Monday, June 8, 2009
Biker Boy
1 year and 4 months after getting his new bike for his birthday (thank you Grandpa Keith) Nicholas took the initiative to WANT to ride it...and now we can't get him to stop!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Memorial Weekend with the Grandpa & Grandma
So I am just a bit behind... Memorial weekend, Brians parents came down to spend some time with us. They were a big help with the closet, the kids...and of course getting ready for the fishing trip to Canada. It was a great weekend!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Growing up.
So last night on our way home from daycare Nick (as usual) asks if we can listen to his song.
Now "my song" has changed several times over the last year...from Lady Antebellum "Just Lookin' for a Good Time" to Sandy Patti's "Miracle" to Lady Ga Ga's "Pokerface"...however one that he has really stuck with for the last couple of months is Casting Crowns "What This World Needs" (have the cd - love it - can listen to the whole thing over and over and never get tired of it!!!).
So back to last night...Nick wanted to listen to his song so I complied. "What This World Needs" started playing and I hear my little man in the back saying the words every once in a while. They get a part in the song where they have a little mantra of kids saying what the world doesn't need which ends with "maybe we should just get out of the way" and my 5 year old son repeats this and proceeds to say...
N - ...like get out of the way of God?
M - Yes Nick. The song is saying that nobody needs our views of the Bible, or of God, or of Jesus, they just need Him and His Word.
N - Jesus...hmmm....Jesus....like at Awannas? Like Jesus loves Nick?
M - Yes! Like Jesus loves you! And you learned more about Him at Awannas?
N - Yes!
M - Jesus loves you very much Nick! And He loves Nathan and Mommy too!
N - And Daddy?
M - Yes, Daddy too!
N - ...and Silas, and Ava (friends from church & pre-k) and Mommy and Nathan and Daddy and
Me... And Tina (his daycare gal) and Grandpa and Grandma... And the trees and branches...
M - Yes Nick...God created the trees and the branches and the sun and the sky...God made all of it!
N- Yes, but God made the rain, so we can't see the sun now.
And at that point I had to smile... My little boy is starting to get it...Gods love and what that means to him...and at the same time that God made the rain and that with that rain we can't see the sun...but that doesn't mean it isn't there...
And that sums up God for all of us doesn't it...always there, whether we can see Him or not.
Now "my song" has changed several times over the last year...from Lady Antebellum "Just Lookin' for a Good Time" to Sandy Patti's "Miracle" to Lady Ga Ga's "Pokerface"...however one that he has really stuck with for the last couple of months is Casting Crowns "What This World Needs" (have the cd - love it - can listen to the whole thing over and over and never get tired of it!!!).
So back to last night...Nick wanted to listen to his song so I complied. "What This World Needs" started playing and I hear my little man in the back saying the words every once in a while. They get a part in the song where they have a little mantra of kids saying what the world doesn't need which ends with "maybe we should just get out of the way" and my 5 year old son repeats this and proceeds to say...
N - ...like get out of the way of God?
M - Yes Nick. The song is saying that nobody needs our views of the Bible, or of God, or of Jesus, they just need Him and His Word.
N - Jesus...hmmm....Jesus....like at Awannas? Like Jesus loves Nick?
M - Yes! Like Jesus loves you! And you learned more about Him at Awannas?
N - Yes!
M - Jesus loves you very much Nick! And He loves Nathan and Mommy too!
N - And Daddy?
M - Yes, Daddy too!
N - ...and Silas, and Ava (friends from church & pre-k) and Mommy and Nathan and Daddy and
Me... And Tina (his daycare gal) and Grandpa and Grandma... And the trees and branches...
M - Yes Nick...God created the trees and the branches and the sun and the sky...God made all of it!
N- Yes, but God made the rain, so we can't see the sun now.
And at that point I had to smile... My little boy is starting to get it...Gods love and what that means to him...and at the same time that God made the rain and that with that rain we can't see the sun...but that doesn't mean it isn't there...
