Much needed prayer

I haven't had a chance to play catch up on blog posts from this past week but the following post is much more important now. I was blog hopping this evening when I came across this post from Amanda Jones' blog (she is Beth Moore's daughter). As I read through the post my heart just broke for this family and I feel a strong need for all of us to be praying. I don't know this young woman, Kristi but I do know from Amanda's post that she is a sister in Christ who is very sick. This young woman is a wife, a mommy, a daughter, a friend who is fighting for her life. Each of us come with baggage in our lives everyday, many things on our hearts and minds, things we are in the midst of but please take time to pray for this young woman. Please lift up her family, her doctors, her friends. I can't imagine what it would be like to be in her situation. I love that the body of Christ works together...that even though I don't know Kristi or even Amanda for that matter I can still pray for them and lift up these dear ones to the One that we all have in common, our precious Lord Jesus. Please be praying with me.

For Aunt Judy

Proof that Tal plays with all her princesses

My happy girl

Flashback Friday

Talia at 5 months
Liliana at 5 months

Things I don't want to forget #5-8

#5. Liliana waking up...she get so excited to see me

(Sorry the video isn't the best quality)

6. The look of discovery when Liliana explores or sees something new. Yesterday we were out running errands and she was watching the leaves blow in the wind. So simple....such a delight to watch her.

7. Talia getting her step stool from the bathroom so she can talk to her sister while I'm changing her diaper. In the morning she usually says "Good morning baby cakes"....she only calls her "baby cakes" in the morning.

8. The way the Liliana kicks her little pudgy toes in the bathtub. She is trying to sit up and reach her toes all at the same time as she squeals with joy.

Quotes of the Week

Me: "Tal what do you want for breakfast?"
Tal: ".....ummm, pancakes!"
Me: "Oh, we actually don't have time for pancakes because you have school this morning."
Tal: "Okay, we then I'd like a hamburger."

Me: "Do you want a ponytail or braids today?"
Tal: "I want a Jesus ponytail."
Me: "A Jesus ponytail?"
Tal: "Yeah, a Jesus ponytail....strong and mighty"

At Tal's preschool, the teachers asks the kiddos a question about once a week and then puts the answers on a clipboard where the parents can see the answers when they are waiting for the kids to come out. This week's question was: "Why are you special?" Tal's answer was: "I am special because I am different." When I asked her about this she said because "God made me special....no one else is just like me".....it made this Mommy's heart smile.

Talia's first post

Trying out Daddy's new shoes
Pretending to go to work like Daddy...

Tal was pretending to go catch the bus to Bellevue
"I love it when my Daddy tickles me...it's my favorite.

He works so hard for me, for our family.

I like to go to the Aquarium with Daddy.

My Daddy loves me, my mommy, my baby sister, Jesus and his family.

We like to play games together.

I love it when my Daddy takes me out to lunch...at Red Robin...yummy!"

I love my Daddy!

Wordless Wednesday

Things I don't want to forget: #1-4

1. Talia often sings when she prays. It always delights my heart and makes me smile.

2. Liliana is a smiler. She smiled for the first time at 3 weeks. Her smiles are so big they usually take up half of her face. I love it!

3. Tal thinks it’s very funny if you say “what’s it” when you are talking. If it every comes up in conversation…she will stop you and say “Mama, you said…what’s it”…usually followed by the following: “Was that your best joke?”.

4. When Lil is ready for a nap, she turns her head to one side and starts sucking her thumb. I often will give her some kisses on her cheek when she does this. She smiles while still sucking her thumb and lately she has been reaching her other hand up to touch my face and try to hug me.

Diggin' it

I may be behind the times as I am just discovering this song but I LOVE it. It pretty much sums up my heart in a bottle right now. (Sorry for the cheesy YouTube link & video)

"Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?"

~Matthew 16:24-26

Kyle's solution to the financial crisis

After having a discussion this morning about our grocery bill and the cost of food Kyle shared with me his new plan.

Kyle: "We will just start making food out of flour and water....some sort of nutritional paste."

Talia: "YUCKY!!!"

I personally think it could become a staple (for the compound??).

Quote of the morning...

