Sunday, August 31, 2008

God is shiny...

as we were all sitting in the living room i was telling b that we needed to pray for the people that are about to be affected by hurricane gustav. i was telling her that hurricanes are nasty storms that can hurt people and knock over houses and stuff and that we should pray that God would protect all of those people and keep them safe. Chris chimed in with how big God is and how He's the only one who can save those people. and then b added, "yeah, cuz God is shiny!!" chris and i were a bit confused and hoped she would then explain what she meant, which she did. this is as close as i remember to what she said...


"yeah, at mimi's house, there were three guys in a fireplace in a circle and they couldn't get out. and God was in there and He was shiny! and then there was a guy who looked in and he saw three guys that weren't shiny and then another guy, that was God, and He was shiny!!

so then i asked her what happened next (cuz in her story, God being shiny was the point) and she said that God got them out of the fire, He saved them (which was the point of our story!)

she was obviously remembering the story of shadrack, meshack, and obendigo (i'm sure i butchered the spelling of those names!) as told by larry and bob of veggie tales. we are so blessed to have a family that surrounds our children with bible stories and the love of our Amazing God!

we love having conversations like this!!

Sunday, August 24, 2008

go 'boys!


today was football day at church so we got to dress up in our cowboys gear! here are my sweeties all decked out!

MALI IS WALKING!!

she finally did it! she took her very first step on friday. she's only taken about two-three steps, but it's a start! grapes seem to be a good motivater!!


Friday, August 22, 2008

riding horsey...in a restaurant




i know, it's bad manners, but whatever keeps them happy, right?!

braidyn's prayer bear




braidyn just started pre-k and her teachers bought all of the students a prayer bear. they can dress up their bears and every week they trade bears with a classmate and take their bear home. everynight, when saying their prayers, they also pray for the person whose bear they have. they get to keep them for a week and then switch with someone else - such a great idea! here is braidyn with her dressed up prayer bear.

a few pics from braidyn...








shoppin' with mommy




mali and i went to target (our second home) to get a few things. i decided to let her ride in the front of the cart without the cart cover and, as you can see, she was all over the place! no need to sit when you can ride! she sat for about 5 seconds and then figured out that this was the coolest climbing structure she's ever experienced. people were laughing at me as i was trying to shop, steer, and hold on to my climber. sorry the last pic is blurry, i tried to get a shot of her putting my purse over her head as if it were a necklace but she was just all over the place!

Saturday, August 16, 2008

stylish


while playing outside, mali would do this hilarious bear crawl because she didn't want her knees touching the patio (i don't blame her!) so, i put knee pads and socks on her and didn't realize how stylish she had become!

homegrown snacks



our grape vines are producing sweet little grapes. we finally cut them, washed them, and gathered little bitty's to enjoy them! these are some recent pics of the kiddos just hanging in the backyard. don't worry, mali didn't fall off the patio!

creative imagination

braidyn drew this picture the other day. sorry it's sideways. she said it was Jesus dying on the cross and the little marks and holes are the thorns. i love that our baby girl draws pictures of Jesus!

this is how daddy cleans mali after snack time





yes, that is a vacuum, and i am not even kidding, these photos were NOT staged. this is exactly how chris decided to clean mali after giving her graham crackers without a bib. she didn't seem to mind.

my little laundry helper






braidyn knew how backed up i was with my household duties due to my recent jury duty service, so she decided to help me with laundry - not perfect, but she made mommies laundry day (or week) much more special!

mini me


she's not really a daddy's girl, no, not at all.

exhausted...and snoring.

b, when you're older, please don't hate me for posting this. i love you!

sweetest snuggles


i'm one!!





CAKE!!!!

mali's pool party pics...

 
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