My babies when they were 7 months old ♥
Ethan - July 2006
Emily - November 2009
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Four amazing years ♥
To my husband on our anniversary: "From the day we pledged our love I seem to love you more. Over time our love has deepened, and grown stronger in the Lord. Through all the ups and downs we’ve had, our love has not grown dim. The light burns brighter to reflect the love of God within." © By M.S.Lowndes ♥
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tomorrow will be 4 years!
Four years from today I was overwhelmed with joy. I couldn't stop thinking about how in 24 hours I would be marrying my best friend, the man of my dreams. I can't wait to watch our wedding video tomorrow...our family tradition. ♥
Picnik photos
The following photos are courtesy of Lorrie Joseph. I edited them in Picnik, a free photo editing website that I highly recommend.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Ethan & Emily photo shoot
A photographer, Lorrie Joseph from our church approached us and asked to take photos of our kids to add to her portfolio. The photo shoot took place on February 4th (Ethan - 3 years & Emily - 9 months). Her kindness is very much appreciated. Here are some of my favorites...
Thursday, February 18, 2010
A quick update...
I can't believe February is almost over! So far many things have happened during this short month.
Emily started doing the sign for "more" after every bite, and did the sign for "all done" for the first time. She also started doing the hand motions for the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Patty-cake". Her two upper teeth recently came in, which makes a total of 4 so far.
Ethan has stayed dry when he sleeps for almost a month now, but kept insisting on wearing Lightning McQueen Pull-Ups. He wasn't ready to give up wearing his favorite Pull-Ups character until two nights ago. He finally realized (or should I say, decided for himself) how much better it feels to wear his favorite character "big boy" undies. We're so proud of him!
Emily started doing the sign for "more" after every bite, and did the sign for "all done" for the first time. She also started doing the hand motions for the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Patty-cake". Her two upper teeth recently came in, which makes a total of 4 so far.
Ethan has stayed dry when he sleeps for almost a month now, but kept insisting on wearing Lightning McQueen Pull-Ups. He wasn't ready to give up wearing his favorite Pull-Ups character until two nights ago. He finally realized (or should I say, decided for himself) how much better it feels to wear his favorite character "big boy" undies. We're so proud of him!
They really do love each other...
Monday, February 15, 2010
Ethan's makeover
He thought it would be fun to get into mommy's eye shadow and give himself a makeover. I think he ended up getting it everywhere, except for his eyelids.
Friday, February 12, 2010
3 Kids and Us - Dyson Giveaway
Click here to enter the "3 Kids and Us" Dyson Giveaway. Contest ends 02/15/10.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Ethan's quote of the day 2/10/10
Shortly after discovering that my keys had been buried in Ethan's sandbox, he told me: "Mommy, go get your play clothes on and come in my sandbox with me!"
When his sister attempted to stand without support, then fell and landed on her bottom, he said: "Good landing sissy!"
When his sister attempted to stand without support, then fell and landed on her bottom, he said: "Good landing sissy!"
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Ethan's quote of the day 2/9/10
Ethan: "Mommy, go take a shower and I'll babysit sis." Yeah right...lol
Yesterday, when Ryan got home from work he said: "Daddy smells like dinner."
Yesterday, when Ryan got home from work he said: "Daddy smells like dinner."
Monday, February 8, 2010
Look-alike Meter *Amber*
Sounds about right. Everyone has always said that I mostly look like my mom. This was fun to do! :)
Ethan's quote of the day 2/7/10
During the Super Bowl Ethan asked: "Why does that guy have to go in timeout? Is he in trouble?"
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Trust
For the past nine months, Ryan and I have been attending church in the "family room". It's a small room located next to where the main services are held. It allows parents to be able to watch the sermon on a large flat screen TV, while attending to their baby. It worked out great for us, since Emily always nursed during the service. However, now that she has become more mobile and is eating more solids we decided that it's time to put her in the church's nursery. Well, in all honesty my husband decided that it was time. If it was up to me, I probably would have kept her in the "family room" with us until she was 10. :) LOL
As much as I wanted to listen to the sermon in person rather than on a TV, the thought of sending my baby away for one hour with complete strangers made me nervous. And what I mean by "nervous" was that I was afraid to face the fact that my baby girl was growing up. It felt safe and comforting to have her with me on Sunday mornings, but it was doing more harm than good for all of us. She was getting frustrated because she wanted to crawl and cruise the floor, but I wouldn't let her (I'm a germ-a-phob) and Ryan and I were not able to fully listen to our pastor's message.
Today turned out to be a good day. :) Ryan and I were able to listen to the message with no distractions. Well...almost. I kept the pager they gave me in my pocket and admit that I checked it once during the service to make sure I didn't miss a page. Emily survived being away from her mommy during church. I'm so glad her separation anxiety didn't kick in. She played the entire time and only cried when I arrived to pick her up. By then she was tired and just wanted to be held.
The following verse is a reminder for me to trust God at all times, especially when it comes to my children...
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding..." Proverbs 3:5
As much as I wanted to listen to the sermon in person rather than on a TV, the thought of sending my baby away for one hour with complete strangers made me nervous. And what I mean by "nervous" was that I was afraid to face the fact that my baby girl was growing up. It felt safe and comforting to have her with me on Sunday mornings, but it was doing more harm than good for all of us. She was getting frustrated because she wanted to crawl and cruise the floor, but I wouldn't let her (I'm a germ-a-phob) and Ryan and I were not able to fully listen to our pastor's message.
Today turned out to be a good day. :) Ryan and I were able to listen to the message with no distractions. Well...almost. I kept the pager they gave me in my pocket and admit that I checked it once during the service to make sure I didn't miss a page. Emily survived being away from her mommy during church. I'm so glad her separation anxiety didn't kick in. She played the entire time and only cried when I arrived to pick her up. By then she was tired and just wanted to be held.
The following verse is a reminder for me to trust God at all times, especially when it comes to my children...
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding..." Proverbs 3:5
Thursday, February 4, 2010
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