happy easter

saturday morning-ish we went to grandma and pampa's house for a yummy brunch. grandma made biscuits in the shape of bunnies and a nice spread of other foods. i finally tried my hand at a quiche, it actually turned out okay. and though all of the four of us from our house got sick in our tummies (not related to the food grandma;), it was still very enjoyable. then sunday morning we headed to a friends church. i still can't believe we made it! with the long night and several fevers and throwing up the night before. :( but it was a wonderful service and once we got home we caught a few pictures before melt down and naps.well mostly before meltdowns after naps we colored eggs and had a hunt in the house. our rainy state didn't allow for an outdoor hunt this year but still fun.

so now i've shared...your turn.

thank you little einsteins

it's been a long week, finishing with a long day. both kids have bronchitis (never sure how to spell that) and after dropping the daddy off at a shift he was able to pick up at work today. taking both kids to the pedi for a diagnosis and prescription. arguing with the pharmacist that my daughter does in FACT have insurance. taking lunch money to the daddy at work and venting about the pharmacist. coming home and changing the THIRD poopy diaper of the day for BOTH children (remember we now cloth diaper). doing five loads of laundry plus a load of diapers and inserts. a load of dishes. landing on the floor sometime around 4:30pm and being crawled on until 4:45pm when the daddy arrived home and rescued me. making dinner. and finally putting the kids to bed. it's been a long day. what kept me going, besides the love of my children and sheer will, was the thought of the fabulous bubble bath i planned on diving into later in the night and maybe never returning from.

as i began running my bath i realized i had nothing for it. no bubbles. no salts. nothing. but i am a mom, i shall not be deterred. i realized my kids have bubble bath. "rocket berry" bubble bath. i've had a long week, but it's friday and i smell like rocket berries.

happy weekend!

wordless wednesday

birthday party pictures

to my daughter

happy FIRST birthday!

i love every morning waking up to your bubbly smile and rosey-red cheeks. i love that you miss your brother if you wake up before him. i love that you enjoy sitting in my lap and snuggling into my arms for hours. i love your chubby little toes, and how they cling to the floor when you walk. i love how you can't go to sleep without "lucy". i love that it when you chase down your brother and tackle him to the floor. i love your giggles. i love your tears.

i love you!

merry christmas

ours landed a few days after christmas since the Daddy had to work all week. but it was wonderful, and really the kids had no clue it wasn't the exact date. :) we started a family tradition of a taco feed for dinner, which Monkey loved. but first we opened gifts and played with toys until the Mommy got off her butt and started dinner. :) hope your christmas was wonderful and hopefully as white as our was!

happy new year!

hoping you are blessed and a blessing to God this coming year.

we have already been shown so such love this year with a house and mini van! would you believe that out of the scary events, God has brought so much blessing?

our truck had it's doors broken when a pair of drivers tried to miss each other on the road, and swirved into our car. the Daddy was about to take Monkey out of his seat when it happened, and only by the grace of God did they miss hitting them. the truck is considered a total loss. however the insurance covered the costs, allowing us to get set up in our new house! a friend of ours has been trying to sell for some time, but with the economy the way it is, they are unable. they have graciously offered the house to us for such a little cost. we were also about to buy a mini van from the Daddy's parents, which turned out the perfect timing as well. we will have another member joining the family sometime this coming august. :)

so with all the surprises we have been shown one very important thing, it's all in God's hands. which includes the timing and the details. it's easy for us to allow fear to take a firm place in our hearts when we see only what we can. the need for more money. the poor economy. the car that breaks down. but who are we to live with such small faith? hasn't our God who asks us to call him Father, breathed the stars into the sky?

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. Psalm 33:6 NIV

happy birthday monkey

i can't believe you're two years old already! mommy, daddy and sister love you very much.

children's pictures

home! 11/30

we're home! peanut was diagnosed with a high white cell count and fever. you read that right, they have no idea what it was so she was diagnoised with symptoms. i'm realizing more and more how much we take for granted that the medical world has discovered all the sickies that exist. turns out, they haven't! we're continuing to keep on eye on her, but she looks like she's on the road to recovery. no more fever, no more refusing bottles. she has energy again, and was even smiling at the nursing staff as we left. we got home this evening and gave her a bath. that went a long way to bringing back our sweet little girl.

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peanut is now sleeping in her crib, curled up to "lucy", and we have monkey in daddy's lap. bright red eyes, coughing and running a fever of 103.5. we gave him motrin an hour ago and his fever has not yet dropped, but we are in contact with our pedi so avoiding another trip to children's looks promising!

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thank you again to everyone who prayed, called, email, commented, texted and comforted. God has blessed us with such an enormous amount of friends we call family. i hope you all have a wonderful week, and i'll keep you updated on monkey's progress. as of now it looks good, just like a couple of rough days ahead.

autumn in the park

looking way too grown up

not me! monday

i did not, after spending an entire day listening to my two year old yell and whine, begin singing the "Little Einstein's" song at the top of my lungs to get his attention. that would just be crazy, definitely not me!---------i most assuredly did not make a pot of coffee, drink half and then have the daddy make another pot an hour before the kid’s bedtime. I then did not drink half of that and still fall asleep in my long awaited bubble bath only five minutes in. sigh. Not me.---------when taking the kids to the park for pictures, i really, really did not allow peanut to "taste" the leaves just to get cute pictures. i will however post pictures of the park trip soon. just don't expect any of peanut chowing on dry leaves. nope, not from me!

long time friends

it's an amazing feeling to hold the baby of a friend you've known practically, all your life. sarah and i have known each other basically since we could talk. friends, then mortal enemies as we entered our preteen years, then friends again as teenagers. :) you know, being girls.

sarah now has a beautiful son, jacob. today i was able to hold this adorable bundle of cuteness. i couldn't help but share. peanut was a bit slower to accept the switch-up of mommies. ha ha.

hooray for babies!

we can grieve with hope

last week the daddy and i said goodbye almost as soon as we said hello. waiting in the arms of our Heavenly Father is another baby. i've been hesitant to share this pain and loss, i guess in a way i needed it to be ours for a while. i've started this post so many times, and every time i've deleted it. how can i possibly put into words what i'm feeling.

please grieve with us, and rejoice with us that we will some day hold the precious child we've lost. i will be gone from my blog for a short while, soon to return with loads of pictures as always.

"And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.." Philippians 4:7

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