Mile Post 6 mo

Miriam had her 6 month doctor's appointment last week - she is doing great - holding steady along the 15th percentile for her weight and 25th for height. She was 14.1 pounds...She can sit up pretty well now and is even scooting along on her tummy. I have to be careful where I put her now 'cause she can move around if she wants to. Her favorite thing to do is "tackle" Drew's hair...that makes her squeal more than anything else. Maybe it's because he's squealing too - I don't know. Love ya girlie girl!

A Day for Drew

Drew really wanted me to take his picture today; this rarely happens, so i took a couple and actually I really like this one. it is so up close - like he took it himself. What can I say about him...lately I think he must really be growing b/c he's hungry all the time. I get a request for macaroni and cheese about 5 times a day - yogurt too. he's really into playing with his match-box cars, his thomas the train set, and his new dump truck that he got for Christmas from Grandma. Favorite book: Mike Mulligan and the steam shovel...he also likes Katy and the Big Snow, but we don't own that one. Favorite Bible story: David and Goliath - he asks for it every night...it seems like this has been going on about a year.

Tricky Girl

Miriam can officially "tripod" - that's her latest trick. she is still such a sweet baby with lots of laughs and loves. we all adore her so much. I especially love her curly hair - Drew had this same kind of hair when he was a baby, so i'm expecting it to fall out and be straight like his. But, we'll see.

Jake's Place Christmas Pageant

it was such a treat to watch Olivia and Drew participate in their preschool's christmas pageant. They were so proud and did a really good job telling the Greatest Story Ever Told. Olivia was an inkeeper and said to mary and Joseph, "you are welcome to use our stable"...she wanted to be able to say there was room for Jesus. Drew was a sheep as you can see and his line was "he's a beautiful ba-a-a-aby. Olivia wore her new Christmas dress for pictures with Santa, and Drew had a very handsome sweater from Janie and Jack that Grandma bought him, but he absolutely refused to wear it, and with the threat of him not even putting on his sheep costume at all, I let him wear his "digger" t-shirt. So there ya go!

New Year's Day

happy new year!!! i can't believe how quickly 2008 flew by. I pray this year is full of joy, love and peace in our home. We are looking forward to all that the Lord has planned for us, knowing that his plan is the best one! We pray that we have the wisdom to follow him in everything.

Drew in the snow...his little face is so sweet