Connors and the "My First Words" flashcards

Connor is passionate about a few things! One of them happens to be the card with the Car on it inside the box with all the "my first words" flash cards! He searches through the box for this beloved card. He patiently goes one by one through the cards and when he comes to the "Car" he says at the top of his voice Caaaa!!!! Not much of an r at the end of the word but you definitely understand what he means. :) Once he finds it he shows everyone the card repeating caaaa, caaaa, CAAAA!!! I just had to document this little thing that he is so passionate about. I love this little one's excitement... Even if it's over nothing super special.
Lesson learned... If you are content with the little things then you'll get excited about the little things!

Devo time

Every morning after breakfast and the toys are picked up we have DEVO time. We always begin by dancing to kids praise music. The one we play the most by their request is "I believe" by Promiseland music. This morning after the toys were picked up Eli... on his own... went and got the book we are reading right now "God's wisdom for little boys" and a pillow for me to lean against. I was impressed by his thoughtfulness! I couldn't believe he thought to bring the pillow for my comfort!
During DEVO time we always work on short memory verses...he now has three memorized. Give thanks to Lord... Trust in the Lord... God loves the world.
I'm praying God's word resignates in Eli's and Connors hearts and it shapes them into the men they become!

Psalm 119:9-16
How can a young man keep his way pure?
    By guarding it according to your word.
¹⁰ With my whole heart I seek you;
    let me not wander from your commandments!
¹¹ I have stored up your word in my heart,
    that I might not sin against you.
¹² Blessed are you, O Lord;
     teach me your statutes!
¹³ With my lips I declare
    all the rules of your mouth.
¹⁴ In the way of your testimonies I delight
    as much as in all riches.
¹⁵ I will meditate on your precepts
    and fix my eyes on your ways.
¹⁶ I will delight in your statutes;
    I will not forget your word.

Daddy is Zonked

It's a tiring job being a Daddy!  He works hard all week and helps me with the boys on the weekends.  He is in charge of bath time, getting boys ready for bed, wrestling/play time, and then Bible time.  During the day you can find him helping with picking up, taking them to the park - so Momma can have a quiet house, cleaning up after meals and keeping up his own "to do's".  As I type this entry he is upstairs soothing Connor because he's having a hard time going to sleep...it's 8:45pm!  And I have to mention that he never complains.  I sometimes wonder why I deserved Brad.  The Lord has truly blessed me with him.  

One more post about my hubby...

He walked in from work today with these beautiful flowers... Thankful for him! I hope we continue to "work" at keeping our relationship with each other most important (secondary to the Lord of course!) when #3 arrives!

Sweet note from my Hubby

OK.. I do not blog about personal things between my sweet hubby and I but I just have to brag a little about him on this one. Yes, we disagree sometimes, yes we even argue but in the end he still loves me. And I can be difficult to live with! Uugh... He is wonderful with giving me words of affirmation and occasionally I will find notes on my bathroom mirror. I found this a few days ago! The Lord blessed me when he gave me Brad.

Cupcakes and the Cricut

I made these cupcakes for a friends shower. I love the potential of the cricut cutting machine. Cupcake toppers are an uncharted territory for me but I definitely am going to try them again sometime. I just love how they add "cuteness" to the cupcakes! :)

Beware of Flies

Flies can be scary...at least for a 3 year old Toddler. Eli loves ants, beatles, butterflies, Dogs, ponies, chickens, Tyrannasauras Rex, goats...pretty much any animal or insect. The one insect that he fears is the Fly especially when it's trapped in our house buzzing around. I don't blame him....who wants these pesky little things flying in your face and landing on you? That would be a little creepy and annoying for a 3 year old. So...we talked about how he is stronger than the Fly and he doesn't need to be afraid of it. Then we talked about how when we have Jesus we don't have to Fear anything. Then...we went on the Fly Hunt! Daddy is SO much better at this, but Momma did her best. We trapped it in a room and tried to hunt him down. Eli couldn't stand to watch so he called out from the living room..."get Fly Momma"???? I would say "not yet Eli, I'm working on it"! I made several attempts using my handy dandy flyswatter and after 15 minutes I gave up. I decided that we would try again later. Mr Fly is still around so I'm hoping he will find his way out the same way he found his way in. I really enjoy opening up the windows and airing out the house with the nice weather (I'm hopeful Brad's allergies don't flare up) so I anticipate more flies coming to visit our family. Poor Eli... he will eventually realize that these are nothing to fear...just pesky little insects.

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10