My Babies

My Babies

Monday, July 30, 2012

I do the dopiest things sometimes and other news...

This week is VBS at church and I was the only crew leader to not pick up her t-shirt so today I stood out like a big pink thumb in a sea of SKY blue!  Sky is out theme...all about flying and such.  the scripture theme is "Nothing is impossible with God".  That my friends, is so true.  To name a few...

This week my dear friend Kelley and her husband, Billy, returned from their vacation in Ohio where they served as a ministry team for their daughters church.  Kelley's kids both serve the Lord in Ohio and this was a special treat to see all their kids and grandkids.  Except poor Billy got pancreatitis and ended up having his gall bladder removed.  Staying a week in the hospital which put their trip to two weeks and really rocked their world...to say the least.  So they finally got home this weekend and I thought I would do the "Christian" thing and take them a meal.  I made a lowfat chicken pie and took some fresh tomatoes and I picked some corn.  Their daughter and her family came to their house too in a swing-by stop going back home to Ohio after a few days at the beach.  I was so glad to finally meet Molly's husband Dan.  I had already met her kids several times and I just love them.  Well, when I dropped the food off I looked like a complete train wreck.  I had jumped out of my pool, threw on a t-shirt and headed over there...wet head and all.  Real attractive.  I told Dan that I was not usually that ugly but I did come bearing food.  When I got done I went to my parent's house where my sister, mom, dad and I sat outside talking.  My mother asked me if I had picked any of the white corn yet.  I said I had just picked several ears and I asked her for the 1000th time why she didn't like white corn.  This started a long conversation between her, my sister and me about white versus yellow corn and how my sister and I love both.....blah, blah, blah.  My mom is adamant about only yellow corn is good to eat.  My dad was very quiet.  Then he looked up and said, "I didn't plant any white corn Kate.  I planted a row of Indian corn at the bottom of the garden."  Then he looked at me and asked me where I had picked "white" corn.  I looked at my mom and said, "She told me to."  Because I am once again 7 years old and listen to my mother!  I cannot believe that I gave Kelley's family Indian corn to eat!!!  So the next day I went over there and told them not to eat it.  Too late!!  Kelley laughed and laughed.  She said , "I cooked that corn forever!"  Dan, said he tried to eat it but just couldn't.  I was so embarrassed.  I now call him Choctaw Dan.

In other news...I have two huge praises.  I have been praying for a very longtime for my girls and some situations.  Megan for another job that is more related to her field of study.  And for Erica to be able to stay at home with her babies.

PRAISE the LORD...they have both been answered.  Megan got a job today at her own high school as an honors biology teacher.  She is ecstatic to say the least.  And Erica turned in her resignation today and is now a stay at home mommy.  I must give proper props to my fabulous son-in-law for supporting Erica in this decision.  He truly is a wonderful husband, daddy and a Godly young man.  I am so proud of him and this family decision they have made.  God is just good and He will provide.  I am still praying very hard that Blake and Erica's house sells quickly and that my sister does find another job that is closer and has benefits.  But I know in His time God will answer those too.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Two Months and a SCORE!

It is unbelievable to me that Savannah is already two months old.  Time is going by triple fast.  I can't stand it!!!  This month I took Savannah's picture with Mr. Frog and Piper was a little concerned.  Just a few weeks ago while we were at the garden pond in my parents yard a frog hopped across Piper's back and it caused quite a little...scream to come out.  Honestly, I laughed...it was hilarious.  Savannah you are already up to 12 lbs and 9 oz and are 22 inches long.  You smile all the time and you have even chuckled out a little.  You are a mommy's baby for sure.  You are the happiest when you are in her arms and if someone else has you your sweet eyes just follow her.  Such a doll.



Okay, Mr. Frog.  I am going to let you sit with my baby sister but don't scare her.


Well, Savannah might not scream when a frog hops on her but the one who hopped on me was big and hairy and had teeth and growled!!!



What is to be scared of Piper?  He is kinda cute.  I think he even likes me!



When I sit up big and tall I am just a tiny bit bigger.  Next month I will be way bigger Mr. Frog!!



In other notes, at church Piper has always loved riding in the Cozy Coupe in the nursery.  Blake and Erica were going to get her one for her birthday this year.  In the city where they live twice yearly they do "bulk" trash pick ups.  This is a huge event and people all over the city drive trucks hauling trailers to gather some really great stuff that people just throw out.  I was walking Piper with Megan through Erica's neighborhood Tuesday night when lo-and-behold I spotted a Cozy Coupe on the curb.  I ran over to it and inspected it and except for the corner of the door being chewed up a little by their dog...it was great.  Major SCORE!!


Piper had to inspect the interior of her new ride.  See the door??  Not too bad.


Checking out the seat and cup holders.  I think this looks great and definitely not trash worthy.



Piper stayed in her car almost the whole afternoon.  So worth me hauling it up the street for her!


Friday, July 20, 2012

Snuggle-Bug


My little Savannah loves, loves, loves to be held.  She likes you to just hold her and talk to her and snuggle her all the time.  For this Mimi, I sure do not mind one little bit!!  Today she took a sweet nap right on my chest and I just loved it. 




I could just kiss her to pieces.  She is so sweet and I know that this snuggly phase never lasts long enough




See how peaceful she is sleeping.  Not a care in the world.  She knows she is loved by her family and she is just so content.  I could just eat her right up!




