First day...

Well, the first day of preschool has come and gone. My little boy did so good. He hopped right out of the car at the carpool drop off. Not one tear. Said Goodbye. And off he went. He was so big and brave. After he was picked up, he didn't have a lot to say. He said he had fun and would be willing to go back but other than that, we didn't get a lot out of him. I don't know if it just a boy/man (they tend to skimp on the details) or if he is still processing. Regardless, I am thrilled with how everything went. Praise God. Lots of prayers went out for this little guy. He is so loved and adored. I am so grateful.

Bowling....finally!

My little boy has been talking about going bowling for weeks now. However, nearly 3 weeks of pneumonia kept us from going.......until Saturday. We decided Friday night at..oh...1:00 a.m. that we were going to devote the weekend to Will. We were all so apprehensive about preschool starting that we wanted nothing but fun and family time and we got just that.

Here are the pictures from our cosmic bowling date. Will thought the neon lights...thus glow in the dark shoes...were so cool. And though the bowling ball was a little to heavy for him, we sure had a good time.

Big Day

Yes, it was a big day around here. Will had his first unofficial day of preschool (sigh). Not only was he nervous, but we were as well. My dear friend Jennifer kept Abby so that Brian and I could both take him and go out to lunch afterwards. It worked out perfectly. Evidently Abby had a big time with her friends Edie and Houston and we had a big time with Will.
On a scale of 1-10, I would give this morning a 5. It could have gone worse...but it could have gone better. It was very overwhelming....18 little preschoolers in one room. New school, new teacher, new routines, new kids...lots of new and that is something Will doesn't always do so well with....but then again...who does. I know with time he will get more comfortable, make some new friends, and eventually enjoy it. There is just a lot to get used to. We were only there 45 minutes today. It was a quick meet and greet so the real first day of school will be Monday. No mom, no dad, carpool drop off line, and pick up 3 hours later. (BIG sigh).

Will was definitely more excited about preschool after we left. He jibber jabbered about it in the car for a while. It was just all so new. My heart aches just thinking about Monday. He is growing up so fast. I love him so much and miss him already just thinking about it. He has such a tender heart and is such an innocent little kid. Part of me just wants to yank him out and home school him forever while the other part of me is fully aware that he needs this time for his overall well-being and social development. I think one of the saddest parts of parenthood is how your success as a parent is measured. If you can raise God fearing, self-sufficient, self-supportive children then you have done your job well. It is almost as if you are teaching your children not to need you and anything less than that isn't fair to them. I pray, with God's help, I will teach my children to be dependent on Jesus Christ and not me or Brian. I pray that I will learn to let my children go and have them come back to me because they want to...not because I've made them feel like they have to. I just love my little family so much. Will's teacher.

Things are looking kind of batty around here.

Lots of batman toys.

And thanks to one of our best friends, Jennifer, we now have a batman costume too!

Yes, not just one....but TWO!!

One for Super Will and one for Super Mommy. We are the super batman team.

And even sweet little Diddy got in on the action and put Will's old monkey costume on.

Our dear friends...

I had the priviledge of wathcing our dear friends Houston and Edie this afternoon. The kids had such a big time. We are so lucky to have the St. John's in our life. Here is a quick glimpse of our afternoon.

Sissy and her doll house.

Will just got a strike!


Now it's Houston's turn.

Playing with the train table.

Such great friends.

Houston loooooves the "hippo game"

Friends.

Here is a quick video. Listen to Sissy's belly laugh. She thought Houston was so funny.

Where can you find a talking toilet paper roll?

Only at Maw-Maw and D-D's house. The kids think it is the greatest thing ever. Just spin the toilet paper roll and voila....D-D's fussing about your toilet paper consumption.

My two little fish....

The kids are really enjoying their time in the pool and Abby has become quite the little fish.
Here you go. Our little girl fish...

And our little boy fish...

Where the kids sit...

the first 5 minutes afer Brian goes downstairs to run on the treadmill. They wait for him as long as they can before giving up and finding something else to do. They sure love their daddy. Even sweet little Brady waits for him.

A photo opportunity...

Since it feels like we spend so much time at our pediatrician's office (sigh), I thought I would make it a little bit more interesting and bring my camera along this time. The kids actually had fun smiling for the camera and I think I got some pretty cute shots. :)

Sissy posing for us.

Getting ready to walk in. My babies.

The nurse checking Will's blood pressure.

Sissy reading the germy books.

Oh the love.

Sissy smiling pretty.

Good check up...time to go home.

Meet my son

He has the biggest imagination of any boy I have ever seen.

He loves to color, paint, draw, practice writing his letters or numbers. Anything to do with art.


He absolutely adores his sister. He will let her get away with almost anything (lucky girl).


There is nothing better than playing Wii with his dad.


Whom he is totally crazy about and whom is totally crazy about him.


There are not enough words to describe how I feel about my son. He has such a big heart...is so loving, kind, good, caring, and obedient. He makes my heart melt just looking at him. It has been an honor to have been home with him the past 4 years.

What a mighty blessing God bestowed upon me when he gave us Will and Abby. I feared loving another boy as much as I loved Will so God gave me Abby. His plan was perfect. We are so fortunate to have a little boy and a little girl...both so unique and so special in their own ways. The past 4 years have gone way too fast....and I know the next 4 are going to go even faster as we get busier and busier. It is so hard to even think about Will and Abby being in school, trying to find their own way, and becoming less dependent on me and Brian....but that is what has to happen. It is the great cycle of life. I am so thankful to have been home with them and share in their first years of life...so personally and intimately. I am honored and so lucky to be their mom for however or how long God should allow.

Meet my daughter...

She can light up a room.

Loves to run around naked and has even learned how to take her own diaper off...can you say T-R-O-U-B-L-E.


Loves to sit on or in anything and tries to buckle herself in. Yes, that is her baby doll carrier and yet she thinks she should sit and ride in it as well.

Loves to brush her teeth and get in mommy's make up when mommy is not looking.

and this is what happens when Sissy gets in mommy's make up. It ends up on Sissy's face, hair, eyes, and on the floor.

She is spunky, sweet, loving, strong-willed, unpredictable, loves to make messes, fearless, persistent, can be such a handful...but is so darn cute. Will affectionately calls her "pretty gurl" or Sissy while we call her diddy girl, diddy, sissy, pretty girl, or..every now and then...not often...Abby. Poor thing...I am not sure she even knows her own name.

Random pictures I found on this memory card...

Our momma-son date to go see Toy Story 3

Sissy learning to walk

Abby army crawling

A walk through memory lane.

Summer Yuck

Both the kids have the summer yuck. Fevers, coughs, and whiny-ness. They either walk around aimlessly or lay on the couch. Typically whatever Will does...Sissy does. It is monkey-see-monkey-do around here.....even with sickness.