The final word...

Yesterday at the waterpark, a little boy probably around 8 yrs old started bossing Lillie around telling her to "do this" and "do that". I guess Lillie finally had enough and turned to him and said, "I don't have to! You are NOT my brother!"

Legos 101

I was helping Lillie build a really tall Lego tower. As it got higher and higher she got more excited about it. When it was completed, she looked at me and asked, "Mommy, did you learn how to do that in college?"

Sleeping Beauty

Lillie can rest anywhere! (as long as her thumb is accessible)

Mommy musings...

Two weeks ago a little friend in Lillie's class lost her Daddy to cancer. Not sure exactly how to broach the subject but knowing it would come up, I waited for an opportunity to talk to her about it. Well, after school on Wednesday, I was strapping Lils in her carseat and she just blurted out, "Kayla's daddy died. Did you know Mommy?" I nodded my head and told her I did. Her response back was, "We no not have to be sad Mommy. Kayla's daddy had Jesus in his heart like us. It be ok Mommy."

WOW! If she doesn't learn another thing this year, that is more than ok with us! I am soo thankful her young impressionable brain was able to comprehend the most important part of this really sad situation. I am SO thankful that we found a wonderful, loving Christ-centered school that teaches more than just ABC's and reinforces everything we teach and act out at home.

Our greatest desire as parents is for our kids to know Jesus. NOT to just know ABOUT Him but REALLY know him and what a relationship with Him means and looks like. We strive for this everyday and everyday we fall short but by God's grace and with His wisdom we are planting those important seeds. At the end of this parenting journey if our kids do not REALLY know Jesus, I believe we failed as parents. They could be really good people who do really nice things but if they don't know Jesus and what He did for them, nothing else matters.
My hope and prayer is that Lillie and Parker are learning and observing this first-hand.

Instruction Manual Needed

Most people jump ON the trampoline. Lillie chills UNDER it.


Typical Lils....

Prayers and wishes..

Lillie announced at breakfast that she was asking Santa for a "real baby". Parker then tells her, "Lillie, don't waste that one on Santa. He can't bring you a real baby. Only God can. You have to pray for one of those. You can
only ask Santa for
toys and stuff."

For a little kid he sure knows a lot:)

and this little piggy...

screamed bloody murder b/c it was broken!!!!!

Tonite, while eating dinner, Lillie's chair slipped from underneath her and she and the chair landed on her poor little pinky finger and broke it! Thank goodness our pediatrician happens to be one of our closest friends and neighbors b/c instead of driving to the E.R. we drove to his L.R. (Living room) and got Lillie "fixed up". In fear of having child protective services after me (2 kids with 2 broken bones in 4 weeks cannot look good) Dr. Sean came to our rescue and we are VERY VERY grateful! A little Motrin and some buddy tape later, we are almost as good as new...

Another "first"...

Preschool!!!! Lillie just could not wait to be an "equal" to Parker in this area. The irony is that Lillie is pretty clingy and attached to me (wherever I go she follows like a lost puppy) so Trev and I were pretty suprised at how willing and excited she was about not being around me for a few hours. She also seemed sort of young but after dropping Parker off 3 afternoons a week last year, she was just so at home at his old school, that we thought "why not do 2 mornings a week?" She just loved it and adores her sweet teachers, Ms. Kristine and Ms. Donna." It's more like 3 hours of VBS (music, bible stories and playtime but that is exactly what she needs at this time.