Young Love

So, Hanna came over to play last week. Samuel has decided that "pushing" is a fun thing, but is learning that he will get into trouble when he pushed Hanna. He was told to apologize to Hanna. Apparently the word "sorry" is very difficult for a 2 year old to say. (amazing that they can already comprehend that sorry means something!!) Hanna must have felt his agony since it was so hard for him to say and he tried everything else he could think of without saying it, that she just puckered up and kissed him. So very sweet!! I believe they both got a kick out of it. I had to pull the camera out and this is what I got when I said "Sam say you are sorry and give Hanna a kiss." They then kissed a couple of times... I had to say "ok kiddos, that is enough!!!!" If this is the way they behave at 2 what will they be like at 15? Guess we are gonna have to watch out for those two! Oh yeah, for those of you who want to know... Sam did finally apologize - (it was even loud enough for all to hear!) Then again, if a cute little girl was kissing you wouldn't you say I am sorry as well?

Happy #5! (belated)

Happy Anniversary Kirk!!!!

Wow! Amazing. What a whirl wind these past 5 years have been. It was a beautiful day in May 2003 that we wed , committing our lives together before God, our friends and family. It was like a dream come true. God had delivered my knight in shining armour to me. I just have a hard time believing it has already been 5 whole years! I am so blessed to have you as my husband and to have you as the father of our children. I am looking forward to the next 5-15-20 etc years!! Can't wait to see what the future holds for us.

Wedding Day 2003
Honeymoon
1st Anniversary-- tasting 1 year old cake (hmmm, not so tasty!!)
1st anniversary (Hawaiian vacation)just shy of 2nd Anniversary-- Blue bonnetsJust shy of 3rd Anniversary (Special addition to the family! ~Sam is 1 month)Last year (just shy of our 4th Anniversary), bluebonnets again... guess the only pics close to our anniversary that we have of the 2 of us is in the bonnets. (Kirk is such a trooper-- lets me have his picture taken in the flowers)

Bluebonnets in the Spring

About a month ago we were able to take Hanna and Sam to the fields to get some shots of the kids in the wild flowers. Unfortunately, there were not an abundance of Blue bonnets as hoped for, but I guess it really didn't matter. Samuel was much more interested in running through the field than sitting in a clump of flowers. I took about 50 pictures that day (thank goodness for digital cameras!) and the majority of them are of Sam's back. He sprints faster than the camera can snatch a picture.
It was pretty sweet though as Samuel kept "picking" the flowers (and tall grass) and giving them to Hanna. He does have a tender little heart, well for a moment at least, then he likes to tackle or push her out of the way.

Baby showers

Wow! I have to say that I am truly blessed to have such wonderful friends. My Bunco pals threw me a baby shower last month. What a surprise! I got so many fun and adorable little outfits for Pru-Pru. I sure wish I had a camera that night. I don't have any pictures of the fun shower. Then the ladies from my Bible study also threw a surprise shower for baby girl! I never expected these showers-- especially since this is our 2nd child. I just want to thank everyone again for all of your thoughtfulness and all the great things you gave us for this baby to be! This little girl is going to be all decked out that is for sure!
here are just a couple of pictures from the Bible study shower... Thanks Faye for bringing a camera along!

Growing Growing Growing

well, several people have asked... so here it is, me and the big ole watermelon belly. These were taken last week ~ 2 days shy of 38 weeks.

it is truly amazing how much a belly can expand isn't it?! Looking forward to meeting this person who has caused such an expansion! Not much longer now. Will keep you all posted.

the chapstick incident

I received this in my email a couple of days ago. It struck me as very funny. I'm not sure if it is all that funny or if it is that I can totally imagine Samuel doing something so sweet and innocent (not to mention disgusting) as this!!



So, we had this great cat named Jack and the kids would carry
him around and nothing ever bothered him. He used to hang out
and nap all day long on this mat in our bathroom.

Well we have 3 kids and at the time of this story they were 4
years old, 3 years old and 1 year old. The middle one is Eli.
Eli really loves chapstick. LOVES it. He kept asking to use my
chapstick and then losing it. So finally one day I showed him
where in the bathroom I keep my chapstick and how he could use
it whenever he wanted to but he needed to put it right back in
the drawer when he was done.

Last year on Mother's Day, we were having the typical rush
around and try to get ready for Church with everyone crying and
carrying on. My two boys are fighting over the toy in the
cereal box. I am trying to nurse my little one at the same time
I am putting on my make-up. Everything is a mess and everyone
has long forgotten that this is a wonderful day to honor me and
the amazing job that is motherhood.

We finally have the older one and the baby loaded in the car and
I am looking for Eli. I have searched everywhere and I finally
round the corner to go into the bathroom. And there was Eli.

He was applying my chapstick very carefully to Jack's...
rear end. Eli looked right into my eyes and said "chapped."

Now if you have a cat, you know that he is right--their little
butts do look pretty chapped. And, frankly, Jack didn't seem to
mind.

And the only question to really ask at that point was whether it
was the 1st time Eli had done that to the cat's behind or the
hundredth.

And THAT is my favorite Mother's Day moment ever because it
reminds us that no matter how hard we try to civilize these
glorious little creatures, there will always be that day when
you realize they've been using your chapstick on the cat's butt.
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Happy Mothers Day

I am FINALLY back. It has been busy around here and for some reason by the time evening came and it was computer time I just did not have the energy or desire to blog. Hopefully I will be able to be back for a while. There are so many things that have been going on it is hard to know where to start. Guess I will go all the way back to Mother's Day.

Mother's Day. It is still hard to believe that I am actually a mother. I am so honored and blessed to have such a son as Samuel. I am really looking forward to being a mom to this new little miracle inside my belly as well. I only hope that I can be half the mother to these little ones as my mom was/is to me. I had such an awesome example of what a mom is, she rose the standard very high! She has worn so many hats throughout the years and for this I am so grateful! Thanks for being my mom, mom!



Kirk and Samuel treated me to a wonderful pedicure for mother's day. It was so nice and relaxing. I guess they felt sorry for me since I can no longer reach my feet ha! This is the view of my newly painted toes that I see:
This is the view I see when I step. ahhh, how nice!! Thanks guys! It was a perfect gift!

You should have seen the other guy...

my poor little pumpkin. As we are transitioning to the new "BIG BOY" room and bed Samuel and I have been spending time playing in his new room so that he is more comfortable in it. So, while I was putting his clothes in his new closet, he was jumping and rolling around on the BIG queen sized bed, misjudged the edge and fell right off. I saw the fall and felt like I leapt in slow motion. Unfortunately though, I was unable to catch him and he plowed face first onto a plastic dump truck. He now has quite a shiner and very swollen eye. I attempted to ice it down after it happened, but Sam insisted on holding it himself, then when he realized that there was ice in there he was a lot more interested in eating the ice than placing it on his eye.



It seemed the swelling increased AFTER nap time, I didn't get a picture of that.

I HATE Vista

Need I say more? I LOVE my nice new light weight laptop. When I first got it I though really, can vista be as bad as everyone has said? YES, and then some! Poor Kirk, he has had to work so hard at applying and uninstalling and reinstalling and using all of the "if this doesn't work try this " methods to get things to run smoothly. Who knew it would be such an ordeal just to have internet and a printer? UGH may you never have to buy a computer with vista! Sorry for no posts lately, just haven't full capability. Hopefully we are just about there!