Wednesday, June 6, 2012
motto of a 7 month old
Friday, May 18, 2012
sunshine
"From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised!" Psalm 113:3
Monday, May 14, 2012
which would YOU choose?
No, not the essence of health, but classic American nonetheless. Each with a distinct flavor. We all have picked our favorite one...which is yours? Oh, and do you dunk? We don't! I just don't do soggy!
FYI: Traditional-2, Golden-3 are the votes here.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
I scream, you scream....
...we all scream for ice cream!
I think perhaps he enjoyed it.
What do you think?
I think perhaps he enjoyed it.
What do you think?
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Twosday
Yesterday morning G. drew this picture of the two of us. When she first showed it to me, I was only a stick figure. She informed me that she was waiting for me to get dressed first so she could draw my clothes! Hee hee, guess it was time to get out of my jammies! She did a great job depicting our outfits for the day. The picture's title: TOOWSDAY ON A WOCK. See, it was Tuesday, and we were taking a walk in the grass! Love it!
Later I found this note for her Daddy. She told me what it said, then put it on his pillow so he'd find it.
Translation: Tuesday Dad is staying or not I just don't know. Well I don't know if Dad is staying home.
Eric's work schedule has been a little whacky, so I guess she was trying to figure out if he was going in or not! Gotta love the way she spelled 'Twosday'! I can just see the wheels turning in her brain......"I know how to spell 'two' and I know how to spell 'day'...."
When he did find the note, I'm pretty sure he turned to mush inside....
And this is just because......because she's too darn cute!
Later I found this note for her Daddy. She told me what it said, then put it on his pillow so he'd find it.
Translation: Tuesday Dad is staying or not I just don't know. Well I don't know if Dad is staying home.
Eric's work schedule has been a little whacky, so I guess she was trying to figure out if he was going in or not! Gotta love the way she spelled 'Twosday'! I can just see the wheels turning in her brain......"I know how to spell 'two' and I know how to spell 'day'...."
When he did find the note, I'm pretty sure he turned to mush inside....
And this is just because......because she's too darn cute!
Monday, May 7, 2012
m.i.a.
Yep, that's me...missing in action. No, I didn't forget I had a blog. Sometimes I tried, but it was always there in the back of my mind begging for attention.
Let's see, I'll try to just give a quick summary of life since I last posted and *hope* to keep up better.
Life is busy now, but who's life isn't, right? Busy, but blessed...so very, very blessed!
September and October were busy preparing for the arrival of the babe. She made her grand arrival on Oct 28th...due date, no less! Baby L. weighing in at 6lbs 12oz. Just perfect! We had a planned home birth and it was an amazing experience...we loved it! My parents blessed us by taking care of the older three children for 2 weeks! It was almost like having a first baby again, just 3 of us.
November was filled with visitors, recovery, adjusting to 4 children, and getting back into the swing of school again. The day after Thanksgiving was a fun, family workday at my parents' house to tear out their landscaping. After 40+ years it was time to get a new look! The new landscaping just went in last week and it looks great!
December brought a visit from Eric's parents. It was great to see them again and so fun to show off our new sweetheart :)
December also brought my Dad's 70th birthday! Wow! We've been blessed to have him...to be given a godly heritage.
The day after his birthday, my brother and his family were in a car accident. They were t-boned by someone who ran a stop sign. My brother is still recovering from a bad concussion/traumatic brain injury. Life has changed dramatically for them as a family. He is not able to work and is going to therapy multiple times per week. We continually pray for healing. God is faithful. God is good. All the time. We cling to that in the midst of the on-going trial.
Then there was Christmas, R.'s 11th birthday, and New Years.
January brought most of our family Christmas get-togethers and a super fun visit from Eric's sister Cyndi from California! She hadn't been out here since our wedding! We thoroughly enjoyed the time we had with her and hope it can happen again!
February brought I.'s 9th birthday. Seriously, where does the time go?!
March is typically my least favorite month due to the weather we experience here. It usually can't decide whether it wants to be winter or spring. This year was different. The weather was absolutely gorgeous! I was giddy at the sight of my tulips and daffodils popping up. I just planted the bulbs last fall while I was hugely pregnant, so it was especially exciting to see them this spring! (disclaimer: I planted some of the bulbs....my dear husband did most of the work!) Photographing flowers/nature is one of my favorite things to do!
April brought one of my favorite days of the year.....Resurrection Sunday! He's ALIVE forevermore! And we had a good family photo op at my brother's house after services.
It also brought Eric's birthday, a broken arm for R., a weekend getaway to the Homeschool Convention, and the end of April/first week of May brought the end of our 2011-2012 school year! Hallelujah! I'm happy to report that we survived!
And during all this time, baby L. just grew.....
....and grew....
...and grew!!!
I can't believe she's already 6 months old!
The weeks ahead hold a piano recital, bridal shower for my niece, and the World A'Fair. Then next month will be the wedding and swimming lessons.....and it just keeps on.
Summer will fly by and before we know it, August will arrive and it'll be time to start school again.....Nooooooooo! I refuse to look that far ahead! I want to live in the moment and enjoy each day. Each hour, each minute, each breath....all gifts....gifts from God!
