Brotherly Love

The other day, Henry was anxious to get going. He ran and got his sandals and put them on by himself (an unusual occurance!). I told him that Jonah and I weren't quite ready to go, and goofily suggested that he find Jonah's sandals and help him get them on. He runs over, grabs the sandals and orders, "Joey, sit down, I'm helping you!" Jonah obediently sits down and sticks a foot up in the air. It was a very sweet moment. That is, until the second sandal, when Henry couldn't slide it on Jonah's foot and started cramming onto his foot. Jonah wasn't amused!

Why I Love Garage Sales!

This is the reason I love garage sales! For a long time, I've been saying, "When the boys are older, we'll get them bunkbeds." And today at the first garage sale we went to, I found these! Henry instantly fell in love with them, and even said he would be willing to replace his race-car bed with it.

The best part is there is a trundle bed underneath, so it actually sleeps three! Right now, Jonah will stay in a crib, and we'll pull the trundle partway out (so it's like a step for Henry, and also a safety net, since he's so much further off the ground). Then when Jonah is ready to move out of the crib, he can take the trundle. Cool, huh? We are all so excited. Henry was so excited that he couldn't even go to sleep. So, bed time was a little rough tonight! :)

This morning as we set out to go "garage-sale-ing," Henry and I prayed that we would find some good deals. And we found exactly what we've been looking for! Thank you, Lord! God is so good!

The Trampoline is Back!

We finally got the trampoline up for the boys! Henry has really been missing it. Sam picked an incredible place in the yard for it--I didn't get a good picture, but it is back by the trees and there were about 9 trees making a perfect circle that was just big enough for it to sit. So it's mostly shaded and it looks really great!

The boys are thrilled. Actually, Henry just saw me put this picture on here and wants to go jump right now!

It's so fun having kids--I get to be a kid again, too!

Sam-I-Am

Sam is such a work-horse. We took this picture after he finished adjusting the sprinkler system to water our new grass seed. I don't know if you can tell, but he is absolutely soaked. Soggy, even down to his shoes! And he gave me a cute little pout for the picture, but he was certainly enjoying himself.

We've been married for almost seven years now, and I am still learning that this guy "relaxes" by diving into a project and working until he's exhausted. Not exactly my idea of "relaxing," how about you? But I sure am thankful for him. Nothing goes undone around our house. If it's broken, it will get fixed (maybe before I've even noticed that it's broken!). And Sam is teaching our children some wonderful lessons about work ethic and love and family.

Thank you, Lord, for my loving husband!

The joy of markers

Gotta love markers! Look closely, you'll see. Yep, Jonah thought, "Hey, if they smell this good, then surely they must taste good too!" And the worst part is that I was sitting right beside him. Wouldn't you think I would be able to stop him from sticking markers into his mouth? Guess not.

My handsome prince...

The boys love to play dress-up. They have a locker full of costumes and hats and other embellishments. Everything from super-hero to construction worker. Lots of fun! The other day (when this picture was taken) they raided my closet and each came out wearing one of my good hats. They were having such a good time, I didn't even make them take the hats off.

What I started to write about here, though is Henry. He is such a sensitive child, but he's also a typical little boy. Sound strange? What I mean is he has a very tender heart, even though he is more likely to tackle you than hug you! He can be fairly rough and tumble, but he'll also comment on your hair (right, Grandad?). Many who know Henry also know that he has a certain fondness for things that are pink. It is such a pretty color, as he tends to tell me!

It doesn't bother us, in fact we think it's pretty cute. However, last night when we were driving home from Tyler, Henry (out of nowhere) started chanting, "I'm a princess, I'm a princess...." over and over and over. Ummmm.....I'm not sure, but I think maybe that is going a little too far!