my photo of the week :)

This morning the kids looked out the window for a long time. Isabelle spotted a turtle and made comments about the squirrels. Looking out the window can keep them busy for the longest time. This was precious. (of course i did have to ask her to kiss him so i could get them close in a tight shot) Otherwise its pretty much all natural :-)

Happy Mothers day

Happy Mothers day to our Moms :) We love you both, Pearl and Donna and grateful for you and Blessed to have you. We appreciate all the years of work you invested in us. You both, have made many sacrifices for us and labored in love. You both, have went with out so we can have. You have rejoiced with us and shared in sadness with us, You have laughed with us and shared wisdom and memories too. We are most grateful to the Lord Jesus for you, Moms.
We pray continued blessings on you from the Lord, for His strength in your lives as you continue to serve and continue forever being our moms. Thank you, and we love you so much!
Shelley and Christopher
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Mothers Day, Sunday May 10th 2009
I am blessed the Lord has giving these sweet babies for me to raise for Him. He has honored me with this grand responsibility and privilege. I pray, and hope you would pray too, that I through His strength and grace and His mercy and love I can be the example of Christ in their lives.



I have many family and friends who are mothers. Many of you are first time mothers this year and many of you have had lots of mothers days, I wish you and pray for you a beautiful day in celebrating what the Lord has done in your life with your children! May the Lord God give you patients and compassion for your babies and grown children and grandchildren too!

More Everday kinda' photos

She is "rowing" her boat..
Here it looks like she has cut a design out of her paper with her scissors but not the case. She is mangling up a pre-cute paper bear.

Wesley climbed into the cabinet :)

We had a busy weekend but nothing special to write about. Here are just some more photos of our everday kinda fun :)
We did go to a bridal shower and i took a cake. Isabelle and I at the shower.

bath time :)

Isabelle wasn't really sad but she sure knows how to put on sad one on que! I think she was sad about her band-aid that came off in the tub. But she is amazing how she can go from smiles in the color photo above to a sad in this b&w.

Wesley loves after bath time. He gets squirmy and excited. They are both so sweet and snuggly (or like Isabelle might say "Snuggry) after bath.

Photo of the week

Wesley was sleeping good the other night when chris went in to check him and found he was wet. He leaked thru his clothes. So chris changed him out of his clothes and wet diaper while still lying in his baby bed. Chris then went over to the shelf to get a diaper and glances back at wesley. He comes in to get me and we go back to find that he had curled up turned over and went back to sleep. So here he is sleeping and sleeping good! While I grabbed the camera to take a quick photo (this is all like 10 pm) he pee's again and he ends up getting a bath, and the sheets changed and everything!









Then isabelle with Curls in her hair :)
Dad says often she sounds like shirly temple when she says a certain thing
















Isabelle is singing more then ever. Today she fussed at me. And, while I doubt this is the right thing to be doing back, I acted just like her back. I crossed my arms and frowned my eye brows and said the exact thing back to her (Dont right me about being a bad mother that isnt my point!) So she got louder and louder. Something like "No! I wanted to do that! No ME!!"
So i walked off quietly. I sat down in the kitchen and she came after me. "Mommy what are you doing!?" she seen she upset me and right away hugged me and said she was sorry for being Ugly to me. She didnt want to be like that. Hugged me more. I hugged her and said I was sorry too. We both learned I hope not to be like that to each other. (She has 3 year old amnesia so maybe for a few hours anyways) But it was sweet to see how precious she was. She knew we had been ugly, she knew she needed to correct it. She hugged and loved and kissed and smiled and asked for forgivness. The other day she was asked to pick up the toys in her room. I hadnt seen or heard from her in awhile so i went to check on her. She was up on her bed trying to make it!
She had went above and beyond! It was so precious she knew what she needed to do. She is something else!

Wesley has been taking more steady steps all week. He is getting brave. Just early last week he had taken steps when we bribed and begged. Now he lets go on his own and goes from one object to another. He takes about 8 but mostly 4 and 5 that are steady and smooth. He will catch himself falling and turn fast the other way and that stops him from falling. He is growing up. He likes to show off. He is impressed by some of the things he does. He talks with his fist and in a low deep girle.. like he is preaching to us.

So, he just woke up while i was typing this. He always wakes up crying. He loves to love on whoever picks him up. So im sitting in the chair with both kids and he is running his hands all over my head. Isabelle hugs him and he puts his faces on her face. She says to him "Awwaw Love on your izzybell" She also has been saying "and" in front of her sentence. Much like chris does. "And he's done!" "Or not"
They crack me up!

