He's still my little boy

None of us want our first born little boys to grow up do we? This was one of those priceless moments for me when Bradley grabbed his "taggy" and crawled up in my lap and fell asleep. I lay with him every night when he goes to sleep, but moments like these are different than that. He's growing up so fast and how much longer or how many more times will he just crawl in my lap and fall asleep? I'm not sure, but I will cherish the times when he does. How much longer will I call him my baby boy? As long as he will let me. Daddy just knew to go and get the camera without me even asking because he knew it was moment I'll want to look back on and remember. It was special for him to see too. It's inevitable that our little boys will indeed grow up and I will enjoy holding him as long as he will let me.

My little ponset baby

We have a Philipinno boy in our Sunday School class at church and Craig told him one time not too long ago that he loves ponset and would you know that sweet boy went home and told his mom and this Sunday they brought us a huge thing of warm ponset. I think I'm spelling that right. Well little Alayna benefited from that tremendously. She inhaled it and it was quite funny to watch her. Just thought I'd share.

Our Trip to the Portsmouth Children's Museum

We had the itchies to do something new and cool on Saturday and were googling to find something new and different in the area and couldn't find anything. We hadn't been to the Portsmouth Children's Museum since the summer and Craig had never been so to us it was new and cool again. We had a great time!! Bradley enjoyed it like it was new again and was into some different exibits that he wasn't into the last time and of course there were always the favorites that he would want to keep going back to. Alayna was off and running alot of the time without looking back of course, but would actually have her moments of staying put as well. Doesn't matter what we are doing as long as she has the wide open space of running running and running. Here are some pictures of our day.

P.S. Did you know they are starting reonovations in September to redo the whole museum and add 20,000 square. I couldn't wait until I found out it wouldn't reopen until 2009 or 2010. So enjoy it while it's still available. I still can't wait, it will be just a little longer than I thought.

Bubbles Galore

So I've been sweetly pressured why there haven't been pictures of the grand babies in more than 2 weeks. No reason other than not taking the time to do it. So here's to you Gramma Cathy in getting you up to speed:)

What do you do when you are freezing and turning up the heat and turning on the fire place isn't helping and you really want to take a hot bath and both kids are up because one took an early nap and the other isn't going to nap and it's too cold to go outside and you don't want to leave the house and it's only 1:30 in the afternoon? I'll tell you what you do.......you put on your bathing suits and fill the jacuzzi tub with water and add lots of bubbles and turn on the jets and watch em rise. That's just what the 3 of us did one day last week and stayed in there until we were shriveled like little prunes and had a ball. Alayna used to be terrifed of bubbles, but she sure was loving them!! Sorry no pictures of me on this one!!! I just totally banished the idea that I would be alone with a book on this one and enjoyed the moment with my kids so much!!!

Bradley's little side kick

Alayna daily lives up to her title as "Bradley's little sidekick" He got this power wheels for christmas and to see these two zipping around the cul du sac and the field is a riot. I just have to make sure the little fart stays strapped in because she's figured out how to undo it.

Alayna's little Caregiver

Here's just one of my favorite reoccuring stories with Bradley and Alayna. It's so darn cute to watch them.




























Alayna usually follows Bradley everywhere including the bathroom and it usually goes something like this....

Bradley: "Mommy, hurry and get Alayna out of the bathroom I'm afraid I'll pee on her"

Me: "I'm coming Bradley"

It usually ends up with a whole lot of screams when I take her out. If we are upstairs she usually makes a pit stop at the sink and pulls out the toothbrush and tooth paste. One of her favorite things is getting her teeth brushed. Bradley is so patient with her and loves to brush her teeth for her and she thinks it's really cool too. After this particular time I went downstairs and left them upstairs once they were done and a little bit later Bradley comes down.
Me: "where's Alayna?"
Bradley: "She's coming"
And around the corner she comes.
Me: How did she get downstairs?"
Bradley: "I carried her" very matter of factly.
Me: Oh, Bradley you have to be so careful, please don't do that anymore ok"
Bradley: "but mommy it's ok, I only almost dropped her one time"
Mommy: "YIKES, please, please, don't do that anymore"

He is so nurturing and sweet with her and it's just precious to watch their little relationship develop. He always has to make sure she's taken care of.

A Reflection From My Heart

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I figure I'd better get my first posting in for the new year. We are just so excited for a fresh new start to a new year. It's a time to reflect over the past year at the wonderful memories that will forever be with us and also the things that challenged us because it is with those challenges that force us to grow and an opportunity to use those things to become better than we were before. It is a time to look forward and search for the things deep within us that inspire us to become all that God intended us to be. It is a new beginning and a new chapter of our life just waiting to be written. I am truly excited to see what the Lord has for each of us in this next year and to watch it all unfold exactly how it was meant to be. Just remember where one door closes another is right there waiting to be opened. Sometimes it's right in front of us and we just have to walk through it. I have been inspired lately by things I have read and people I have listened to and with a new way to express myself through journeling and of course blogging. I just wanted to share some heart thoughts with you. So it is my hope and prayer that your 2008 is everything that you expect it to be and more.

p.s. For those of you who have checked out my blog lately and everytime you go in it's a different color....don't worry about me, I'm not crazy....I'm just discovering who I am:)