Every single morning the following scene plays out:
Walking into the girls' room...
Me: Good morning Angels, how did you sleep?
Jaz: Goot!
Me: Good! Did you have any dreams?
Jaz: YAH!!
Me: What did you dream about?
Jaz: Baby Jesus!
Me: Baby Jesus?! That's wonderful!!!
Sophia, sad face: I have bad dreams.
Me: You had bad dreams?? Oh no! What were your bad dreams about?
Sophia: NOT about baby Jesus.
Every morning.
Without fail.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Monday, November 01, 2010
Shout Out
This one's for you, Jared.
I had a prior commitment on Sunday evening this week (Halloween night), and I missed part of our girls' first time trick-or-treating (I was able to join them later). As I drove away in one direction, and watched Cinderella, Tink, and Blacktooth pile into the van with Yanni, I lost it. I cried hard. I hated missing this. And it was just Halloween. Not that important, but I wanted to be there. I wanted to see their shining faces, and hear their shouts of delight.
Driving away and missing it because I was honoring my commitment was difficult and I only got through it with tears.
This is what Jared does every day. He goes to work nine hours a day, five days a week, knowing full well that he is going to miss a whole heap of "firsts." And yet I have never once heard the words "It's not fair" fall from his lips. I have heard the way his heart aches over missing these treasured moments, but I have never once even detected an attitude of resentment. Every time he leaves this house, he honors the commitment he made to provide for this family. Every time he walks out the door, he ensures us of the extreme love bound up in his heart for all of us. Every time, he knows he will miss something amazing, but he sacrifices the joy I get to experience daily, to provide for our needs.
Jared, you are quite a man. Thank you for sacrificing so much for the sake of your family. It does not go unnoticed or unappreciated. You are a hard worker, wonderful husband, and amazing daddy. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I love you.
I had a prior commitment on Sunday evening this week (Halloween night), and I missed part of our girls' first time trick-or-treating (I was able to join them later). As I drove away in one direction, and watched Cinderella, Tink, and Blacktooth pile into the van with Yanni, I lost it. I cried hard. I hated missing this. And it was just Halloween. Not that important, but I wanted to be there. I wanted to see their shining faces, and hear their shouts of delight.
Driving away and missing it because I was honoring my commitment was difficult and I only got through it with tears.
This is what Jared does every day. He goes to work nine hours a day, five days a week, knowing full well that he is going to miss a whole heap of "firsts." And yet I have never once heard the words "It's not fair" fall from his lips. I have heard the way his heart aches over missing these treasured moments, but I have never once even detected an attitude of resentment. Every time he leaves this house, he honors the commitment he made to provide for this family. Every time he walks out the door, he ensures us of the extreme love bound up in his heart for all of us. Every time, he knows he will miss something amazing, but he sacrifices the joy I get to experience daily, to provide for our needs.
Jared, you are quite a man. Thank you for sacrificing so much for the sake of your family. It does not go unnoticed or unappreciated. You are a hard worker, wonderful husband, and amazing daddy. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I love you.
Happy Halloween!
BEST Halloween yet...
Pirate
Arrr!
Cinderella
Tink
Pirate
Arrr!
Our princesses ready to go!
First up, trick-or-treating with the cousin Emma!
Next, over to hang at Minnie Mouse's house!
Next, over to hang at Minnie Mouse's house!
We spent the evening with Baboo, Uncle Tom, Josh, Shinae and Phoebe!
Yanni (obviously) and his pirate baby
Yanni, Yanni's wife (obviously), and their pirate baby
Yanni, Yanni's wife (obviously), and their pirate baby
YARRR!
Sophia RAN from house to house, exclaiming after each one "Oh Mama! This is SO FUN!"
Sophia RAN from house to house, exclaiming after each one "Oh Mama! This is SO FUN!"
Stopping to inspect the potentially dangerous pumpkin
Ding dong!
Best Halloween ever!
What a perfect little pixie
Going through the loot
Thursday, October 28, 2010
7 Months
My little man is going to be 7 months old on Halloween. He is seriously a little man, not a baby anymore (seriously, just LOOK at him!) He never stops moving and always has a ready smile. We're best buds. :)
He just decided one day last week that sitting around was waaaay overrated. So he moved... and hasn't stopped since.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Heaven
Sophia: Mama, where is He (God)?
Me: He is with us all the time. We can't see Him, but He is always here with us. We will go be with Him in Heaven when we die. And you know what? Grandma Jan, Daddy's mama, is living with Jesus in Heaven right now! We can see both of them when we go to heaven!
S: Where is it? We go dare?
Me: We can't go there right now, but after we are done living this life, we can live with Jesus in Heaven if we love Him with all our heart.
S: But we go dare?
