I'm not trying to be political with this post, nor am I looking for a political debate. I just found this conversation to be very funny and it reminded me how much my children pay attention to what's being said around them. Yikes!
So, we were driving in the car on the way to school today and this is how the conversation went:
Jacob: "Mom, George Washington is my favorite president"
Noah: "But Jacob, I thought Barack Obama was your favorite president?"
Jacob: "No. Barack Obama is NOT my favorite president. Daddy said that Barack Obama does not know his right from his left or his up from his down!".
Noah: "Really?!"
Hahahahaha! Daddy got a good laugh out of that one when I told him the influence he has had! Now what else have they overheard?! :)
Yes, I know that those people on the top of my blog are not us! I'm trying to figure this thing out so, enjoy their good looks while I work on getting our mugs up there!
Does anybody know how I could change those pictures on top? Apparently I'm not "template" savvy.
Yes, it's been awhile since I last put a post on here. Sorry about that! I've been trying to be faithful about sending pics of the kiddos to their daddy and that is about all the picture uploading I can find time for!
We went to the zoo in Columbia a few weeks ago, which is where these pictures were taken. Jacobs grin makes me laugh in this picture. He did not enjoy having that Lorikeet on his arm, but he plastered this grin on and kept asking when the bird would be done eating. Such composure!
I told Noah we could NOT buy the $200 stuffed Giraffe, so he settled for a picture with it instead. This was after he got to feed the real Giraffes that day. A pretty impressive thing, considering his big brother wouldn't even do it!
And this little girl is getting quite big! She is accomplishing all sorts of new things these days. I'm always amazed how fast they grow and change the first year. She is such a good baby - God is good!!
As a side note, thanks for all your prayers for Brian. He is safe and nowhere near radiation, earthquakes or tsunamis at this point. But don't stop praying for him!
And now you are up to date. Hopefully it won't take me so long to post next time!
I'm thankful to the Lord today for my sweet Emma. Not many of you know, but when she was born the doctors detected a heart murmur. After a trip to the cardiologist and an echocardiogram they told us that she had a small hole in her heart. It was too small for surgery and would most likely close up on it's own, but she would live a healthy, normal life even if it never closed. I was, of course, troubled by this news. Even if a person can live with a hole in their heart, I didn't want my baby girl to have one! However, I kept reminding myself of the words in Psalms "you knit me together in my mothers womb" and I was comforted knowing that God made her heart that way and that He is in control of her life. So, we trust in Him. Yesterday Emma had her follow-up appointed. I wasn't too concerned about things, but the doctor listened and listened and listened to her heart and from every single angle. I started to worry and thought "uh-oh, this is bad ". He finally sat up, looked at me and said "well this is good. The murmur is gone, the hole has closed up and her heart is completely normal."! I almost hugged him! And today I am reflecting on how thankful I am to the Lord for knitting her heart together - even outside the womb. She is a precious bundle of joy, and I can't imagine our lives without her.
Jen played Monopoly with the boys. She quickly learned that the boys have their own rules for monopoly, which she tried to change, and then learned that the rules they have make the game shorter. I bet she wishes she had gone with their rules! :)
Brian got the turkey ready while the boys watched and kept exclaiming "gross!".
Jake made pilgrim and indian hats and placemats for all the kids that were coming. As you can see, Noah didn't want to wear his.
Noah and his friend, Averie. They go to school together and are the best of buddies.
Jake and Olivia passing the time after dinner
We had two other families over for the day. One from our squadron and one from church. Everyone is watching football in the picture. We really had a great time!
Instead of shopping on Black Friday, we went to the beach to fly kites. It was much less crowded!
On saturday we stopped at the downtown park to let the kids play while Jen, Brian and I hung out on the swings watching the boats and trying to spot a dolphin or two (no such luck!).
I know this jumps ahead of thanksgiving, but we did get the tree set up and this is where Noah ate his breakfast this morning. :)
Out of order, but while we were at the beach we took advantage of Jen and had her take some family photos for our christmas card. We got some good ones, and this is not the one we picked! You'll have to wait until you get yours in the mail! It was funny, there were multiple families there doing the same thing!
I hope you all had a great thanksgiving too!
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Somebody is getting big!
Soccer is over and we can finally enjoy some lazy saturday mornings. Hooray!
These boys can't get enough of their new sister. Except when she cries - Jake calls it "annoying"!
Saturday, November 13, 2010
That's an awfully big bed for such a little girl! She's four weeks old and already taking command of this house! :)
