Are babies supposed to eat Doritos?
I just ran upstairs for TWO SECONDS. I came back down and Sully had gotten into the chip cupboard and had a meal of Doritos. And Doritos were EVERYWHERE. 3 minutes later - a large amount came back up.
So, NO, babies are not supposed to eat Doritos. Just in case you were wondering...
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Help...
Sully is ready to give up the bottle. Im ready to get rid of all the bottles.
However, he wont take a tippie. He throws them across the room - hard.
I've tried many different kinds. He does ok with a Nuk brand - it is basically a glorified bottle. It practically has a nipple.
I cant take the bottle away until he drinks out of a cup because he needs like 20 ounces a day or something...
Any suggestions?
However, he wont take a tippie. He throws them across the room - hard.
I've tried many different kinds. He does ok with a Nuk brand - it is basically a glorified bottle. It practically has a nipple.
I cant take the bottle away until he drinks out of a cup because he needs like 20 ounces a day or something...
Any suggestions?
Dumb
I completely forgot that Lauren had preschool today. I didnt take her. I have never done that before.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Pics with Friends
We had Kirkpatricks and Hawks over on Saturday night. The kids had so much fun playing. Sully is starting to think that Jalen might be kind of fun. He may be showing some of Avery's tendencies though...he kept trying to smother Jalen's face with his burp cloth!
Just a little bit closer and I can smother him!
Got him!
Lauren, Hunter Hawk and Avery
Just a little bit closer and I can smother him!
Got him!
Lauren, Hunter Hawk and Avery
Poor Jalen
Jalen is sick. He and Mel stopped to borrow or nebulizer and test out how it works. My kids found this fascinating!
THE dress
It came in black but we decided against that. It will be this dress but with a red sash and red flowers. The bridesmaids are wearing red.
Avery's turn
We went flowergirl dress shopping again and this time Avery got to participate. She had the best time. She liked the pink prom dresses alot better than anything else though!
Friday, January 26, 2007
Alone
I had the best afternoon. And I was all alone.
Now, considering this day by myself originated because I had a gynecologist appt., you probably wouldnt think it could be too great. But with the exception of the exam itself, I loved every second. Even talking with the gynecologist (he is quite the comedian).
I loved driving over by myself, sining loudly with the radio, sitting in the waiting room reading worthless magazines, and smiling at the other women in the waiting room who were busy keeping track of the kids they had in tow. I got to shop and leisurely go through all the clearance racks. I got myself a sweater for $6.99.
I got to eat supper by myself in Panera and I stayed there for an hour after I had eaten and read! WOW! Im sure everyone that saw me was thinking, "why is that idiot smiling to big?"
However, towards the end of my time in Panera I happened to notice a spot on my shirt. I discovered that it was a small piece of fruit snack that Avery had given to me because she wanted to share with Sully. Suddenly I was ready to go home and I was praying that the kids would still be up when I got there.
Soon enough I wont have anyone to rush home to, or I'll be the one sitting at home wishing they would hurry back.
But it was still a great afternoon/night. And even better to come home to happy kids and a clean house thanks to my wonderful babysitter.
(Jordan had a fun night too, although he chose to spend it with a bunch of screaming fans at a basketball game...not my idea of a real relaxing evening!)
Now, considering this day by myself originated because I had a gynecologist appt., you probably wouldnt think it could be too great. But with the exception of the exam itself, I loved every second. Even talking with the gynecologist (he is quite the comedian).
I loved driving over by myself, sining loudly with the radio, sitting in the waiting room reading worthless magazines, and smiling at the other women in the waiting room who were busy keeping track of the kids they had in tow. I got to shop and leisurely go through all the clearance racks. I got myself a sweater for $6.99.
I got to eat supper by myself in Panera and I stayed there for an hour after I had eaten and read! WOW! Im sure everyone that saw me was thinking, "why is that idiot smiling to big?"
