Riaan's Lego Moria Scene...

Riaan built this amazing scene from The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring recently. It depicts the Fellowship as they run along the towering staircases in Moria, deep under the Misty Mountains - and Aragorn and Frodo get stranded on a tottering section of the stairs. He completed the scene with orcs down below. Wonderful creativity!

Legolas fires off a shot.

Riaan even added a hinge so that the section could tip forward!

Bench Swing...

We brought Candace's grandpa's porch swing (that he made himself) with us from Indiana to Michigan a couple of years ago. We had been unable to hang it until now - as its stand was rusting in Indiana. It fits perfectly if we take down the children's swings on the new playset!

Eliza applied a black and white filter while she was taking photos. :)

Luna Moth Caterpillar...

We came across this bizarre-looking caterpillar in our back garden last month. After some quick research, we discovered that it is the luna moth caterpillar. It's amazing to see all the things that we can find in a small area in a city!

Another view of the caterpillar. Look at that interesting head!

Pretty Princess...

Another beautiful artwork courtesy of our middle child. :)