Who's the boss?

Shearn Yoong and I frequently ask Benji, "Who's the boss?" when he is testing our authority. The correct answer is, "Daddy and Mommy." And up until Monday, that is the answer Benji has always given. During a naptime struggle (not uncommon in our household), I asked Benji that question. He looked past me to his stuffed tiger and replied, "Tiger." WRONG answer. At the time it did not seem funny in the least, though now I can laugh about it (a little). However, he better keep to the scripted answer from now on. Mommy can look and sound awfully close to a tiger if she wants to.

Good night Benji

After our bedtime prayers, goodnight kiss, and goodnight hug. here is Benji's conversation to wish us goodnight once again:

Good night folks.

Let me say again - Good night folks.

See you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow and eat breakfast with Mommy and vitamins.

Good night. See you tomorrow.

Don’t forget to eat.

See you tomorrow.

Mischevious grin - a sign of things to come?

Row, row, row your boat

Felted purse

Here is a purse that I knitted, before and after felting.

Let me outta here!!!!

You should click on this picture so you can view it bigger to see Zac's face.

Christmas in July

I know this is not the season for stockings, but it takes me a long time to complete a project. I am into knitting for awhile and then move onto something else and then eventually come back to finish my months-long project.

Still a sling baby

December '06

July '07

Zac says, "Still my preferred way to go to sleep. My legs used to tuck up inside, but now they hang way out. But that's okay. It's still a great way to snuggle Mommy and Daddy."

GodStop

I am doing Beth Moore's Bible study called, "Believing God," which is excellent in case anyone else would like to know of a good study. Part of the study is something called "GodStops" where we're supposed to record times in our day when we can see God at work - whether it be big or small - and thank God for those times that He's working on our behalf.

I just finished recording a "GodStop" in my notebook and wanted to share how God is faithful, both in the small things and in the big things. (Some might consider this small, but others of you, probably parents, realize that it's actually pretty big!)

The last week has been intense (read: not good) with Benji-boy. I won't go into the gory details because it might cause the faint-of-heart who are currently childless to remain that way! It is nothing short of a miracle how smooth, fun, and void-of-meltdown this morning has been. We stayed at home the whole morning - painting, making and drinking smoothies, "golfing" with spatulas in the kitchen, cooking stir-fired spinach and Maw Paw tofu for dinner, and blowing bubbles in the back yard. The two boys and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and each other - definitely reason to thank God!