However, towards the end of my time in Panera I happened to notice a spot on my shirt. I discovered that it was a small piece of fruit snack that Avery had given to me because she wanted to share with Sully. Suddenly I was ready to go home and I was praying that the kids would still be up when I got there.
Soon enough I wont have anyone to rush home to, or I'll be the one sitting at home wishing they would hurry back.
But it was still a great afternoon/night. And even better to come home to happy kids and a clean house thanks to my wonderful babysitter.
(Jordan had a fun night too, although he chose to spend it with a bunch of screaming fans at a basketball game...not my idea of a real relaxing evening!)
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Mommy, we found water!
I was getting Sully out of the van and girls were walking into the house tonight. Lauren yells back, "Hey mommy, we found water!"
What? What do you mean you found water?
I took a few steps towards the house and I found water too. A pipe on the outside of our house had burst. Water was spraying EVERYWHERE! Praise the Lord it was on the outside!
I went inside and called the plumbers - none could come. I called Jordan, who was in Ackley. I called my mom - I knew she would know where the shut off valve was...
Jordan in the mean time called our neighbors, Tim and Colleen. They rushed over and Tim got it turned off. After a small lecture that we should turn that off every fall, we were all good.
Here is the amazing part. My dad was short with short dark hair. He often wore flannel shirts and flannel coats. Tim has short dark hair, is short and had on a flannel coat. Avery only saw him from behind, while he was working on the pipe. She looked at me and said, "that my Papa?" I was so happy. I have thought that Avery didnt have any memories of my dad. But she does remember him!!! I said, "no honey, that's not papa, its Tim." She said, "no, my papa!" She looked really suprised. Tim turned around and smiled at her and she knew it wasnt papa. The deflated look on her face was so sad. But I cant help but be happy to have some sign that she does remember her papa.
Although I was pretty sad it wasnt him who had run over to our rescue this time too.
What? What do you mean you found water?
I took a few steps towards the house and I found water too. A pipe on the outside of our house had burst. Water was spraying EVERYWHERE! Praise the Lord it was on the outside!
I went inside and called the plumbers - none could come. I called Jordan, who was in Ackley. I called my mom - I knew she would know where the shut off valve was...
Jordan in the mean time called our neighbors, Tim and Colleen. They rushed over and Tim got it turned off. After a small lecture that we should turn that off every fall, we were all good.
Here is the amazing part. My dad was short with short dark hair. He often wore flannel shirts and flannel coats. Tim has short dark hair, is short and had on a flannel coat. Avery only saw him from behind, while he was working on the pipe. She looked at me and said, "that my Papa?" I was so happy. I have thought that Avery didnt have any memories of my dad. But she does remember him!!! I said, "no honey, that's not papa, its Tim." She said, "no, my papa!" She looked really suprised. Tim turned around and smiled at her and she knew it wasnt papa. The deflated look on her face was so sad. But I cant help but be happy to have some sign that she does remember her papa.
Although I was pretty sad it wasnt him who had run over to our rescue this time too.
Differences
I’ve been thinking a lot about my dad and the kind of dad that he was lately. Jordan always said that my dad’s greatest gift was to make you feel that when you were talking to him, you were the most important person in the world. Only what you said mattered. He made you feel like whatever conversation you were having with him – was truly the most interesting thing he had ever had a conversation about! Oh, I miss that so much right now and I wish I had realized before that he did this!
Before you have kids, you don’t realize that each one is different right from conception. All three of my kids were very unique and I knew it from the first time I felt them move. These differences make life fun and difficult at times. Now my parents had 7 VERY different kids to get to know and raise. My dad used the gift I mentioned before to instill in each of us the confidence that we all share – perhaps our one common strength?
For example, when my brother Nick was in early high school he was a skate or die dude. He lived it; clothes, hair, speech. Everything. My dad, a very conservative man, could have tuned this out, or forbade it. But he didn’t, he embraced it. He bought Nick new skateboards. Surprised him with tickets to Professional Skater shows, and took pictures of us all at these shows. I think there was even a brief discussion about building a half-pipe in our backyard. He made skateboarding the coolest thing. And deep down, he probably thought it was dangerous, dirty and obnoxious. (or is that just me?)
