Prayers for Grandpa

You're in our thoughts and prayers Grandpa.

We wish we could be there with you today to tell you we love you and to give you hugs.

We love you Grandpa!

Hannah's favorite things....

Hannah took the Fisher Price phone into her bedroom and closed the door. I checked in a while later and found her sitting on top of the hamper talking away. She told me she was having a private conversation. I quickly grabbed my camera, snapped a shot, and left her alone. A sign of things to come....? Hannah loves music and loves to dance. She had fun dancing with baby Gigi this week.
She also has been asking to wear dresses daily -- not great timing as we are currently in a cold snap. Luckily I have been able to find nice long-sleeved, warm dresses at a reasonable price at the local thrift store.
A comment that melted my heart yesterday....
I was reading a book to Hannah about a boy who loved to go to the library. There were three librarians in the story who loved to help him in his pursuit of knowledge -- in the way librarians can help --- categorizing, organizing, etc. And I stopped reading and said to Hannah, "maybe I should be a librarian. I love to categorize and organize." And she replied "no, I want you to be my Mommy."

Precious Gifts from God

My days are starting to feel endless -- as I attempt to take care of three kiddos as I'm entering the third trimester of my pregnancy. But as I started uploading my pictures to create a new blog entry (football), I came across these three faces (taken in the last few days) -- and realized how special this time is right now. I don't know how many times I have heard people tell me - "they'll only be little once". But tonight it really sank in as I looked at their precious faces. I am so blessed to have each of them and to have the privilege of staying home with them. I wouldn't trade this time for anything.