Abigail - my cooperative and helpful eldest...
Hannah - sitting patiently, oh how you've grown up, child!
wistful...
Tabitha - uncooperative and very spunky!
...eating more leaves
Friday, November 28, 2014
Happy Halloween part one
Grandma Angie came down at the end of October with matching shirts for the girls, and with such beautiful weather, I couldn't pass up fun outside with my girls. Fun in the back of Daddy's Jeep and all of the Fall Leaves and acorns make for good sister fun.
Tabitha tried to pick up the pumpkin, waiting to be carved, but it was a tad too big for my little girl!
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Fall Fun
The girls took advantage of many of the warm fall days before the onset of the cold. The older two are finally independent enough to play while Rodney raked leaves and prepared the garden and our yard for winter. Our barn now has electricity and all of our equipment has been winterized. This is quite a feat considering we have a new baby in our lives!
Someone isn't so sure about the crunchy leaves.
Tabitha is now old enough to have a cheesy smile! These pictures now seem incomplete now that Charis is here, but she was asleep and at only a couple weeks old, probably too little to be crunching in the leaves. Next year, little one, next year!
I love Miss Hannah's smile in this picture!
And in typical T fashion, everything must be tasted.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Mimi and Miss T
My mom gave me the best birthday gift by coming down to spend the weekend with us. As a large, pregnant mommy, I especially appreciated having an extra pair of hands to help with my very affectionate children (two who were getting over colds). Mimi gives great hugs that I think must have healing power.
I had a very low key weekend. My mom watched the girls while Rodney and I ran errands on a date (a true luxury), and then we ordered take out Chinese food for dinner, and Rodney and I finished a movie we had started the previous weekend. It was exactly what we all needed that weekend.
After eight years of marriage, and three (almost four) kids, Rodney and I rarely watch a movie in one sitting these days. We have this sense that we need to get as much sleep as possible, not knowing when I'll go into labor or who will be up in the middle of the night with dreams or illness. I'm a much better wife and mom when I'm well rested too, but it's funny to think how long it's taken me to figure that out!
...another thumb sucker. Miss T is quite the snuggler, and I've been trying to get in extra snuggle time with her recently, as I know I'll have another little person who will need snuggling too.
Miss T is still not walking, mostly because I think she's rather content to crawl. She cruises, will get to a stand in the middle of the floor, and will walk holding hands. She's even taken a couple of steps on her own. So at least there isn't cause to worry....she just wants to wait until the right time for her.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
friends
Rodney and I are so thankful that the Lord has blessed us with children. And since the Lord has given us particularly social children, I'm glad that they're close enough in age that they truly enjoy each other. Two weeks ago, Hannah was very ill. Rodney took her to Prompt Care to rule out more serious illness, and as they were driving away, Abigail, who was quite distraught said, "Who am I going to play with?" Now little Miss Hannah hadn't done much playing that day; she had literally laid on the couch or in her bed all day. But it does show just how much Abigail enjoys her sister's company.
I enjoy watching them learn to love each other, and even though I know these next few weeks (months...years...) will be very busy, I know that the Lord has placed the right children in our home to learn about how to love Him and each other.
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