My brother Joe showed an interest in politics and in his Faith very early. He embraced these things and these happened to be things that my dad also was very passionate about. He loved to watch Joe ‘follow his lead’ and then grow on his own. But, he never made Joe out to be any more important to him than say Robert, who is getting his PHD in philosophy which my dad did not necessarily have a good grasp of or understand. But he loved to sit and discuss this with Robert. To learn from Robert and to debate with Robert.
My dad saw the differences in his children as their greatest strengths and the reasons he loved us the most!
I have been thinking about all of that a lot and hoping to strive to do the same with my children. To use Lauren, Avery and Sullivan’s differences to give them confidence and courage to go out on their own. I want their differences to be what I cherish most, not what made the day the most difficult!
With that in mind, here are some of my current most favorite things about each of them:
Lauren: How she looks at me out of the corner of her eye during dance class to make sure I am watching her, then afterwards she asks, “Mommy, did you watch me dancing? Did you see me? Did you watch the whole time?” How she can eat green peppers like they are going out of style! The way she says that things are ‘nasty’ just the way I do! And even, how she is the SLOWEST person getting ready in the morning – just like her daddy!
Avery: How lately she gets so excited to tell us things that she talks so fast she cant even get words out and she moves her hands and arms around so fast because her little body cannot contain the excitement she is feeling. When she calls Sully, 'buddy' and says, I wuv you Auren.” When we tell her she is silly and she adamantly objects, “No I’m NOT, I’m me!” Yes, Avery, you are, you most definitely are!
Sullivan: How he loves for me to hug him and hold him - I know it won’t last so I am enjoying it now. When he throws his bottle and everything else, out of his crib as a signal that he wants OUT! How his idea of a good time is to take everything off the train table and fling it as far as it will go. How he also likes to do that with pot holders, Tupperware, refrigerator magnets, balls, barbies, and anything he can reach! His voice - it is so deep and scratchy - he even sounds like a boy. When he yells out MOM when Jordan asks him to say Daddy. That he is just a little bit of a mommy’s boy!
I am so very blessed. I do not for one moment deserve these precious gifts...I always knew I’d love them with all my heart. I just never knew that I would love them even more than that!
Before you have kids, you don’t realize that each one is different right from conception. All three of my kids were very unique and I knew it from the first time I felt them move. These differences make life fun and difficult at times. Now my parents had 7 VERY different kids to get to know and raise. My dad used the gift I mentioned before to instill in each of us the confidence that we all share – perhaps our one common strength?
For example, when my brother Nick was in early high school he was a skate or die dude. He lived it; clothes, hair, speech. Everything. My dad, a very conservative man, could have tuned this out, or forbade it. But he didn’t, he embraced it. He bought Nick new skateboards. Surprised him with tickets to Professional Skater shows, and took pictures of us all at these shows. I think there was even a brief discussion about building a half-pipe in our backyard. He made skateboarding the coolest thing. And deep down, he probably thought it was dangerous, dirty and obnoxious. (or is that just me?)
My brother Joe showed an interest in politics and in his Faith very early. He embraced these things and these happened to be things that my dad also was very passionate about. He loved to watch Joe ‘follow his lead’ and then grow on his own. But, he never made Joe out to be any more important to him than say Robert, who is getting his PHD in philosophy which my dad did not necessarily have a good grasp of or understand. But he loved to sit and discuss this with Robert. To learn from Robert and to debate with Robert.
My dad saw the differences in his children as their greatest strengths and the reasons he loved us the most!
I have been thinking about all of that a lot and hoping to strive to do the same with my children. To use Lauren, Avery and Sullivan’s differences to give them confidence and courage to go out on their own. I want their differences to be what I cherish most, not what made the day the most difficult!
