I Haven't Fallen From the Face of the Earth

Hello out there; to those that think I've fallen from the face of the earth. One of my great friends asked when I was going to start posting again because she gets humor from the things that seems so frustrating (she's been there). So here I am; now realizing that it's been 8 months since my last post. WOW!!!!!

Since then the household and children have changed so very much. Just look and read:

1. The boys were moved into toddler beds the week of Thanksgiving 2008 and are doing FABULOUS with it



2. The Christmas Tree (with lights and ribbon only) stayed intact for the Christmas Holiday Season



3. The boys had a BLAST opening their presents this year but refused to sit on Santa's lap



4. New Years Eve was uneventful and we were ALL in bed sleeping by 11pm



5. Traveling for the Christmas season finally ended mid-January and by that time the boys were pros at traveling and sleeping in new places (we only started the first week in December)



6. My birthday was just another day for the first time ever



7. The boys had their first sledding outing EVER and LOVED IT!!!



8. Valentines Day was wonderful because I had three sweethearts instead of one this year (that were aware that something special was going on)

The things they learn on a daily basis (colors, letters, numbers, sayings) are AMAZING and it warms my heart that they are our children. I am so THANKFUL that they have been given to me. So when someone says to me, "Better you than me." I would like to say, "I guess you're right. I"m the best mommy for them." God chose me to be the mommy of these two wonderful little men and I'm so lucky that they were chose to be my children.

So with this writting; I make a commitment to myself to post more often because it makes me realize that this is were God wants me to be right now.

I Didn't Realize....

I didn't realize that it has been 8 (yes eight) months since my last post. Oh how time flies when you're having fun with two year olds and babies.

I didn't realize how quickly your children change until you see them in past picture.

Here are some pictures of the last eight months:

December 2008 (Our family Christmas card picture)

January 2009 (Leslie & William - getting ready to go sledding for the first time)

February 2009 (Les & Will - are you ready to jump at daddy?)

March 2009 (William is laughing at Leslie)

April 2009 (Look at what the Easter Bunny brought)

Easter Sunday and picture with mom (a rare one because she's usually behind the camera)

May 2009 (Daddy taking the boys to feed the deer at Oxbow Park)(Leslie feeding the doe)
(William feeding the doe)

June 2009 (Les thinks he cool with his sunglasses)

(Will is my character)


It amazes me how their personalities have developed into the little boys/men that they are instead of the babies they were. How bittersweet it is but that is His design for us; we raise our children to be God loving and abiding "Children of God".