Friday Funnies....

Boy do I have a good one today! As I have mentioned previously, Gavin is on the tail end of potty training. He still has a hard time getting his pants on himself, but we have been working on it. On Wednesday nights, we attend a Bible study at church. It starts at 7, so I have the kids bathed and in jammies so we can put them right to bed when we get home. They play in the kid's room while we do our study. This past Wednesday, we were in the midst of our Bible study, when all of a sudden I hear one of the ladies gasp and say, "oh NO!" Everyone's eyes turn and there is Gavin running towards us, naked as could be, with his undies in one hand and his jammes in the other yelling, "Help me, Mama!" I quickly took him back to the bathroom to get him situated. Our pastor could barely keep it together the rest of the night.....

Scary.....

Isaac and I will be married 5 years on April 3rd. It does not seem like a lot of time, but we have lived so much in those 5 short years. What is really scary is how well that man knows me. We were sitting in the car yesterday, and he looked over at me and said EXACTLY what I was thinking. I asked him how he knew and he said he can tell by my expression or the way I am moving my lips what I am thinking about. He did it again when we were at Bible study, writing me a note telling me exactly what I was thinking (and telling me to stop and pay attention!). What is astounding to me is knowing that he pays attention, that he reads me, that he knows me better than anyone and anticipates my needs. I can't explain how good that feels, or how safe. I am constantly thanking God for blessing my life with his.


While I am bragging on my hubby, how cute is this picture of him reading Cinderella to the kids the other night? Seeing my manly man reading a girly book to his daughter made me melt. Talk about knowing the way to this girl's heart.

A change....

I have decided to change the name/look of my blog. My life isn't perfect, but it is beautiful in its own chaotic way. I think Beautiful Chaos is a much better description of my little world. I also decided to add some color to cheer me up while these grey days go on and on.....

A Perfect Day...

I was just going through some pictures on my camera, and found some that I thought I lost. It was a few days after Judah came home from the hospital, and my mom was here helping out. Some friends from church invited us to the cabin they were renting for the weekend. I hesitated about going, but we decided that it would be nice to get out of the house, let the kids play in the lake, and run off some energy. We packed up all of our swimsuits, towels, fishing poles and baby gear. When we got there, the kids ran right into the water and played for hours. My mom helped them find sticks and rocks, and Isaac took them for a ride in the canoe.




It was so awesome seeing the kids having such a great time with their grandma. Living so far away from her is really hard, so it always brings joy to my heart watching her love on my kids and seeing them get to have their grandma's undivided attention. I loved seeing her play ball with Gavin and how excited he was when he hit the ball. She is amazing.







After a few hours in the water, I made them take a break and eat some lunch. We all sat down at the picnic table and started getting the kids situated. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Evalyn lift up her shirt and start nursing her baby doll. I asked her what she was doing, and she said that her baby was hungry too. I have been searching for this picture everywhere! I was so excited when I found it. It is also the only picture I have of Judah that I had from that day, as he spent most of his time in the shade sleeping.


Isaac was so great with them that day. I was still recovering and taking care of the baby, so he stayed out in the water with the kids for at least 5 hours. After we ate, he took Gavin out to the dock and fished with him. Gavin absolutely loves to fish, and I love watching Isaac showing his son how to do it, patiently casting and hooking endless worms or untangling the line. These are some of the sweetest pictures of the day...





Today it is snowing and cold outside, so these pictures brought me a different kind of warmth. It also made me miss the summer and my mom!