loosening up

When we were at a friends house the kids kept asking if the girls could go out on the street and play and ride the bike. Finally I gave in one by one and let them each have a turn. We were sitting on the second floor so I just watched them through the window. this is house that makes me so nervous, none of the windows have bars and the roof they play on is a death trap for sure, and the stairs just to get down are crazy. So I figured them being outside one at a time riding the bike, might be the safest thing they did. Well you take your shoes off when you come in, so I reminded them to put them back on but if you look closely you can see Addie forgot. When I looked down and saw her riding with no shoes, on that oh so nasty street I thought I was going to be sick. The two boys you can see in the picture have shoes, but I don't think the other three in the picture do, lots of kids run around with no shoes, so I guess Addie wanted to fit in. I have had to relax about a lot of things and I just keep telling myself that the Father will protect, and I am so thankful that He has. Thats not to say we didn't have a little talk with Addie later about "forgetting"!

The girls did have fun on the bike and then later getting all dressed up in the national clothes, and no one had to go to the hospital so it was a good night.