new year, new motto

When I am awakened at midnight by a vomiting baby girl...

When she has three very nasty diapers, needs two baths (both within 30 mins of each other) and refuses to eat much of anything...

When my husband suggests breakfast items (that we are out of) to our two point five year old...

While trying to find something to please the two point five year old's taste buds because he is still wanting what daddy suggested...

When I step on cheerios (and crush them into the carpet)because I did not realize my baby girl has strewn them from the kitchen to the living room...

When I can't get the vacuum cleaner away from my son...

When he demands to wear his new rain boots during his nap...

When the little people of the house try to whine in harmony...

When I get hit in the face with a soft foam baseball (that my son smacked across the room)...

When we only have decaf and I am in desperate need of caffeine...

When I can't remember the last time EVERYONE in my house was well...

When I have to use a laptop from ancient Egypt while I wait on a new motherboard to be ordered, installed and then my computer delivered...

When I have to keep erasing pictures (that I'm not in love with) from my camera because the memory space has almost reached its capacity and because downloading them onto the ancient laptop would take FOREVER...

When there are two adults, two kiddos, pouring rain and only ONE umbrella...

the halo

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:8-11

Recently we made it to church on Wednesday night. No small feat for us. Of course, someone in all of the "we are about to be running late" madness forgot to put Ryne's shoes on. We didn't realize this until we got to church. We panicked, laughed and then carried him in. Hey, at least he was wearing socks... plus we got to see him wearing a halo (that's a rare thing, ya know). wink.

thankful

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God... 1 John 3:1

walking

Emma Kate (a little over 10 months old) is now walking! She wobbles around from room to room... picking up items along the way. She is also clapping her hands, pointing, and giving high fives. She recently got her top two front teeth and is now eating table foods like banana pieces & blueberry muffin tops. She is not quite the eater her brother was at this age. I say so many times "He lives to eat and she eats to live".

Still gives those slobbery kisses... we love.