Random thoughts for a Monday

Sorry to not post often my bloggy friends!
I don't have an excuse except to say- computer still not acting nice, yucky weather draining my energy, and stuff going on in my heart that I am just not sure how to blog about.
Here are some snippets of our lives of late:

• Last night we heard Osama bin Laden is dead. Condemnation of "celebratory Christians" runs rampant... never mind the obvious double-standard of condemning someone for judging.
• Baby Boy has learned a new tactic to add to his arsenal. Now, when he's done something wrong he says the usual "I's abouts to cry!" but if that does not soften the heart of the correcting-parent, he throws in "I'm CUTE!" It's not the cute-factor getting him out of trouble... it's the laughter destroying any credibility as a parent.
• One-year anniversary of our flood-yardsale-fundraiser. Wow... a year?? 
• We've been home 9 months tomorrow! Amazing!
• My babycakes hair and body butter is keeping me busy! May's scent-of-the-month is Orange! Yum.
• Only 3 weeks till the last day of school! I can't believe how it's flown by!!
• My baby boy may go to college in diapers. 
• I'm considering taking the kids to the pool this summer wearing a tent. That way just seems easier. I'll call it "modesty".
• Some days I just want to travel back to the Garden, grab Eve and SHAKE her.
• It's been raining here for like 47 days. It gets sunny just long enough to mow the grass.
• My heart hurts for so many children in the world with no family of their own. Physically hurts.
• God blessed me with a wonderful husband who has a heart like mine. 

And... That's all I've got for now! Sorry... real writing to resume soon, I hope!

Easter fun!

I love Easter!
It may actually be my favorite holiday.
I cry EVERY. SINGLE. TIME I re-read the parallel gospel stories about the last days of Jesus.
I laugh when I read about the angel who came and rolled the stone away...and sat on it!
(it just makes me giggle...like "I just rolled that giant stone all by myself...yes I did.")
I love shopping for the perfect Biblical-based gift for the kids...
this year devotional books, Christian-sports-star biography, and a comic-strip Bible.
I just love it!

This year we did the silk-dyeing egg thing (google it... I can't find the link I used! Sorry!).
It was fun and totally reminded me of the Easter story!
Plain, whit, unblemished eggs...
wrapped in cloths...
wait...wait...wait...
then they emerge even more beautiful than before!

Aren't they so pretty!! And no green-hands in the house!

We are pretty low-key about Easter, but we did an egg-hunt at my mom's house after lunch!

Church was great, the kids were great, lunch was awesome (as always), and we had a glorious day!

Happy 1st Easter, babies!

(**Only 1 Chocolate Bunny was eaten by the dog in the making of this Easter story.)

Yeah, we are alive...

I know I haven't posted much...
we are all fine...
I just have computer issues.
Like...mine doesn't always work.
And it gives me no warning when it's going to just poop-out on me.
So... until I have time for something witty to say...

Yes, they are twins.

He really is cute, just like his daddy!

I just love this picture!

beautiful baby girl! (#6)

I made this super healthy carrot cake...
then the stupid dog ate it.

So then I made these healthy cupcakes.
And yeah...she ate those too.

I ALMOST learned to cornrow...!

But it got fuzzy really fast.
I took it down after only 3 days. :(

We went to watch Uncle Will
play baseball!

The cheering section

My sister, Ben and baby Alice came to visit!
Baby boy loves baby Alice.

That's about it!

Oh...

I made 2 gallons of babycakes today...
so go order some!!!
babycakes blog

April scent...Lavender!

Head on over to my babycakes blog to order your lavender scented babycakes!
April is half over already!
babycakes blog...click HERE

It's just dessert!

Once upon a time... 

there was a daddy.

And that daddy decided that

in honor of the children's first discovery of

"little tiny snakes"...

or earthworms as we call them...

we should have

"Worms in Dirt"

for dessert.

#6 was pleased... she loves chocolate

like her mommy.

Baby boy was pleased.

He loves anything chocolate

and anything that will smoosh

all over his face.





#5... well...She thought it was funny.

At first.


"Hee hee hee!!
It's funny!!"



 





"HA ha HA ha HAAAA!"
(Uhm... Houston? Stand by...) 



Houston, we have a problem.

Panic sets in.
Daddy comes to the rescue.





 



Daddy tries to get her to taste the
pudding.
Yes, I think that's a gag-me face.




#5 still hysterical, #6 showing off her worm-eating skills.





"Look! I eat worm!!"

 





















Baby boy showing off his
dramatic worm-eating skills.

 

And that is the story of the day we learned that our sweet #5 got at least one trait from her mommy...

(aside from my irrational fear of all things slimy)

laugh to try to keep from crying... and when that doesn't work... cry hysterically!

And because I know you are wondering...

she DID evenutally come around to the gummy worm idea.

Her big sister (#3) convinced her to try a small piece...

telling her it was "candy".

And then... she became a fan of

"cut up very tiny worms".

The End.