Asia Wrap

Just helping out getting some pics at the Asia Wrap play area. :)

Coffee!!!

Trying to be like daddy... 

11 Months Old

 

This little munchkin is 11 months old today!  My goodness how the time flies when you are having fun and not sleeping!  :)  

Despite the fact that he hasn't totally figured out the whole sleeping thing, he is turning into a little boy and so much fun!  He babbles CONSTANTLY, it quite good natured and has a little worried because he actually sits in a stroller for longer than 13 seconds without screaming to get out!  :)  That said, he stays quite busy dismantling anything that is within his reach, LOVES to bang on pots and pans, and his very very very favorite is pulling toilet paper and swishing in toilets any chance he gets!  (BLECK!!)

He is walking everywhere, and almost runs (although it is more like falling in a head long fashion, while moving your feet as fast as you can, while also looking like you just got off a horse). 

He is also making his mama get a good arm workout weighing in at just under 26lbs!  Built like a tank this one is! :)  And after three tries... I think Andrew got his mini-me.  :)

Love love love this little boy!

Snip Snip!

No more baby, we have a little toddler!  No more hair in his eyes, and no more mullet! 

Destructive Cuteness

And this is why I don't do school while he is awake! :)

Overwhelmed

Overwhelmed seems to be the word that sums up my life of late. Yes, many many days I am overwhelmed with dishes and squawking, bickering children.  Overwhelmed when I think about dishes and laundry and homeschooling and diapers..... 

I am often overwhelmed with the magnitude of this thing we call parenting. How will I ever send these little people off into the world to be a blessing and a joy and not a detriment to society? :). Will there really be a day they remember to say Yes Ma'am and No Thank You and for heaven sakes close the van door when you get out??

And then there are the moments like the ones pictured here. Moments of pure sweetness, kindness and love for one another.  Moments that I as their mama get to see. A glimpse into how much our Heavenly Father adores us. Or moments like tonight standing in the middle of their bedroom when all three healthy, growing children are sleeping and realizing that God picked me to be their mama, and what an overwhelming privledge it is to love and guide them. 

Thank you Jesus for my blessings. :)

Eat Your Greens!

Have you had your cabbage, spinach and avocado today??  Isaac has! 

On the move!!

Blurry I know... But he was so proud!!

Enjoying his newfound toys. 

Checking out the view with his buddy Bowen from Alaska. :)

And of course the best way to move... Uncle Chariot!!! 

Little Man

And he is off!  Cruising, crawling and rubbing his new tooth with this tongue. :)

Oh That Face!!!

I just can't get enough of these sweet cheeks. Sometimes it overwhelms me how much I love this little man in the short 7 months we have known each other. :)

Cousins!

 While Micah & Lara were home for a few days between the wedding and heading for Texas, we managed to squeeze in some cousin pics for the grandma!  Horray for cousins!!

And for the record:  Ben 5, Naomi 3, Juliet 20 months & Isaac 4 weeks. :)

Baby Boy!