Happy Birthday Amber!

(Pretty sure I used this picture last year...

but it remains my favorite and is an oldy but a goody).

My prayer for you this year is:

"And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light."

I hope your special day is great!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Even though this holiday is often celebrated by partying in smoky pubs it actually is an interesting and inspiring story. Thought this clip might share a little bit about the history in a fun way. Enjoy and Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy Birthday sweet girl!

From this.....at a day old

To this....as a Care Bear of course
Happy Birthday my sweetie!
Mama loves you and is having a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact that you are four!
More birthday pics to come!!

Semi-Wordless Wednesday

Didn't realize that I had even got Tal in the picture until later.

Just cracks me up!

10 months in.....

Lil's new trick...standing up in her crib (notice her lovey in the background)
Looking more like a big girl everyday
Loves to play at her learning table

My sweet girl

Lil + teething biscuit = big ol' mess

Another month has flown by and Lil has been learning all sorts of new things and continuing to master others. I can't believe that she is just two short months away from being a year old!! Here are some of her new/old tricks:

• Pulls self up to standing position and has started to cruise (slowly)
• Pulls off socks (especially when her hands are all messy from eating)
• Shakes her head no when you tell her no or she knows she isn’t supposed to touch or do something
• Loves to play peek a boo, especially in the van with Tal (or Grampa)
• Walks on her knees, usually as she is pushing a toy
• Still has only 2 teeth and takes 2 naps
• LOVES water (to drink and play in)
• Gives hugs and starting to give kisses
• Loves the speaker phone…especially when she hears Daddy’s voice when we leave him messages throughout the day
• Likes blueberries
• Tries to eat the coffee table any chance she can get
• Waves “hi” and “goodbye”
• “Dances” and claps to music
• Sings to music….kind of like a cute little hum
• Objects when I take something she wants away
• Gets into sitting position from her tummy
• Says Mama or Mom & Dada or Dad specifically

Still has a smile that lights up a room

Some of the reasons I haven't been blogging

I know I have been a bad and inconsistent blogger as of late. Hopefully I can catch you up on a few of the many things we have been busy with.

We got to visit with the Arns kiddos while they were here visiting from China.

Lil missed out on the fun cause she was napping.
Kyle found a great deal on a double jogger through his work and we have been putting it to good use. I didn't realize how much of a work out I would get pushing two cuties up our big hill....it is wonderful!

Is this not one of the saddest pictures of Lil? Poor girl was sick a few weekends ago. We both didn't get much sleep and I was entirely covered in snot and kid goo. What a trooper she was though, smiling even when she was running a 102 degree temp and trying so hard to suck her thumb as she slept but would wake up every 20 minutes coughing. Thankfully she is feeling much better.

Here's my girls....Lil is learning so many new tricks and Tal is a week away from another birthday! Could someone please push the pause button...it is going by a little too fast for this Mama.