Prayer Request

If you have a moment today, please stop and pray for this special baby. Lee thinks I'm crazy : ), but over the time where I've started reading blogs, some of these women and children that I've read about have really become special to me. This baby is one of those. His name is Stellan and his mommy's blog is www.mycharmingkids.net. If you don't have time to go to the blog and read about him, Stellan is struggling with a heart condition that all had thought had healed at birth, but the condition has reared its ugly head. Pray that God will choose to heal this precious boy and to give his parents strength to deal with whatever is ahead. Thanks.

Catching Up

Well, my sister called yesterday to lovingly tell me that she was about to take me off her blogger list if I didn't hurry up and update this thing. We've just been so busy and honestly haven't had too much exciting stuff going on. But, to her point, I could at least update with a few pics and commentary.
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Some pics...

Reese and John playing outside. Reese loves our bush with pink flowers. And, I love to see the kids playing well and enjoying each other.

"I'm king of the world (or at least this slide)!!"

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Ok--so a few weeks ago, it was about 40-something degrees outside and Lee was going to do a little yard work and wash the cars. Reese, of course, wanted to help her daddy---but decided that the only appropriate attire to do so would be her pink strawberry swimsuit. I did manage to talk her into her 2 years-ago and too small cover up and her rain boots for at least the yard work part----but I did lose out on the car washing outfit. She told me that it was just fine with her "to freeze and shiver" (her words). Here are some pics...

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Everyone will be happy to know that Reese has not lost her diva-ness. Here is her watching her shows this am when it was "too bright" in the kitchen for her delicate eyes. The funniest part of this to me is that she thinks nothing strange or funny of this...


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And just a few more fun shots...

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A few Reese quotes to show my parenting skills shining thru:

Reese to her MDO teacher..."Ms. Sarah, you are on my last nerve." (She went to time out at school AND at home for that one.)

Reese to me 1 week later...

Reese: "Mommy, I am not allowed to tell you that you are on my last nerve right now, am I?"

Me: "No, Reese, you are not."

Reese: "Ok, just checking."

Reese to Mimi a few days after that...

Reese: "Mimi, you are wearing me out.......but, I didn't say you were on my last nerve"

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A conversation from last Sunday...

Reese: "Mommy, Daddy just called me a bad word."

Me: "Oh, really, what is that?"

Reese: "Drama Queen"

Me: just walked away

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A few videos...

From the snow...

Martha kept Reese for me a couple of Saturdays ago. So, John and I went to the park for a little while. Right after this video, he fell fast asleep in the swing. Just like his daddy, the kid can fall asleep anywhere.

This is me peeking in at John after one of his naps. As you can see, he now has a "puppy" like Reese does.....and, much to Lee's dislike, he loves that little thing.