Flag Day! (a day late)

I've mentioned before that I love BabyLegs and my favorite place to get them is Mom4Life.com. Well, I have another reason to love them!

See the cute flag BabyLegs on my very patriotic kids?

And notice how lots of ages, both boy and girl can wear them? (although we were slightly hot in the Georgia heat)

Notice how my oldest daughter is quite the performer? And how I can get cuter pictures of the kids when they are separated?

Sorry, I got a little sidetracked. Back to BabyLegs and Mom4Life. I won these flag ones by sending in a photo to support military moms. Watch their website in July for a special promotion and to see the completed slideshow. I love that Mom4Life wants to honor military moms!

Thanks, Sarah A

One of my best friends and I have a great set up--her girls are a year older than each of my girls so we trade boxes of clothes every season. This was way easier when we were neigbors, but Sarah is still great about getting a box in the mail. However, I have had her box sitting here for AGES--sorry, Sarah! Here are my girls in her girls' beautiful Strausburg dresses.

Ready for church

Adeline is 14 months old!

Oh, Adeline, Adeline Adeline. I'll be honest--I've put off writing this post today because you were a pill and I wanted to write happy things. But now you're in bed, at the end of your 14 month birthday, and you've stopped screaming, and I can peek in on your sweet face and remember that I love you.

I'm sure some of the EXTREME fussiness of the last 2 weeks is my fault--the last time you nursed was exactly one week ago. Plus there was diaper rash and some new teeth. But man, girl! You have shown your temper! Especially whiny around me, I just wish I had something that comforted you.

When you're not crying, however, you are toddling around the house like a tiny bug. It's so weird to see you walking! You nod when you want something and shake your head no when you don't, but don't say much else, besides "MAAAMMMMMMAAAA!"

I think you'll be ok. We'll just hang on for a little while longer. But I must inform you, that, when you're over this fussiness, I WILL be putting pigtails and bows in your hair again and you will like it because you are a good southern girl who will wear bows.

Looking forward to seeing your smile again,

Mom

What I'll miss. . . 2

Something I'm looking foward to: Walking across the street to go to chapel.

Something I'll miss: the sanctuary at our summer evening worship service--overlooking the marsh at Point Pleasant, our accapella hymns filling the building.

Hymn Sing Sunday

Arise, my soul, arise; shake off thy guilty fears;
The bleeding sacrifice in my behalf appears:
Before the throne my surety stands,Before the throne my surety stands,
My name is written on His hands.

He ever lives above, for me to intercede;
His all redeeming love, His precious blood, to plead:
His blood atoned for all our race,His blood atoned for all our race,
And sprinkles now the throne of grace.

Five bleeding wounds He bears; received on Calvary;
They pour effectual prayers; they strongly plead for me:
“Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry,“Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry,
“Nor let that ransomed sinner die!”

The Father hears Him pray, His dear anointed One;
He cannot turn away, the presence of His Son;
His Spirit answers to the blood,His Spirit answers to the blood,
And tells me I am born of God.

My God is reconciled; His pardoning voice I hear;
He owns me for His child; I can no longer fear:
With confidence I now draw nigh,With confidence I now draw nigh,
And “Father, Abba, Father,” cry.

Charles Wesley, 1742

Sam's party

Two down, one to go! Sam really wanted to have a birthday party with all his school friends before we head to Kansas. So we had an early birthday swim party Friday. It was easy, once I convinced my best friend/Sam's kindergarten teacher extraordinaire/ caterer/ babysitter/ baker to make the cake (where am I going to find another one of those in Kansas?!?)

What a cake!!!! Sam was originally very specific. He wanted a cake shaped like "the speed racer thing that Count Dooku used to escape the Jedi knights in Star Wars Episode 2." After an hour of googling, I found out it "Count Dooku's solar sailer" and impossible to make into a cake. He agreed to R2D2 instead and wonderful Tricia came up with this!



Here is the baker-teacher with the party goers, mostly from Sam's kindergarten class:

We got our 3rd Light Saber :-)

Lunch was pb&j or ham and cheese sandwiches, chips, and capri suns. The chips and capri suns are contraband at our house, so this was definitely a party!

Ella will be swimming like a fish by the end of summer. Look at her jump!

It was an easy party, and most of all, Sam had fun and felt special.

What I'll miss. . .episode 1

Not because I am melancholy or negative. Really, mom, it's NOT because I'm melancholy or negative. Just because I want to record these fun things about our home here so we can remember them. And to even it out, I'll add what I'm excited about, too. If anyone can think of a witty name for a post like this, give it, cause my brain is sleepy.

Looking forward to. . . . hills and watching the weather

I'll miss. . . the beach with friends.