My little 'mini-me'...

So not only does she like to clean:o) but she also likes to get into the candy bowls!

I love this picture of her ...

And I finally got a non-blurry pic of all three of them...

Enjoy!:o)

Caitlin likes to clean!!!

Well she's already following in her mama's footsteps!:o) Here she is cleaning Floyd and cleaning the windows...

Daddy having fun with Caitlin...

Caitlin is infatuated with the boys' legos...

This would have been such a cute pic of the kids if it wasn't blurry:o(

#5!

Caleb sure is keeping the tooth fairy busy!:o) This is the first one he pulled out all by himself...he was so proud!

Sleepover!

Caleb and Christopher had their friends' Zachary and Dillon spend the night tonight. We made homemade pizzas and the boys had a lot of fun pounding their dough and making their own pizzas. They spent most of the day playing Mario Kart...thank you Aunt Nancy!!!!!!!! Believe it or not we had them in bed at 7:30 and they know all they can do is whisper or there will be consequences...we'll see....:o)

Just some cute pics of Caitlin

The boys are at school today and Caitlin and I are just hanging out at home playing and I thought I'd take some pictures of her...

#4!

Caleb lost his fourth tooth tonight. He has been working on that thing like crazy lately! His friends have been losing their's left and right so it's fired him up to do the same. So he came up to Brian this afternoon and told him he wanted him to pull it out. So Brian twisted and turned it and Caleb said it hurt but wanted him to keep doing it nonetheless.

At one point, Brian said, "Are you sure you want me to take it out?" When Caleb said yes Brian was holding it out to him. Caleb didn't even know Brian already pulled it out! He is so excited and I've checked on him a couple times tonight and asked if the tooth fairy has come yet. He laughs and says, You're gonna put money under my pillow mommy!":o)

Our first broken window

Well with 3 kids....2 of them being boys....it had to happen sometime right?:o) At least, that's what I keep telling myself to make me feel better:o)

The crazy thing is is that the boys weren't even doing anything. Caleb was standing on the bay window sill and out of nowhere kicked his foot through one of the panes. I was on the phone and when I heard the break I gasped and went over to him and he had a look of fear in his eyes and I have never heard him say over and over again so fast, "I'm sorry mommy, I'm sorry mommy." I just looked at him and said, "It's ok honey, I know it was an accident." And gave him a hug.

I am thankful that God is shaping me into a mommy that honors Him because I tell you there have been plenty of times before that I have not responded well to accidents. There was a quote that I read last year that convicted me to the core and I almost have it memorized.....

"When parents fail to minister grace to their children, to esteem and value them as precious for their own sakes, children absorb the shame of their inadequacies into their deepest image of themselves." Ouch.

Unfortunately, in the moment, I don't always respond the way I should but am thankful that those times are becoming less frequent.

Well, adding another house project to the never ending list!:o)