Thank You for Asking
Elmwood Park, Illinois - between 10 and 10:30 a.m. EST
The remnants of a very late brunch, which is what happens when you attend the Saturday night vigil and then stay out waaaaaaay too late with good friends!

Natalie @ Between the Bobseins
Ohio - 10:55 a.m., EST
The backseat of my Suburban.  Nope, I didn't forget the kids.  It was just my weekly outing to do the grocery shopping.  Klayt wonders why it takes me three hours to shop and I will never tell him the real answer is because I can get away with three hours.

Amanda @ Simple Hidden Life
Michigan - exactly 11:00 a.m. EST
Juuuuust about to pull into the church parking lot for *ahem* 11:00 Mass

Bonnie @ A Knotted Life
Central Illinois - between 11:30 and noon, EST
Shortly after the room was a royal mess, Bennet was wearing only the bottom half of a size 18 mo. lion costume, and Lydia was in tears.

Snarky McGee @ Snarky's Op-Ed
Iowa - noon
The ice storm as it hit our part of Iowa.  As is usually the case in our neck of the woods it wasn't as eventful as predicted.

Mary @ Better Than Eden
Western New York - between 12:30 and 1p.m.
The Calm Before the Post Naptime Storm

Francine @ Beautiful, Sweet Life
Iowa - 1:12 p.m.
Warming up in icy Iowa with some homemade salsa.

Lotus @ Horses and Whales
West Simsbury, Connecticut - 1:40 p.m.
Cuddlebug

Sarah @ With A Hopeful Heart
Minnesota Tundra - between 1:30 and 2 p.m.
"Arctic Explorer" (and no, that's not blue on my GIRL, that's periwinkle, thank you very much)

Dwija @ House Unseen
Southwest Michigan - 2:24 p.m.
It's the most...horrible time...of the yeeeeeeeear!

Sarah
Maine - 3:50 p.m.
My almost 3-year old twin astronauts coloring.

Ana @ Time Flies When You're Having Babies
South Bend, Indiana - 4:00 p.m. sharp
Nothing like a Sunday afternoon jam sesh and dance party to Dave Matthews Band with Daddy.  That's how we roll.

Emily @ Glitter Rainbow Happiness Land
Wenatchee, Washington - between 4:30 and 5 p.m.
I asked Gwen (who's in this pic) what she would say about this picture and she said, "Um, I love you."

Lisa @ The Education of Mrs. Swanson
Memphis, Tennessee - between 5 and 5:30 p.m.
"Eet's (the Little) on my bike," captioned the three year old about his photo.

Lexi @ Lexi's Sunflower House
Forest Park - St. Louis, Missouri - 5:45 p.m.
Oh boy!  It's duck season again!

Jessica @ Housewifespice
Illinois - 6:15 p.m.
Sunday roast chicken dinner.  I made none of it.  From left to right: Peter, Lucy, Baby J, the Chef, Edmund, Susan

Poppy @ My Big Fat Green Life
Richards household - South Lyon, Michigan - 6:58 p.m.
We'll call this "multitasking".

Kelly @ This Ain't the Lyceum
Between Lancaster, Pennsylvania and New Jersey - between 7 and 7:30 p.m.
I generously offered to drive only to realize 5 minutes into the drive that I was supposed to take a picture...NOW. Tony was like, "Do you want to pull over and switch drivers or have me take the photo?" And I was all, "NO! I MUST DO EVERYTHING MYSELF!"
Viola, my photo of the road home a la 'Lost Highway / David Lynch'.

Stacy @ Catholic and Crunchy
Our cozy living room - 7:37 p.m.
Attempting board game night with hubby, with interference from the cat.

Jen @ ::Meditatio::
near Sacramento California - 5:03 PST/ 8:03 p.m. EST
Staging my giveaway items for Forty to Forever

EML @ Barefoot and Sometimes Pregnant
Central Virginia - 8:37 p.m.
The birthday girl spent the first part of the day with a fever, but was able to open some gifts and eat b-day dessert before passing out for the night.

Christy @ Fountains of Home
Alberta, Canada - 9:20 p.m. EST/ 7:20 p.m. MST
Full blown bedtime meltdown.

Cassandra @ Keep On the Sunny Side
Northern California - sometime between 11 and midnight, EST
The kids were in bed, the fire was burning, and I was furiously knitting my scarf while watching Downton Abbey waiting for those two to finally, finally get together.

Bobbi @ Revolution of Love
Monterey Peninsula, California - between 11:30 and midnight, EST
I was nit picking.  Don't be jealous.


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Again, thank you all so much for contributing.  If you haven't sent me your picture yet, I can stick it in the lineup when you get a chance to get it to me.