Talia: "Mom, where's my blueberry muffin doll shoes?"

Me: "I don't know Tal, you better ask your dad or his friends....they were throwing them last night."

Kyle: (very serious tone) "We were not throwing them...we were flicking."

Still haven't found the shoe.

Anyone watch "The Office" last night?

Not sure if any of you are Office fans. Last night's episode was pretty funny. I couldn't stop laughing the entire episode. Here was one of my favorite clips.

Flashback Friday~For Aunt Judy

My older sister Judy is a manager of a Starbucks in San Diego...her store is closing today so I am hoping that these pics will cheer her up a little bit.

Judy~

Hope these make you giggle as you get through this day.

You are prayed for often and loved very much!

Psalm 121

"I lift my eyes to the hills--

where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip--

he who watches over you will not slumber;

indeed, he who watches over Israel

will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord watches over you--

the Lord is your shade at your right hand;

the sun will not harm you by day,

nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all harm--

he will watch over your life;

the Lord will watch over your coming and going

both now and forevermore."

Tee-hee
Sisters
Nice hair huh? Even better are the cabbage patch sweater vests...we were stylin'!

Me in my "Flashdance sweater pjs"...NICE!!

Playdate

Tal is having her one of her friends over right now while her mommy goes to a hair appointment....pretty cute to hear two little girls giggling and talking as they play.

A few quotes I've heard so far...

"No, thank you I don't want to play with that because I'm a mermaid and I live under water."

"I'm a princess and that's what my plan is."

"Uh-oh, oopsy, doopsy."

"I want you to say "oopsy, doopsy" every time you have an accident....okay."

"What was that...you like to play with boy toys?"

"Toss the toy under the sea for me to catch...cause I'm a mermaid."

"Let's play ponies....YEAH!!!"

"Oh...I love you...you are the best kid I ever seen"

"Oh, I love you too Talia."

Wordless Wednesday

Although......

Any of these would be okay too....

Disneyland
Paris
Cancun
Ireland

Wishin'

I'd like to go here
Swim in the ocean and lay out in the sun reading a Lori Wick book
While drinking one of these
Maybe trying to do this again (the 1st time I did this it didn't go so well)
And definetly soaking in many of these

Feeling word: Exhausted

Both girls up two times in the middle of the night (each at separate times) makes for a tired and cranky mommy. I was thinking about this post last night. I remember when I wrote it thinking that around September or October I would be getting more sleep....I must have been day dreaming because I am not getting much. Once again I don't want to wish this first year away with Liliana but at times I am tempted to do just that as I am so tired. I am going to try to be optimistic and have a better attitude...now if I could just keep my eyes open.

My sweet girls

Flashback Friday~5 months today!

Quote of the Day

Some houses try to hide that fact
That children shelter there.
Ours boasts of it quite openly--
The signs are everywhere.
For smears are on the windows,
Little smudges on the doors.
I should apologize, I guess,
For toys strewn on the floor.
But I sat down with the children
And we played and laughed and read.
And if the bathtub doesn't shine
Their eyes will shine instead.
For when, at times, I'm forced to choose
The one job or the other,
I want to have a lovely house,
But first I'll be a mother.
--Author Unknown

Good Ol' Fashioned Fun

Since Talia has been hit & miss with her naps lately (mostly misses) I have decided that I am tired of fighting her on this. In the last couple of weeks she has napped one time and the rest of the time I spend trying to get her to stay in her room for some quiet time. So today I thought instead of fighting this I would have her have some quiet time outside of her room for a change. What does a Mom do with a long rainy afternoon....build a tent of course. Tal and I had a picnic lunch under the tent and then we relaxed together. I didn't get any chores done but my little girl sure had a fun time. Maybe we'll try quiet time tomorrow....or maybe we'll develop a new routine of some combo of Mommy chore time/Talia quiet time. In the meantime, I'm gonna go cuddle with my gal who before I know it will be too big to fit under a homemade tent.

(*Note: the Strawberry Shortcake dress-up)

Semi-Wordless Wednesday

(Tal, Daddy & Mommy Friday movie night)
(Do you think Liliana is stashing nuts for the winter in those cheeks?)