taking time out for my lil' man...

A sweet friend of mine awhile ago gave me some great advice to "manage" a 3yr old. The last week or two, her advice came to mind on several occasions. Doing something special just one on one when your 3 yr old is having a "rough" day. And we do have plently of those days it seems. :) So we've played in the snow during quiet times, and to my friends recommendation....a long hot bubble bath. Brady was thrilled and felt so "special" to be able to take a bubble bath with mommy in her big bath. Of course now every day since that's all I hear..."can we have a special treat and take a bubblebath when Harper naps?" Anyways....the sweet advice has been great really! Thanks "L"...:)Thanks for encouraging me...we all need it from time to time. :)There's nothing more important or that can't be done later....these moments are priceless.

SELF CONTROL......

"LIVE IN SELF CONTROL AS WE WAIT FOR JESUS TO APPEAR." -Titus 2:12-13
Brady was learning about self control in sunday school class last sunday. They brought home a lil' finger (paper) puppet that says self-control on it. This is what our "mischevious" Harper thought of self control puppet man....




Poor self control puppet man! He lost his head and a leg. (for some reason Harper doesn't like to eat cheerios or baby puffs, but PAPER!) She's even eaten a pricetag off a pair of jeans before. And yes, I do watch her constantly...she's just a quick lil' thing and into everything!!!! :)

Ashley and Gregs wedding

Here's a short video of Ashleys bachelorette party, rehearsal, and wedding. I'm so jealous the "honeymooners" are probably enjoying warm nice sun laying on a beach in Mexico! These are all the pics I got from the weekend....wish I would of gotten more of my sweet hubby dancing! :) We had such a fun time.

9 months and a determined lil' monkey...

Wow, it's January already! Can't believe it! Harper is now 9 months old....she started crawling at 7 1/2 months, and now she is pulling up....standing up....and the other day she actually took 2 steps on her own!!! We think it could of been just a "wild moment", but it wouldn't surprise us if she starts walking before too long. CRAZY is all I have to say. She's a feisty, determined lil' monkey. I "dread" changing time and getting her dressed....I literally have to wrestle her to get her dressed. I probably burn the most calories then! In fact, today my sister Holly was over and she was kind enough to try to get her dressed. I glanced over minutes later to see Harper playing in her diaper....Holly said " she wouldn't let me get her dressed." :)
Hope everyone who actually checks in and reads this had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. We sure did....Lance and I both took off 10 days of work! We had great "family" time, and actual time alone TWICE in a week! That's a first since kids! We realize we do actually need to take more time out for each other.....:)