With that in mind, here are some of my current most favorite things about each of them:
Lauren: How she looks at me out of the corner of her eye during dance class to make sure I am watching her, then afterwards she asks, “Mommy, did you watch me dancing? Did you see me? Did you watch the whole time?” How she can eat green peppers like they are going out of style! The way she says that things are ‘nasty’ just the way I do! And even, how she is the SLOWEST person getting ready in the morning – just like her daddy!
Avery: How lately she gets so excited to tell us things that she talks so fast she cant even get words out and she moves her hands and arms around so fast because her little body cannot contain the excitement she is feeling. When she calls Sully, 'buddy' and says, I wuv you Auren.” When we tell her she is silly and she adamantly objects, “No I’m NOT, I’m me!” Yes, Avery, you are, you most definitely are!
Sullivan: How he loves for me to hug him and hold him - I know it won’t last so I am enjoying it now. When he throws his bottle and everything else, out of his crib as a signal that he wants OUT! How his idea of a good time is to take everything off the train table and fling it as far as it will go. How he also likes to do that with pot holders, Tupperware, refrigerator magnets, balls, barbies, and anything he can reach! His voice - it is so deep and scratchy - he even sounds like a boy. When he yells out MOM when Jordan asks him to say Daddy. That he is just a little bit of a mommy’s boy!
I am so very blessed. I do not for one moment deserve these precious gifts...I always knew I’d love them with all my heart. I just never knew that I would love them even more than that!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Big girl
Well this will no doubt jinx the entire thing but I am proud do announce that Avery is 'potty trained.' Now I still tell her to go to the bathroom multiple times a day, so Im not sure if she is truly potty trained but we have had no accidents in like almost 2 weeks, she poops in the potty and LOVES princess panties!
The babysitter said yesterday that Avery is by far the easiest kid she has ever seen get potty trained. Granted Avery is only there 2 days a week but she hasn't had any accidents.
Jordan is very excited about cutting the diaper bill in half and about being a few short weeks away from buying formula for Sullivan. I informed him that we should take a vacation with the extra money - not start planning for #4!!!!! :)
The babysitter said yesterday that Avery is by far the easiest kid she has ever seen get potty trained. Granted Avery is only there 2 days a week but she hasn't had any accidents.
Jordan is very excited about cutting the diaper bill in half and about being a few short weeks away from buying formula for Sullivan. I informed him that we should take a vacation with the extra money - not start planning for #4!!!!! :)
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Cousins
We got to spend a couple of hours with Aaron and Alexa today. Aaron brings out Lauren's crazy side. We walk in the door and she is insantly a wild wrestling cowboy, or something worse. Avery doesnt need this type of encouragement...she however was quite grumpy today and stayed out of the action!
They have so much fun!
Grandma checking out Sully's new hair cut.
Wrestle mania
The 'babies'
Aaron 'master frisbee twiller'
Just cute
They have so much fun!
Grandma checking out Sully's new hair cut.
Wrestle mania
The 'babies'
Aaron 'master frisbee twiller'
Just cute
Bye bye baby...
My baby got his first hair cut today, by Great Uncle Randy. Sullivan sat there like he did this every single day and didnt make a peep!
He looks OLD! And so very very cute.
He looks so much like Jordan too me that it is amazing. I hope some girl doesnt find him as cute as I found Jordan and run off with him!
I also got a new camera so I'm having fun!
What are we doing here?!?!?
Are we about done!
Hey, this isnt so bad. That comb feels kind of good!
He looks OLD! And so very very cute.
He looks so much like Jordan too me that it is amazing. I hope some girl doesnt find him as cute as I found Jordan and run off with him!
I also got a new camera so I'm having fun!
What are we doing here?!?!?
Are we about done!
Hey, this isnt so bad. That comb feels kind of good!
Thursday, January 11, 2007
BIG News...
She did it. Avery conquered her fear and pooped in the potty twice today!
We are getting there!
We are getting there!
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Dance, dance, dance
I SWORE I would NEVER let my daughter take dance lessons...
