Miles Prayer...

I forgot to mention in the last post that Miles said the opening prayer for Lauren's Baptism...It went like this...

"Dear Heavenly Father, We are thankful for this day. We are thanking for the Gospel. Please help Lauren to feel the Gospel when she is getting baptized. In the name of Jesus Christ Amen."

This boy makes me smile!

Lauren's Baptism

Lauren was baptized yesterday. It was a wonderful day. It was neat to see her countenance change instantly when she was baptized and she could not stop grinning ear to ear. She said she just felt so happy. We are grateful to have sweet Lauren in our family. She is a happy child and has been from the beginning. She is a wonderful daughter and sister and we are grateful for her choice to be baptized.

Her birthday was on Thursday....she is having a party next Friday with friends....more pics to come!

17 weeks to prepare.....

We are having another BOY!

I smiled...
Ladd was excited....
Lauren laughed.......
Miles giggled and giggled and giggled....
And Isabelle said "No, I am having a baby"

I am just grateful for the technology we have today to make sure this baby is healthy. I am grateful to know that he doesn't have any neural tube defects like Miles did. Not that I wouldn't love him any less, but it is nice to know ahead of time to prepare yourself mentally. I am grateful for the neurosurgeon who performed Miles surgery and that is has been a success so far...Although I still think he gave Miles superman powers when he did his surgery because nothing stops that boy.

Now I just need to prepare myself for non stop determination and energy....
for counter climbing at 9 months
for trying to climb the fridge at 10 months
for running and climbing on anything and not letting anything stop him....
for no fear in a child
for broken bones from jumping off things he shouldn't be
for a child that is full of life, love, and energy.

I use to say that I couldn't handle having a boy and Miles was every reason why I was afraid to have a boy. My friends would ask me how I do it with him everyday.

But this boy is the love and joy of my life. He is simply amazing. Nothing stops him. "no" is not a part of his vocabulary. And I am realizing that I don't have to prepare for another boy. I just enjoy them one day at a time and everything that comes with them. Life is more amazing with him, more adventurous, more real.

And besides that....their is something special about a boy and his mom....their love for each other is special and words do not describe it.

I am grateful that God is blessing me with another little boy!

Just some reminders for me of what is to come.....

I thought I would get a little break when he broke his leg and the Dr. said I would too...but he was up and running 2 hours after this cast was put on.....with his leg dragging behind him....

does this pic need any explaining?

2 year olds......

Isabelle is the cutest thing in the world...the things she says, her voice, how she says them and everything she does. I know I am her mom...but I just love this little girl!


What I opened up to when I heard the water running in the bathroom.....

These two are little buddies...it is a love hate relationship, here they are when they are in the "love" part of their relationship.


I made cookies with JUST Isabelle last week when Miles and Lauren were in school, we had lots of fun and she enjoyed having the beaters to herself :)

My thoughts...

Ok, they are someone elses, but I am thinking the same thing!!!

You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatreds.
You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

-William J. H. Boetcker

A week of pictures....

The Carvings



The Fairy Princess



The Hannah



The Love

The Bath

The Belly

The Magic Act

The Singing Act

THE END