Getting big!

My little baby is quickly turning into a kid! She has discovered the cupboards in the kitchen and wants to empty them, she wants to eat baby food instead of drinking a bottle most of the time, and wants to drink out of a cup and hold the spoon I'm using to feed her! Here's my big girl enjoying the swings :)

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Mother's Day!

This year was my first Mother’s Day with a child not in my belly, and it was a great one! Unbeknownst to me, Mother’s Day kind of started on Thursday for me. Tim and I were planning on going to Ames on Friday to watch Titus graduate, and I was trying to make plans on when we would be leaving, would I leave from Ankeny, etc. And Tim was refusing to make plans! He just kept saying, “let’s see how tomorrow goes and then we can decide.” Ah! I let it go and decided just to wait until tomorrow and try to get past my overwhelming need to plan ahead.

So Friday comes along and the morning begins as it normally does. Tim gets up, showers, puts on his Hawaiian shirt (after all, it’s Friday), and leaves with Kendall for work. I got a text from him later in the morning asking what time I was planning on going to work out over lunch. I gave him a detailed itinerary of my lunch plans including times and places (again, showing my need for organization and planning) and asked him why he was so interested. He said he just wanted to talk over lunch because he missed me—Aw! J

When it was almost time for lunch, he emailed me and said there was a present waiting for me at Greenburgs and I should leave slightly early to pick it up! What?!? I was too excited to wait another 10 minutes, so I left immediately for Greenburgs. When I got there, Tim and Kendall were there along with a potted plant that Kendall had drawn on, a balloon, and a beautiful necklace. They took me to Olive Garden for lunch, and I took the rest of the afternoon off. What a great family I have! Thanks for the wonderful surprise!!

I now know that Tim had planned this a while ago and even our daycare was in on it. They had bathed Kendall, fed her well, and put on a cute outfit to get her ready for the surprise. J Very memorable first Mother's day.

Bebo!

We went to a Bebo Norman concert on the 29th at our church in Marshalltown! It was great! The SyWassinks were kind enough to take care of our child for the evening and Tim and I had a date! Only our second one in 7 months... it was past due. We ate out for dinner, then enjoyed a wonderful concert. Bebo is one of my all time favorite artists. I could listen to him all day long! Another guy named Gabe tours with him also, and Gabe is amazing! He can play a million different instruments and sing backup. All in all, a wonderful evening. :)

Gabe playing the accordian

Gabe is playing the hammer dulcimer and Bebo on guitar and singing. Beautiful!

Oh How He Loves Us

This has become one of my favorite songs lately. I love David Crowder*Band, and this song gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. The pictures it brings to my head are amazing, and when I close my eyes, I feel like I am singing directly to God. Sometimes I foget how amazing God's love for me really is. If I was treated the way I treat God at times (ignore Him for days at a time, directly go against His wishes and directions for me, repeatedly choose other things before Him, etc), I would have a hard time liking that person, much less loving him. And yet God's love for me remains perfect and undettered. How amazing! And so very underserving! Thank you God for your love...I cannot begin to fully comprehend it!

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Oh Happy Day...in most respects

Norah has now destroyed her second invisible dog fence collar (see picture below). We thought this one might be in good enough shape that Tim could solder it back together. Sadly, after our best efforts, it still does not work. So Norah has to always be chained up to the LP tank while the other three dogs can still roam the yard since she cannot control her desire to explore. She is quickly proving to be much more trouble than we had wanted… what to do next...

On a happier note, Tim and I have now been married two years! He said to me this morning, “weren’t these first two years supposed to be the hardest?” Well, if that is the case, these next years are going to be super amazing and a piece of cake!  God has blessed me with everything I have ever asked Him for in a husband when he gave me Tim. He’s a wonderful husband and a wonderful father, and I love him very much.

Birds!!

I've been so excited to experience Spring on a farm! I love watching all the plants come back to life, hearing the wonderful bird songs again, etc. However, this has been what we have been going through everyday outside our house instead.



Who knew that birds could be so loud and annoying!! Maybe the birds aren't one of my favorite things about Spring after all...

Never stops talking!

Kendall has starting talking (yelling really) non-stop. It's only quiet in our house when she's asleep--well, quieter...she still snores. :) But of course, I wouldn't want it any other way. I love my beautiful little girl! Look out Rhea, you have competition!