However, Aunt Trina (nice to have someone to blame) gave Lauren a copy of Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses for her birthday. Lauren has been prancing and piroeting (no idea how to spell that) around the house ever since. Both grandmas told me I HAD to get her into dance. I believe one grandma even mentioned something about her being able to get a scholarship to college because of this 'talent'.
So, tonight Lauren and I went to her first dance class. She is in a private lesson right now which is perfect for her. She LOVED it. I have a feeling we are entering a new era. I'm a little nervous but happy for Lauren.
And, I have to admit, she has a lot more grace and rhythm than either her mom or dad!
However, Aunt Trina (nice to have someone to blame) gave Lauren a copy of Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses for her birthday. Lauren has been prancing and piroeting (no idea how to spell that) around the house ever since. Both grandmas told me I HAD to get her into dance. I believe one grandma even mentioned something about her being able to get a scholarship to college because of this 'talent'.
So, tonight Lauren and I went to her first dance class. She is in a private lesson right now which is perfect for her. She LOVED it. I have a feeling we are entering a new era. I'm a little nervous but happy for Lauren.
And, I have to admit, she has a lot more grace and rhythm than either her mom or dad!
Made for His Pleasure
I receive a few daily devotions via email and honestly I rarely do more than speed read through them. But today this title spoke to me.
Just last night I told Jordan during our devotions that since my dad had died I had become 'afraid' of God. Afraid of what He might allow to be taken away next. Afraid at what was coming around the corner. That fear was keeping Him at arms distance from me.
This devotion from Purpose Drive Life was exactly what I needed to hear this morning. I am thankful that I took a little more time to read it...on another note, today would have been my mom and dad's 41st wedding anniversary. I know my momwould appreciate some prayers on her behalf...
Here is the email I received...
“Because of his love God had already decided that through Jesus Christ he would make us his children – this was his pleasure and purpose.” (Ephesians 1:5 NEV)
We will never get to the bottom of this: that God made us for his pleasure. We are much more likely to think of God as someone to obey, revere, and not offend. Our natural tendency is to think that God is out to get us. We walk on eggshells around him. We imagine him at best disinterested in our lives, and at worst, as one waiting to pounce on us over our next misdeed. But to gain pleasure from us? To have created us for his own joy is beyond us. That, by the way, is one reason why I know this is true. Something this wonderful could only be something God revealed to us; we could never have come up with this on our own.
Just what is it about us that brings him pleasure? First off, we are like him. He looks at us and sees himself because he made us to reflect his image. We have a heart, a will, emotions, and a moral conscience. Because of this, God can relate to us and communicate with us. God can have fellowship with us, in other words, and this is one of the main reasons we were created. Plus, we know from examples of men and women in the Old Testament that this fellowship can take on all the typical characteristics of human relationships – arguing, bargaining, cajoling, forgiving, even wrestling (God and Jacob – Genesis 32:22-32) appears to be a part of the human/divine relationship and something in which God takes pleasure or he wouldn’t indulge in it.
This is why we receive so much pleasure when we worship God outright through prayer, meditation, or music. We are doing the most important part of what we were meant to do. David’s greatest joy was to meditate on the law of God day and night.
But don’t leave out the rest of our lives that can be lived out as an act of worship. Paul encourages us to do everything we do to the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31). He wouldn’t have suggested this if it weren’t possible. That would mean that a host of activities and interests commonly thought of as “secular” could take on the quality and function of worship in our daily lives. And in all of this, God takes pleasure.
Try and live today within the reality that you are bringing God pleasure. We started out that way without doing anything, so consider how living with that consciousness can affect your choices, thoughts, and actions.
Just last night I told Jordan during our devotions that since my dad had died I had become 'afraid' of God. Afraid of what He might allow to be taken away next. Afraid at what was coming around the corner. That fear was keeping Him at arms distance from me.
This devotion from Purpose Drive Life was exactly what I needed to hear this morning. I am thankful that I took a little more time to read it...on another note, today would have been my mom and dad's 41st wedding anniversary. I know my momwould appreciate some prayers on her behalf...
