A friend sent this to me

because she knows I love quotes. I love it!

Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away. ~Dinah Craik, A Life for a Life, 1859

It reminds me of a time when I was younger traveling through Georgia with my parents - my mother and her friend pulled over to a field and picked some wheat stalks and showed us how to rub it in our palms and blow on it to separate the wheat from the chaff. Fun times.

Happy Birthday to you!

My sweet Jackson Joseph turned 4 years old Sunday. Last year we had to cancel his party - so this year we went all out with a big bash at Chuck E Cheese. He had a blast!

Who is that handsome boy?

and what has he done with my Brian Jr?



Brian Jr was the ring bearer in Lisa and Ryan's wedding on Saturday. He had so much fun and did so well.

.......and not to be outdone..........

Brian Jr loses the training wheels!

Kitchen Sink Bath

We left our new infant bath tub in Florida. I was going to buy another one for Olivia to use here but we found that the kitchen sink was a perfect fit!

My cloth diaper addiction!!

I started Cloth Diapering Olivia in the last month or so. I am addicted to all the cute dipes and covers. Rest assured this is not your mother's cloth diaper! Check out some pics of our recent snags.

I came across this quote today. Oddly enough I have been discussing agnosticism with a few friends of mine this week. It really spoke to me as I hope it does to you.

"The single greatest cause of atheism today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, then walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable."

Her first "real" food

We were eating pizza out on the boat yesterday and Olivia reached up and grabbed my piece right out of my hand and put it in her mouth. I tore off a piece of the crust and let her knaw on it for a while - as you can see from that smile and the messy shirt - she really seemed to enjoy it.

More of my little superman

He still is wearing it whenever and wherever he can!

Boating fun!

Brian Jr's Self Portrait

Guess whose is whose?

Like Mother like Daughter

Many people have said that Olivia favors me in this picture. What do you think?

We finally got Olivia a Highchair!

I picked it up yesterday and she seems to love it. She is not however all that interested in solid foods yet........

My Little Superman!

Well Jackson is stuck on Superman again. I have not been able to get him out of this outfit for days. He even wore it tonight to the premiere of Shrek 3! Picture him in this outfit with his green "Shrek" crocs - fortunately most moms understand that when a 3 year old gets something in his mind.................

Baseball game anyone?

Shirts vs Skins

Sweet Baby Girl!