And that sums up God for all of us doesn't it...always there, whether we can see Him or not.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Comic Relief Jr.
So this week Brian is gone to Canada fishing - and hopefully catching - with his father, sister and brother-in-law. He left on Friday evening and will be back this week Saturday sometime. Before he left I told him he better come back prepared, because who knows what I will hit him with this year (last year he left right after the earthquakes in China which is what started me thinking, and then us traveling down the adoption road)!! Twins?? hahaha!
So, while he is in Canada, doing what he loves to do and re-filling his cup, the boys and I are here...living out our normal lives.
It kind of hit me today, and then in the silence of the house tonight, that we (may just me?) marry those that bring things into our life that we never had. For me, Brian is my stability, my comic relief, my lets-try-new-things-outdoors (I am all things new indoors), and more. What amazes me and fills my heart, is when I see him in our children. For instance tonight, with Nick...
Tonight, on our way home from picking them up at Tinas, I asked Nick "Hey bud, what would you like for supper?" to which he replies "A million dollars."
Just like that.
Serious in tone, until I start my crazy laugh and he starts giggling hysterically.
What??
Yeah, sure pal, right after me!!
So, needless to say, I wasn't able to serve up the moola, so instead I took my little men and my coupons to the drive through at Culvers for a couple of free kids meals. While we are leaving the parking lot (and I am listening to my children, but navigating around other vehicles, so I didn't respond) I hear this conversation from Nick:
"So, who would like to play the Wii with me when we get home?"
"No one?"
"Ok then, just one player. Me"
And while any other person might not find this absolutely gut busting, if you knew Nick and you could have heard this little matter-of-fact voice in the back...you would be doubling over right now too!
Quick Wit, I miss you so much, but Jr. here is learning how to keep mommy smiling!!
So, while he is in Canada, doing what he loves to do and re-filling his cup, the boys and I are here...living out our normal lives.
It kind of hit me today, and then in the silence of the house tonight, that we (may just me?) marry those that bring things into our life that we never had. For me, Brian is my stability, my comic relief, my lets-try-new-things-outdoors (I am all things new indoors), and more. What amazes me and fills my heart, is when I see him in our children. For instance tonight, with Nick...
Tonight, on our way home from picking them up at Tinas, I asked Nick "Hey bud, what would you like for supper?" to which he replies "A million dollars."
Just like that.
Serious in tone, until I start my crazy laugh and he starts giggling hysterically.
What??
Yeah, sure pal, right after me!!
So, needless to say, I wasn't able to serve up the moola, so instead I took my little men and my coupons to the drive through at Culvers for a couple of free kids meals. While we are leaving the parking lot (and I am listening to my children, but navigating around other vehicles, so I didn't respond) I hear this conversation from Nick:
"So, who would like to play the Wii with me when we get home?"
"No one?"
"Ok then, just one player. Me"
And while any other person might not find this absolutely gut busting, if you knew Nick and you could have heard this little matter-of-fact voice in the back...you would be doubling over right now too!
Quick Wit, I miss you so much, but Jr. here is learning how to keep mommy smiling!!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
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Happy Mothers Day...to me.
While I don't have any pictures of the boys and myself...
...here are the flowers & card that I received from them...
and from my in-laws..JPG)
Women of Faith - A Grand New Day
May 1st & 2nd - Women of Faith in Des Moines IA.
Sandi Patty, Steven Curtis Chapman, Mandisa, Henry Cloud, Allison Allen, Patsy Clairmont, Marilyn Meberg, Luci Swindoll, Sheila Walsh, & Lisa Whelchel
Wonderful, thought provoking, change of heart, tear jerking experience...
Pre-K Spring Program
Nick had his final Preschool Spring Program this morning (4/29)...
...they're looking at me...
Ok, I guess I can smile.
Tina came to watch you and Silas (Nate & Abbey - so cute!!)
Ringing the bells.
Daddy & Nicker
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