Here is the email I received...
“Because of his love God had already decided that through Jesus Christ he would make us his children – this was his pleasure and purpose.” (Ephesians 1:5 NEV)
We will never get to the bottom of this: that God made us for his pleasure. We are much more likely to think of God as someone to obey, revere, and not offend. Our natural tendency is to think that God is out to get us. We walk on eggshells around him. We imagine him at best disinterested in our lives, and at worst, as one waiting to pounce on us over our next misdeed. But to gain pleasure from us? To have created us for his own joy is beyond us. That, by the way, is one reason why I know this is true. Something this wonderful could only be something God revealed to us; we could never have come up with this on our own.
Just what is it about us that brings him pleasure? First off, we are like him. He looks at us and sees himself because he made us to reflect his image. We have a heart, a will, emotions, and a moral conscience. Because of this, God can relate to us and communicate with us. God can have fellowship with us, in other words, and this is one of the main reasons we were created. Plus, we know from examples of men and women in the Old Testament that this fellowship can take on all the typical characteristics of human relationships – arguing, bargaining, cajoling, forgiving, even wrestling (God and Jacob – Genesis 32:22-32) appears to be a part of the human/divine relationship and something in which God takes pleasure or he wouldn’t indulge in it.
This is why we receive so much pleasure when we worship God outright through prayer, meditation, or music. We are doing the most important part of what we were meant to do. David’s greatest joy was to meditate on the law of God day and night.
But don’t leave out the rest of our lives that can be lived out as an act of worship. Paul encourages us to do everything we do to the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31). He wouldn’t have suggested this if it weren’t possible. That would mean that a host of activities and interests commonly thought of as “secular” could take on the quality and function of worship in our daily lives. And in all of this, God takes pleasure.
Try and live today within the reality that you are bringing God pleasure. We started out that way without doing anything, so consider how living with that consciousness can affect your choices, thoughts, and actions.
Friday, January 05, 2007
Dr. Mom
I swear that I have a sixth sense when it comes to knowing that my kids are sick or are going to get sick...a gift. :)
Avery has had a low temp (101) off and on for the whole week. But we give her tylenol and it is gone and doesnt come back for 12 hours or more.
I had doctor's appointments for her twice but cancelled them because she is acting completely fine. Actually, crazier than ever. She seems to have limitless energy.
Today I had made another appointment for her and I took her. My mom and Jordan said, Becky, she is fine, why are you wasting your time and the money? I went anyway, I just felt that something was going on...why did she have a fever all week???
The dr. actually looked down at his chart and said, Avery is the one who is supposedly sick? She was being SO crazy in the dr.'s office. At one point she was hiding from him IN a cupboard.
Well, turns out, Father Doesn't Know Best, Mom Does.
AVERY HAS STREP!
Weirdest strep I have ever seen...but Strep.
We are on antibiotic now.
I will be accepting my PHD next Saturday in special ceremony just for me. Everyone is invited.
(I hate to gloat over the fact that Avery is sick, but seriously, it is a gift.)
Avery has had a low temp (101) off and on for the whole week. But we give her tylenol and it is gone and doesnt come back for 12 hours or more.
I had doctor's appointments for her twice but cancelled them because she is acting completely fine. Actually, crazier than ever. She seems to have limitless energy.
Today I had made another appointment for her and I took her. My mom and Jordan said, Becky, she is fine, why are you wasting your time and the money? I went anyway, I just felt that something was going on...why did she have a fever all week???
The dr. actually looked down at his chart and said, Avery is the one who is supposedly sick? She was being SO crazy in the dr.'s office. At one point she was hiding from him IN a cupboard.
Well, turns out, Father Doesn't Know Best, Mom Does.
AVERY HAS STREP!
Weirdest strep I have ever seen...but Strep.
We are on antibiotic now.
I will be accepting my PHD next Saturday in special ceremony just for me. Everyone is invited.
