One Year Ago Today

At 1:57 pm a precious baby boy was born into this world and into our lives.

We have been forever changed and eternally blessed by Mr. Brandon Aaron. I'm in awe of how much he has grown and how much he has taught our family over the past year. I'm in love with his smile and his sweet disposition. I'm forever thankful to Jesus for the miracle of our baby boy.

Happy First Birthday Brandon!! We love you!

She's lost it!

Heh, heh....Avery lost her first tooth!!

She pulled it out all by herself with a little help from an apple and a piece of ice. It happened in the evening and she promptly called Daddy, Grandma and Grandpa, Grandma and Gigi, Aunt Kelly, Cousin Lauren, and Aunt Sarah. She wanted to call her teacher and most of her best friends, but by this time it was post 9:00 and she had to wait until she saw them the next week at school.

The tooth fairy was good to her! :)

Happy Easter!

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead ~ 1 Peter 1:3

My Wednesday Morning

Where do I begin? Carly has been having bad dreams lately, so I have been tired. Today started at 5:45am with Carly screaming and I run to her rescue only to find her saying "Avery took my cookies!" Ok, I convince her that Avery is not stealing her cookies and lay down with Carly and get her back to sleep.

The screaming woke Avery, so I lay there listening to Avery over in her room talking amongst herself...and trying to whistle. Who whistles at 5:45am anyway? :) My girl.

On with my day. It's Wednesday Morning Bible Study day, so I hop in the shower. Then Brandon wakes up so I make a sippy cup and put him in his chair with some cheerios. I finish getting ready while he tries to divert my attention to everything he's getting into. It's my turn to bring snack today, so to the kitchen to make muffins. Sure, I could have made them last night, but they're so much better fresh! Pack Brandon's bag for nursery, pack Carly's bag for nursery, pack Avery's bag to keep her occupied during Bible study with me since she's on 3 week break.

Fast forward to 8:30. Carly's still asleep...of course, since she was up throughout the night and at 5:45am. Wake up sleeping beauty and quickly get her dressed for church. Bag of Lucky Charms for the car ride for Avery and Carly and a Diet Pepsi for me. Healthy, I know. Must have caffeine! 8:45am, time to get everyone on the potty and then into the van. 9:07, we're finally pulling out of the garage. We're LATE. Up at 5:45am and we're still LATE. How can it possibly take nearly 30 minutes to get in the van??

Carly drinks her entire nursery sippy cup on the ride. No drink left for nursery now. She has to go potty. But you just went potty, Carly!? Walking into church, she had an accident. Did I mention we were LATE? Get Brandon in his room...(they are so sweet to him). Change Carly and get her into her room...(they are so sweet to her)! Race Avery down the hall to our small group...LATE with our LATE muffins for snack. Get Avery set up at a table with coloring books, a Leapster, and a sticker book. Sink into my chair. LATE.

Then, peace with Ephesians. We finished up our study today and it was so great. All of the buzz it takes to get the four of us there is so worth it. Grace and Peace. It starts Ephesians. It ends Ephesians. It directs my day away from the chaos and toward Him. All of it...the early mornings, the challenges, and the beauty that parenting brings - Praise God! Life is busy and God is good! He's never LATE. He's always right on time. He never lets me down!