Two dirty little boys

A few weeks ago the boys and I spent the morning at my friend Whitney's house.  They have the most amazing back yard for little boys to play in.  There is mud, sand piles, water, and toys galore.  I am pretty sure it was one of Luke's most favorite days.  By lunch time both boys were stripped down naked, soaking wet and covered in mud.  William is the baby I kept last spring and today he is the most precious little 16 month old and reminds me so much of Luke at that age.  Like Luke, he is all boy and fearless to his core. Lots of giggles and sweet memories were made.

Also, if you are reading this, would you mind joining me in prayer for Whitney and her husband Bryant?  They are going through an incredibly difficult time in the pregnancy of their little girl, Henley.  You can read about it here but I must warn you, get a box of Kleenex.  They are a beautiful testimony of faith and have already brought our heavenly Father so much glory through Henley's diagnosis.  I'm in absolute awe of how their actions and words genuinely praise Him in their suffering. 

Whitney filling up a bucket of water to play with

Luke's seat belt

Alex and William

sweet cheeks

so much joy

Brotherly Love

lunch time

first bath together



Alex's Baby Dedication

On March 25th we had Alex's baby dedication.  What a precious time for us to commit our sweet baby boy to the Lord.  Our deepest desire in life is to raise boys who love the Lord and his people.  We are hopeful, that by God's grace, we submit our boys to His authority every single day and live before them a life that radiates Christ's love.  We are thankful for a church family and pastor to help keep us accountable and to teach our children the truth of the gospel and God's word.  Alex did great despite the fact that it was nap time. 

 Blessed is he who has believed that what the Lord has said to him will be accomplished! Luke 1:45

Papa and Grana came

an attempt at a picture of them with both boys

sleepy head ;)



April fun

Luke and Daddy before church looking handsome

my lawn men

needed a little more elevation

glasses like mommy

sweet little helper

playground

mac and cheese in our bedroom

got into the baby powder

love that sweet smile

he loves to take pics of us

April 19, 2012

A few weeks ago we made a quick trip to Tuscaloosa to close on our house. A day we had been praying for since we moved to Troy in July of 2008. The past four years have been quite a lesson in long suffering and dependance on God. We knew all along that He knew the exact date the house would sell. I wrote this post a couple of years ago and it's awesome to see it to completion nearly four years later. We are so thankful that this burden has finally been lifted and we can say with confidence that we are better for Him because of it. It's a hurdle in our lives that I don't want to ever forget. We have been able to see His hand so clearly in each aspect of the house  From providing for us when we had two house payments all the way to the date we sold it. Isn't that the greatest thing He can give us this side of heaven? To see his hand tangibly in our lives, working things out that only work out if He shows up. Nothing in of ourselves could have made it happen.

Nothing in my hand I bring, simply to the cross I cling.

What a testimony this house has been that He is our rock of ages. We are to cling to him in not only when we seem to need him the most but also when we are up on the mountain top and things are going well.  That's what I hope to carry into this next  season...complete dependance on Him.  He is beyond worthy of our praises and surrender. 

Easter egg hunt

The Saturday before Easter our church had an egg hunt. Luke loved the puppet show before and then was a mad man hunting eggs. Afterwards, he discovered they each had chocolate in them. It's a good thing he didn't know that while he was hunting for eggs or he would have wanted to eat the chocolate each time he picked one up. Alex was especially excited about the day and pretty much had a wide open mouth smile the whole time. It was a fun morning.

7 Months

From what I can remember, at 7 months Alex finally started eating baby food and then decided he really liked it. So much so, that he is trying to take himself off formula. He also started army crawling...fast! If you think that his ability to get anywhere in my house and my break in blogging are related than you are correct! The "break" time while Luke was sleeping is now filled with Alex but how sweet it is to have one on one with number 2. He's still our little smiles-a-lot and such a fun baby!