Me: We can't go there now, Honey, but we do have to go in the car. Let's get our shoes on.
[Later... in the car]
S: Where we goin, Mama?
Me: We're going to JoAnn's (fabrics)
S (squeals): YAAAAY!! YAAAY!! We gonna see Grandma Jan and Jesus!!
Sometimes Mama confuses JoAnn's with Heaven too.
Me: He is with us all the time. We can't see Him, but He is always here with us. We will go be with Him in Heaven when we die. And you know what? Grandma Jan, Daddy's mama, is living with Jesus in Heaven right now! We can see both of them when we go to heaven!
S: Where is it? We go dare?
Me: We can't go there right now, but after we are done living this life, we can live with Jesus in Heaven if we love Him with all our heart.
S: But we go dare?
Me: We can't go there now, Honey, but we do have to go in the car. Let's get our shoes on.
[Later... in the car]
S: Where we goin, Mama?
Me: We're going to JoAnn's (fabrics)
S (squeals): YAAAAY!! YAAAY!! We gonna see Grandma Jan and Jesus!!
Sometimes Mama confuses JoAnn's with Heaven too.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Life as a Mom
Sophia's favorite thing to do these days is care for her new twins, Soren and Freya, "just like Auntie Ariel."
This morning was a busy one caring for the twins. First, they needed a nap...
After she put the twins down for a nap, she walked straight to the kitchen, got my pump bottles, hooked them up, climbed up in the rocking chair, and informed us that she was pumping milk for the babies...
She asked me to pour the milk she pumped into a bottle for the twins, because it was time for them to eat.
She asked me to pour the milk she pumped into a bottle for the twins, because it was time for them to eat.
She got them up from their nap, laid them on the couch, and took turns feeding them.
The twins were both very happy after eating. (See?) She proclaimed "See Mama!?? They like it!"
Bewfull
Sophia: Mommy! No dance!
Me: Why not?
Sophia: Eecuz it's not so bewful.
Me: God thinks it is. He always thinks its beautiful when Mama dances, even if you don't. It is not very kind to tell someone that they are not beautiful, Honey. Can you please say sorry to Mama for saying I'm not beautiful?
Sophia (completely serious): Sorry you're not bewful Mama.
Me: Why not?
Sophia: Eecuz it's not so bewful.
Me: God thinks it is. He always thinks its beautiful when Mama dances, even if you don't. It is not very kind to tell someone that they are not beautiful, Honey. Can you please say sorry to Mama for saying I'm not beautiful?
Sophia (completely serious): Sorry you're not bewful Mama.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Soren and Freya
Welcome precious little ones!
Congratulations Ben and Ariel!
We love your new family of FIVE!!
BEAUTIFUL.Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Clean Up!
Oddly, my children don't like to clean up. (Shocking, I know.) So I made up a song to sing while we're cleaning, in hopes it would make it a trifle more enjoyable. Sophia's version is even better than mine...
Monday, October 11, 2010
Happy Birthday, Beautiful Jazlyn!
My precious girly-bug, Jazi, turned TWO on October 7th. She is such a rascal, and always keeps us on our toes. She is vibrant and energetic, and we love her vivaciousness. She is always going, always moving, always discovering new things. She is affectionate and cuddly at times, and loves playing with (i.e. tormenting) her big sister.
When asked what they wanted for their special birthday dinner from Papa, they both agreed on McNuggets. So Papa bought about 50 nuggets from McD's for dinner. When asked what they wanted for birthday dessert, they shouted "Canny! Canny! Canny!" So this is what we came up with...
Birthday Sisters. It makes me happy to think that there will be years and years of pictures just like this one. :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER!!!
Princess Jazlyn and her faithful friend Tinkerbell
Princess sisters
When asked what they wanted for their special birthday dinner from Papa, they both agreed on McNuggets. So Papa bought about 50 nuggets from McD's for dinner. When asked what they wanted for birthday dessert, they shouted "Canny! Canny! Canny!" So this is what we came up with...
Birthday Sisters. It makes me happy to think that there will be years and years of pictures just like this one. :)
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Goin' to the Chapel...
I'M GONNA BE A SISTER... AGAIN!!!
Nate and Sarena go engaged this past weekend!!
Welcome to the family Sarena! We love you already and look forward to many, many years of making memories with you. You crashed into all of our lives so quickly, and we all fell in love with you just as quickly. I am thrilled that I get to call you not only "sister-in-Christ," but now also just "Sister."
WOOT! WOOT!
Welcome to the family Sarena! We love you already and look forward to many, many years of making memories with you. You crashed into all of our lives so quickly, and we all fell in love with you just as quickly. I am thrilled that I get to call you not only "sister-in-Christ," but now also just "Sister."
WOOT! WOOT!
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