another little curley

Could it be?? 

Another one of these is on the way?

  Yes, it is!!

  There is his or her first photo at 6+ weeks! (Kevin doesn't ever trust pregnancy tests (???) so it was when he saw this that he finally believed it I think.)

As I eagerly leaned waaaay over the table at Scotty P's (her favorite restaurant) to tell Leah the news, she became very concerned and her first questions to me were "The baby is in there right now??? Are you squishing it??"

After assuring her that I would not squish the baby, she had 352 more questions... including, the all important, what color pacifier would the new baby get?  Then she called all her grandparents to tell them she was gonna be a big sister. 

She talks to the baby in my tummy every night at bedtime and often sings her original song, "Thank you God for the new baby."  She also asks multiple times a day "How big is the baby right now, Mommy?" And "When will it be as big as (fill-in-the-blank-with-whatever-random-object-she-is-looking-at)?" 

She has also picked out names already.  For a girl, Princess Aurora.  For a boy, Prince Phillip. The royal baby is due to arrive the first week in April 2013!

We are praising God for this gift. It is from Him alone that all blessings flow. "I have prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him." 1 Samuel 1:27

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LC quote of the day

"Daddy, when I snuggle up in your lap, I know I am right where I need to be."


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little firecrackers



This year, Leah got to watch fireworks with cousins, Jaxon and Mady.



One of the biggest hits of the whole day was glow-stick-necklaces

Waiting patiently for the dads to get back with snowcones...



Still... waiting...





YES...STILL...WAITING....



I seriously think we were still waiting even at this point.  The dads spent half of the fireworks show in the snowcone line. 

On the 4th, we went to OK for our annual get-together with Kevin's family.  Stopping at Max's for breakfast.



The princess of Independence



Having a poolside chat with cousin Mady.

Dinner at Gilley's with Giggle and Granstan.

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LC quote of the day

"Mommy, when I am bigger can I borrow your high heels?  And your wedding dress?  Oh...wait...no... I will have to get a different one because I need a pink wedding dress." 

His little lamb

Leah's Sunday school class has been learning Psalm 23 this summer. A verse or two every week.

For a few weeks in the spring and early summer, she was having real trouble with the dark. It came out of the blue. Even with lots of night lights and discussions about having nothing to fear, something was really bothering her about the dark. 

And then she learned in her class that the Bible says that there is nothing to fear when Our Shepherd is near. Even in the dark valleys, the shadows, scary stuff... Our God is with us and He comforts us.


And because she has been learning in BSF that everything the Bible says is absolutely true(since infancy)... guess what happened?  She trusted in the truth of God's word and no longer fears the dark! She knows who her shepherd is and what He promised. 

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And while we are on the subject of sheepy-things, here is a pic of a shepherd's crook pretzel stick we found during lunch...





And another one of Leah chillin at the sheep barn this summer...


"I will fear no evil, for You are with me."


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