Like Mother Like Son

I asked Levi what he had for school lunch today.

this was his response:

"I had barbeque sauce WITH chicken nuggets"

not the other way around.

bahahahaha.

he's for sure my kid!!!!

Fuel Tank

Yesterday....

Levi: "Mom, Audrey said she wants to be just like you when she grows up."

Me: "When did she say that?"

Levi: "Just now when she was walking down the stairs. I heard her say it."

This has been a very difficult couple of weeks. I'm glad that even in the midst of chaos and confusion I must be doing something right that my little girl wants to grow up to be like me. Thank you Lord for the love note. It was exactly the fuel I needed to keep going this week.

Story Starter Cubes

Sis and I ran in to the educational supply store here in town the other day and came out with these for Levi:



and this:



(it's a blank book. Levi wrote his name on the front)

It's not very thick



The idea is...

there are two red cubes, two yellow cubes, and two blue cubes.

the blue cubes have a person on them. the red cubes have a verb on them. the yellow cubes have a place on them.

You take one blue cube, one red cube, and one yellow cube and roll each one.

Then...

here's the fun part...

draw a picture of what you rolled.

example:

"police officer calls the police in the mountains"


how fun is that??!!

Here is the first one he did:

"Grandma gets a telephone call in a classroom"


Levi loves them! Run out and get some for your kids!

They are called Story Starter Cubes and come in a packaging like this:



Although... I'm sure you thrifty types could take the idea and totally make your own. Or even write them on different colors of paper strips and draw one at a time out of a box or something. Save some money.

and have fun!

I've Got Sunshine On A Cloudy Day

My girl...



Yesterday I did a photo shoot with Grant and Brei Cornell and their two adorable boys Jagger and Cash. Brei introduced me to a place I'd never been... just down the street from where I live!! I couldn't wait to get back there today, after I picked Audrey up from preschool, and do a little shoot with her.







... and since this is my blog and I keep it real here...

for every beautiful smile she gave me... I got three of her goofy faces. This is what she looks like MOST of the time...







and here's a teaser pic from Grant and Brei's session...

Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law says...

that during deer season, I won't see any deer but will see a mess of turkeys.

and that during turkey season, I won't see any turkeys... but will see THREE deer!!

um...

sup wit it? yo.

Sunday morning we went out and set up camp in a camo tent that had been set up three days earlier. I was gonna get me a turkey.

Only...

I was tired

and freezing cold.

and bored.

but mainly tired.

so, I decided that Jason could be on the watch for a turkey... and i'd hunker down into my chair and just rest my eyes for a minute. Check them for light leaks.

But just as soon as I'd gotten all snuggled down in my chair in an attempt to get warm.... Jason says to me "there's a buck standing to your right."

yeeeeeeeeeah.

sure.

I told him I wasn't going to fall for that.

so he says "no, really... there is."

me: *eye roll*

so he takes my head in both of his hands... turns it to the right. And sure enough... not 30 feet from me.... was a buck!!!!

just kill me now.

Those animals... they know exactly what they're doing. Sneaky little punks.

Fall Turkey Season 2009

A Heart of Worship

The other day we were in the car jammin' to our worship music (that the kids start begging for as soon as seat belts are buckled!!)

We were singing loudly away when Levi says to me "Mom, can we roll down the windows?" I asked him why he wanted the windows down and his reply was "I want people to hear our music."

An evangelist at the age of five.

Be still my heart. =)