(I hate to gloat over the fact that Avery is sick, but seriously, it is a gift.)
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Monday, January 01, 2007
Just a few more...
Robert and Lauren
Lauren - I have no idea what is hanging above her head, but the picture was cute!
Taking advantage of the hot tub!
Great Grandma Tope even rang in the new year with us!
Watching the ball drop.
New Year's pictures
Livvie and Lauren making balloon creatures - they popped more than they made!
Nick - the Master Chef
Nick and Avery playing Princesses - the girls have such good uncles!
Playing cards...how many games of Pepper has our family played anyway???
Drinking Grandma's famous punch.
Whirlwind
The past week and a half have been a complete whirlwind of family, food, running, going, working, some tears, gifts and fun.
Since last Saturday night we have had 6 Christmas get togethers and other family suppers and fun besides those. When we got home from our annual New Year's celebration at my brother Nick's house I was ready to collapse. The kids are tired and a little owly and I might be suffering from the same thing!
Jordan left for work and I said, that's it, at 8:00 tonight you will be here and you will sit on the couch with me and you will watch a movie with me, I miss you! He didnt protest - he knew better! :)
While it has been a whirlwind we have had a wonderful holiday, a difficult holiday but a good one. We are so blessed, by family and friends and our Savior. He has given us the stregnth to smile through the tears of this holiday and hold together as a family.
I cant say that I am really sad to see 2006 fade away. It had good parts, obviously - little Sully is more than good! But the sad parts and the struggles outnumbered the good and I am ready for a new year. I am vowing to refind my Joy in 2007. To reconnect and to relax and enjoy all the good things He has so generously showered on us. The first place I am going to start is reconnecting with my Savior. It has been easier to push His words aside this year than to sit and allow myself to truly thing on His plan for me and others around me. It has been easy to keep Him at a distance. I am not doing that anymore, He isnt going to let me I have discovered! I am also going to stop and REALLY enjoy my three kids. I laughingly told Jordan that 2007 would be the first year since 2002 that I have not been in some stage of pregnancy! Crazy! I am also going to reconnect with Jordan and I hope that together we can come to grips with what it really is that Christ wants for us and our family. Welcome 2007!
Here are some pictures of just how good this holiday has been...
SO cute!
Aunt Kylie
Wrestling daddy!
Lauren with some of my cousin Pam's kids...
My cousin's son Jeremiah...
Since last Saturday night we have had 6 Christmas get togethers and other family suppers and fun besides those. When we got home from our annual New Year's celebration at my brother Nick's house I was ready to collapse. The kids are tired and a little owly and I might be suffering from the same thing!
Jordan left for work and I said, that's it, at 8:00 tonight you will be here and you will sit on the couch with me and you will watch a movie with me, I miss you! He didnt protest - he knew better! :)
While it has been a whirlwind we have had a wonderful holiday, a difficult holiday but a good one. We are so blessed, by family and friends and our Savior. He has given us the stregnth to smile through the tears of this holiday and hold together as a family.
I cant say that I am really sad to see 2006 fade away. It had good parts, obviously - little Sully is more than good! But the sad parts and the struggles outnumbered the good and I am ready for a new year. I am vowing to refind my Joy in 2007. To reconnect and to relax and enjoy all the good things He has so generously showered on us. The first place I am going to start is reconnecting with my Savior. It has been easier to push His words aside this year than to sit and allow myself to truly thing on His plan for me and others around me. It has been easy to keep Him at a distance. I am not doing that anymore, He isnt going to let me I have discovered! I am also going to stop and REALLY enjoy my three kids. I laughingly told Jordan that 2007 would be the first year since 2002 that I have not been in some stage of pregnancy! Crazy! I am also going to reconnect with Jordan and I hope that together we can come to grips with what it really is that Christ wants for us and our family. Welcome 2007!
Here are some pictures of just how good this holiday has been...
SO cute!
Aunt Kylie
Wrestling daddy!
Lauren with some of my cousin Pam's kids...
My cousin's son Jeremiah...
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