Watching out the window.

Besides Birthday...

here are some other things we have been doing lately.

The kids enjoy being outside and taking turns on the swing. (note their matching outfits :))







I watched the boys one afternoon and Logan decided he wanted to go with us.
*- we were all dressed in yellow but its hard to see in the photo
*-Wesley hanging out in the van with me. (no, we were not moving we were in a parking lot.. moter off!)
*- Isabelle and Shaen at the Library reading program. We try to go once a week and she hears a story and they make a craft :)
*-a few weekends ago, Chris Isabelle and I met up with some family and friends at went to the local circus.
*-Im borrowing one of jessica's wraps and here isabelle is on my back :) (she is seriously the queen of wrapping)










Wesley after his birthday party looking at his presents and cards. He loved the card that makes sounds when you open it. Sounded like a truck reving up to take off! All of these are from my camera phone so pardon the poor quality. I enjoy them either way!

More :)

The kids playing with one of wesleys new toys. It looks like she is being sweet and holding his precious hand, but she isnt. She is keeping him from touching and moving the parts off!







More birthday fun :)

1.. Already?

Just a few photos of Yesterdays wee birthday party.
I took like, no photos! I am counting on family who snapped photos to send me some :)(Aunt Nicky? Jessica?)

Thanks Mallory for the incredible
cute cake! (call Mallory for all your baking needs- (shameless -promotion) Thank you grandma for the chicken salad!
We had a good time and Wesley enjoyed being passed around by friends and family. He also seemed to like his cake :) Altho he was tired he still enjoyed some good icing :)

I had asked if anyone wanted to bring something besides a card, bring something to give to our local PRC. Several brought clothes and toys and stuffed animals and thanks Aunt S. for the money donation! I was blessed that everyone was so thoughtful and generous. Wesley walked away with a few nice gifts and some neat cards too! Isabelle received some good stuff too! :) Both of them got a coordinating USA clothes! They are gonna look so cute! (there were a few items, one for Wally and one for the PRC that had no tag or card with it.. im on the hunt..?)

Almost 1

Here our big man is almost 1 years old! He still thinks he is a baby, so we think he is still a baby. We will probably be calling him Baby wesley for like.. 10 years!

See if you don't think he is 'such a baby' too! He is a precious sweet baby!



He still curls his feet up just like he did as a newborn!

Stories

I rarely put up funny stories from the kids. Once it happens I try to make it a permanent impression in my mind so when im 80 with purple hair I can think back to how these babies have blessed us. Also, its hard to retype up a good story. so for the mean time how about a video.
***ok so i cant get the video to work so chris will have to work on that later.. check back for some video!***

OatMeal

I tried giving Wesley his oatmeal yesterday morning. He threw a fit! I wasn't sure at first what the big deal was.. then I discovered. He wanted to be a big boy. He didn't want his moma feeding him! So Between Isabelle and himself, this is what happend! So much fun, but wow what a mess! The floor was twice as bad!

A Blessed Easter

We had a wonderful easter, altho easter 'eve we weren't sure it was going to work out for us. Chris went to bed that night with a fever. He always done this every spring just this particular way. Anyways, I didn't want chris to miss easter service.. I didn't want to go to easter with just me and the kids but Thank the Lord, chris' fever broke just intime to drag himself outta bed!
Anyways, I really enjoyed Mikes msg. That will be up avaible later at http://parklandchapel.org/

We went back to my parents house after church. Mom had fixed Soo much food. It was soo nice and tasted excellent! She had worked for days to get the house ready for crawling babies and running big kids and food for canivars and vegans alike!
The guest list include My grandma, Mom and Dad, Andy Kristy and the boys, Jessica, Steven and baby and my family! Then a bit later some friends stopped by, Josh and Mallory (Or isabelle would say mannery) She satisfied my taste with a beautiful home-made Carrot Cake. I had been craving and thinking about a carrot cake for weeks so she so willingly and kindly made it.. I like to think it was just for me! However, everyone.. EVERYONE LOVED it!

This was Alex and Wesley's first Easter. That was such a blessing. Those baby boys are to sweet. Actually, all the boys are sweet.. Logan Can be. :)

So I have more I would like to say but lets just get to the photos! (click each collage to view larger)




A few more photos and these are of the kids participating in the the Pine Log Baptist easter program. They did coloring, candy, story, songs.. and candy :)