Let's see, I'll try to just give a quick summary of life since I last posted and *hope* to keep up better.
Life is busy now, but who's life isn't, right? Busy, but blessed...so very, very blessed!
September and October were busy preparing for the arrival of the babe. She made her grand arrival on Oct 28th...due date, no less! Baby L. weighing in at 6lbs 12oz. Just perfect! We had a planned home birth and it was an amazing experience...we loved it! My parents blessed us by taking care of the older three children for 2 weeks! It was almost like having a first baby again, just 3 of us.
December brought a visit from Eric's parents. It was great to see them again and so fun to show off our new sweetheart :)
December also brought my Dad's 70th birthday! Wow! We've been blessed to have him...to be given a godly heritage.
The day after his birthday, my brother and his family were in a car accident. They were t-boned by someone who ran a stop sign. My brother is still recovering from a bad concussion/traumatic brain injury. Life has changed dramatically for them as a family. He is not able to work and is going to therapy multiple times per week. We continually pray for healing. God is faithful. God is good. All the time. We cling to that in the midst of the on-going trial.
Then there was Christmas, R.'s 11th birthday, and New Years.
January brought most of our family Christmas get-togethers and a super fun visit from Eric's sister Cyndi from California! She hadn't been out here since our wedding! We thoroughly enjoyed the time we had with her and hope it can happen again!
February brought I.'s 9th birthday. Seriously, where does the time go?!
March is typically my least favorite month due to the weather we experience here. It usually can't decide whether it wants to be winter or spring. This year was different. The weather was absolutely gorgeous! I was giddy at the sight of my tulips and daffodils popping up. I just planted the bulbs last fall while I was hugely pregnant, so it was especially exciting to see them this spring! (disclaimer: I planted some of the bulbs....my dear husband did most of the work!) Photographing flowers/nature is one of my favorite things to do!
April brought one of my favorite days of the year.....Resurrection Sunday! He's ALIVE forevermore! And we had a good family photo op at my brother's house after services.
It also brought Eric's birthday, a broken arm for R., a weekend getaway to the Homeschool Convention, and the end of April/first week of May brought the end of our 2011-2012 school year! Hallelujah! I'm happy to report that we survived!
And during all this time, baby L. just grew.....
...and grew!!!
I can't believe she's already 6 months old!
The weeks ahead hold a piano recital, bridal shower for my niece, and the World A'Fair. Then next month will be the wedding and swimming lessons.....and it just keeps on.
Summer will fly by and before we know it, August will arrive and it'll be time to start school again.....Nooooooooo! I refuse to look that far ahead! I want to live in the moment and enjoy each day. Each hour, each minute, each breath....all gifts....gifts from God!
Friday, August 12, 2011
summer catch-up
Summer has left us, in a sense....we started school last week, on August 1st. Here are some of the things that kept us busy....
Fresh peaches from Virginia! Oh, they were heavenly!
Trying new recipes, and loving them! This is called Quinoa Taco Salad and you can get the recipe here
Snagging a sweet table that needed a drawer from a friend....and promptly insisting on a drawer getting made by my dear husband :) He did a great job! Sorry for the wonky picture though...
Losing the first tooth (teeth)! Her permanent ones were already in behind them, so it was high time for those baby teeth to come out!
'Tea parties' for lunch. I am such a bad mom.....I bucked doing this for a long time...had a bad attitude about it. But little Miss G. kept begging and once I decided to do it, I enjoyed doing it for the kids! I'll have to remember to do it again :)
And the latest....splurging (please forgive us, Dave Ramsey!) on a DSLR camera! It has been very intimidating to say the least, but I'm getting a few things figured out! While the kids do their school work, I tell them I'm doing mine....reading tips and tricks of photography like this series. Sorry, I can't take credit for the picture below...Eric took it! Our Rose of Sharon bush is LOADED with blooms.
And that's not all......
A certain little girlie turned 6 and we surprised the kids with a fun day trip before school started, but those deserve their OWN blog posts!
The Lord has blessed us with so much......our hearts and lives are full!
Fresh peaches from Virginia! Oh, they were heavenly!
Trying new recipes, and loving them! This is called Quinoa Taco Salad and you can get the recipe here
Snagging a sweet table that needed a drawer from a friend....and promptly insisting on a drawer getting made by my dear husband :) He did a great job! Sorry for the wonky picture though...
Losing the first tooth (teeth)! Her permanent ones were already in behind them, so it was high time for those baby teeth to come out!
'Tea parties' for lunch. I am such a bad mom.....I bucked doing this for a long time...had a bad attitude about it. But little Miss G. kept begging and once I decided to do it, I enjoyed doing it for the kids! I'll have to remember to do it again :)
And the latest....splurging (please forgive us, Dave Ramsey!) on a DSLR camera! It has been very intimidating to say the least, but I'm getting a few things figured out! While the kids do their school work, I tell them I'm doing mine....reading tips and tricks of photography like this series. Sorry, I can't take credit for the picture below...Eric took it! Our Rose of Sharon bush is LOADED with blooms.
And that's not all......
A certain little girlie turned 6 and we surprised the kids with a fun day trip before school started, but those deserve their OWN blog posts!
The Lord has blessed us with so much......our hearts and lives are full!
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