Happy Father's Day!

We love you Dad!

M's Birthday Dance

Birthday Recap

M had a fabulous birthday. She has been waiting on her tutu. (She knew she would be getting one similar to C's. Thank goodness Mom was anticipating her thoughts.) She had to put it on immediately, along with C.Then she kept opening presents. I let her choose how many she wanted to open, gently reminding her that "when they're gone, they're gone." She didn't stop until they were gone.



Thanks M for the chocolate covered doughnuts for breakfast! She also requested lasagna for lunch and Chili's for dinner. What fun!

Happy Birthday!

Guest Blog: Daddy, Andy

Happy Birthday M!

Today your are a very big five years old. That means five spankings M! This is a very special day for you, but also for me, because today is the day that I celebrate one of God’s very best gifts to me in the whole world – YOU! I’m so proud of you, my M. You have grown to be a very sweet, gentle, funny, and obedient little girl. I love taking you everywhere and showing you off to the world. The Bible says that God makes each of us very unique and special, and I’m starting to see more and more of your uniqueness. All of your brothers and sisters love to tickle and play rough with me, but not you. If I want to tickle you and play rough with you, I have to be crafty and catch you at just the right time. You’re much like your mother in that way. She doesn’t like to tickle and rough-house either. You also like to be funny. You like to make others laugh, and I like to laugh, so that makes us a good pair. Lately you’ve really enjoyed dancing for me. You like for me to sit on the couch while you dance around the living room. And I like it, too. In fact, M, I’ll always enjoy watching you dance. I love you very much, my little angel.

Daddy

New Bed!

We've got a new bed! A has his very own big boy bed! It's a trundle bed that Andy built especially for him, and he loves it! He's doing such a good job staying in bed - that is until he falls asleep. At some point during the night, he ends up kneeling on the floor. It must be those midnight prayer times. My sweet boy.

Animal Fun

We were surprised with a very special treat - TONS of Beanie Babies! A DeRidder friend began collecting the animals several years back, and they have since been living in a big box under her bed. When she saw the kids at church Christmas Eve, she realized the bears could be put to great use. And boy are they! The kids love them! A likes to wear the snake. M likes the angel bear. J likes all the dogs. C enjoys the rooster, and E enjoys chewing on any of them she can grab. We sure are having lots of fun!