Play ball! Joel, Happy 3rd Birthday! You are definitely getting an attitude these days, but still have your gentle loving ways as well…snuggling, randomly saying “I like you” or “I love you” and giving me a shoulder pat or hug, singing soft or loud at bedtime, meal times or anytime…always singing and rockin’ out on [...]
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DIAPERS that is!!!! …. Until the next comes in July (6th to be exact…my dad’s birthday:) BUT, until then I am very grateful to be done with the diapers for a time…and the expense that comes with them!!! Joel decided he wanted to go pee in the potty like his brother and sisters…then finally #2 [...]
Go HERE to listen to us attempting to sing/play “Drummer Boy” this Christmas at church. Otherwise here are some pics I found that would be fun to share. An early Christmas with Jen and Adrian. Check out Selah’s shocked face when she sees Daddy’s HUGE gun from his bro. Essie said, “I am NOT playing [...]
Joel just learned how to make smiley faces I think if you click on one it will do a slide show or something. I had fun taking the pics this time..still trying to figure out lighting techniques though…
After months of struggling to get Selah to brush her hair, we finally decide to dontate the 10 inches to “Locks of Love”. She was concerned about looking like a boy at first, but then liked it and admitted that it made her happy to give it to someone who might need it. By the [...]
Last year we asked the kids if they could make us a snack while we talked for our anniversary. Well this year the kids thought of it on their own and we were treated to Selah’s “Broccoli Forest”(fresh from our garden broccoli and ranch dressing complete with PLENTY of green food coloring for the “grass” [...]
It seems like soon after Gabe leaves for Bolivia, problems begin to pop up here…or maybe I just notice them more…? Last time : Joel locked himself in a room and I had to take apart the door to get him out, We had lights go out and trees falling around us in our neighborhood [...]
Happy 7th birthday Selah!!! Kaleb’s old bike, but with added accessories! Got creative with the Bike basket… was a dollar store Easter basket Learning how to skate Selah’s well thought out cake…lollipop trees , peppermint rocks, skittles stones, and a princess floating on a Joes Doughnut down a fruit roll up river Very excited about [...]
What do these pictures MEAN (besides a crazy day:)?? Hmmmm, creative way to reach A little dangerous maybe, but it works… Well? Any guesses? ;-) A 2 year old on the loose…. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEL JEDIAH STEVEN!!! Ahhh, the “trainable twos” [...]
Essie Lou and her little chick “Rainbow Hermie” Kaleb’s Ducky “Freckles” and chicky “Feathers” We read somewhere that it is good to sing to chicks and ducklings. The kids have been singing “Silent Night” and various other calming songs to their birds for the past 3 days. It is cute to watch Essie with them. Her [...]