Monday, July 16, 2012

First Smiles

Savannah has been smiling for a while.  She is a very happy baby for the most part and she smile alot!  I caught one of Piper's first smiles in a picture but yesterday I was talking to Savannah and she was grinning so I got a very short film of her.  She is so sweet!!





Please ignore the clicking sound in the background as it is my idiot dog wanting to go out!!!  Everytime I pick up anything...camera, magazine, book, phone, whatever... she wants out like she is on fire or something.  Good grief, I so need to be pet free!!!  Also, please ignore that hillbilly, hicky woman who is talking in the background.  I don't know her or how she got on my video!

Friday, July 13, 2012

Piperisms.........

Piper is really getting into conversations lately.  For someone who is only 23 months old she has an amazing vocabulary.  Erica is very quiet by nature and I have always secretly wished she would get children who talked her ears off.  I think I just got a wish!!!  Savannah is a huge grunter and is starting to coo and "talk" to you a little bit.  She smiles often and is just the sweetest baby.  So cuddly.  Piper is a busy, busy bee.  Flitting from spot to spot and talking the whole time.  Here are a few of the things she says:

When you go to assist her with something she looks at you as says, "No, I twy it"

When you want her to come here or do something she might not fancy she will look at you calmly and say, "No, I not"

If it is naptime, bathtime, bedtime, mealtime she will usually say, "But I pwayin"

When her bath is over she lays in the tub and says one of two things, "I fwoating" or "I seeping"

Everytime she sees Savannah she gets this big ole grin and says (really loud),  "Hey baby"

Her voice is so country and twangy.  I just love it!  She says a lot of cute things and she is very easy to understand.  She does make her L sounds like W sounds but that is so cute I think.  Everyday she gets more and more animated in her actions and her words.  She is starting to talk for her babies and her toys and she likes to grab your hand and say, "Come on Mimi, wets go pway"  Of course I will drop whatever I am doing and go pway right away.  One day she won't ask me to any more and I will pway by myself.  So for right now I go where she leads.  This makes me wonder if this is how I treat God.  Telling Him , No, I will try it" or when He wants me to do something I say, "No, I not."  Or always put Him off with other things like floating, or sleeping or playing or doing my own thing.  Piper is almost two so I expect her to behave this way.  But I am way over two and I should know better.  I need to stop giving God Cindyisms and do as He says.  This is a lesson I am learning slowly but surely.  Funny, it only took a little child to show me.....


Sunday, July 8, 2012

Sunday Afternoons


After church on Sundays I love to have my family over for lunch.  I love to cook so this is a real pleasure for me.  Since Blake is in law enforcement he works every other Sunday so he doesn't always get to join us for lunch.  I really hate that too.  He is so much fun to have around!  During the summer months we spend lazy Sunday afternoons at the pool or getting in a sweet nap!  Today I let the "kids" swim while I stayed inside and watched the babies.  Piper took a very long nap and Savannah ans I hung out and had us a little "Mimi" time.  I love to snuggle me a baby!!  She is a snuggler too.  She loves to be held.  While I had her alone today I prayed over that little soul.  I don't feel like I ever pray enough for my own girls and their guys and I feel like I should pray double for my little granddaughters.  And for my grandchildren to come!! 




I took a family photo today after church of Blake, Erica, Piper and Savannah.  Blake's grandparents in Alexandria, VA sent the girls theses adorable matching dresses that they wore to church today.  I adore green so these were extra cute to me!  





Savannah was sound asleep but did have her "Praise The Lord" hands up in the air.  Piper, on the other hand, was sleepy and hungry.  She would not put her bear snuggly down nor her paci.




Still napping!  I love those chubby little cheeks!



Is she not just precious???  Who in this world could not just eat this little thing up?  I just love her to pieces.





Piper was thrilled with her freezy pop.  Very serious eater, this one!



  For another quick photo.  I took this on Erica's front porch in her once pretty hanging basket.  A mommy dove has made this her nest with two little eggs she is sitting on.  Piper loves to watch her.  Hopefully they make it!!

Friday, July 6, 2012

Trickles? What they lead to....

This is not an easy post to write.  There are some things in this world that I am very firm about.  I am not much of a "gray" area kind of girl.  I like the black and white road.  I like my yes to be yes and my no to be no.  Over the last few years I have had to make some tough decisions about matters that have often left me in the "your such a stick in the mud" crowd.  That's fine.  The rage today seems to be this new book, "Fifty Shades Of Gray" and the movie "Magic Mike".  I for one know the horrors and the damage that porn does to a marriage, your self esteem and to your life.  It is a trickle that quickly turns into a tsunami.  And it destroys everything in the path of its take over and destruction.  Did you hear that ??   Everything.  Here is an excellent article that can way explain the way that God looks at both this matter.  Neither of my two daughters have read this book nor seen this movie.  They are adults now and I can offer advice, opinions and the like but they must follow their own convictions.  I am just praying that they and their friends don't follow the world or crowds or society but be women that follow after God's own heart.  And I believe that God's heart is set against the ugly ways this world portrays marital love and marital sex that was intended for so much more through the eyes and heart of God's design for marriage.


http://www.churchleaders.com/pastors/pastor-articles/161740-dannah_gresh_im_not_reading_fifty_shades_of_grey.html?p=1


I think this article speaks volumes and I truly hope that each of my followers read this and really, really pray about what God says through this article.  God wants so much more for His children.

Isaiah 59:19
When the enemy shall come in like a flood the spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.

Psalm 121:5
The Lord himself watches over you!  The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.