Thanks bud!

Tonight I was getting Caleb ready for bed in his room. Caeden had just been in the bathroom and came in and said, "mom, I need to talk to Caleb for a minute." Smiling I said, ok. He says, "Caleb, I was thinking when I was going potty and you need to sleep in the night time. You don't need to cry because mom and dad need to sleep." How cute is that? I love my bud!

The zoo

We have a year's pass to the zoo and we find ourselves frequently visiting. It has been a good time and our little munchkin was totally chill the whole visit. I was so proud!!
One of Caeden's favorite parts is always the petting zoo. Can you believe how old my little bud is looking? Wow, does time fly!!!
His great friend Ella has a zoo membership too. We love going with our friends!!!

Ring finger

Today Caeden showed me he knew where his pinky finger was and then asked me what the one next to it was called again? I said, "ring finger, see mommy has her wedding ring from daddy on that finger." He said, "who am I going to marry?" I replied "I don't know we'll have to ask God." He said, "can we ask him now?" I smiled at him and he said, "well maybe she'll be in my class" (he knows he is about to go to preschool.) :)

How cute at 3 years old that he is really wanting to know who he gets to marry and that he is looking forward to marriage. :)

This one's for you Dutch!

My brother and sister in law are teaching English in Busan, Korea this year. They were able to meet Caleb just before they left. My brother loved how much hair Caleb has and wanted to put some "goo" in it and style it. I did it the other day and her is our bud, it was much more noticeable in person though. How hilarious are my son's faces? And thank you Burdetts for sending this fun outfit!!! :)

Blessings and Forgiveness

3 stories from my Caeden

This morning Caeden was in a time out in his room. I went to check on him and said, are you ready to obey? He responded, "No........... but I am blessed." As I was leaving the room he said "bless Jesus over me." I lost it, I started laughing and well yep he broke the ice from being in a time out. I sure am glad that my son knows he is blessed!!

Then later this morning we were reading his children's Bible. We were reading the story of Joseph and how he had brothers that weren't very nice to him and even though they sold him to Pharoh Joseph ended up forgiving his brothers. At the end of the story it asks the parent to share a time they were hurt and forgave someone, so I did. Then they ask the parent to ask the child if anyone has ever hurt them. So I did. He looks at me and says, yeah YOU have hurt me. Shocked by his response I said oh when? He told me one day he was spanking my bottom and I got mad at him and that hurt his feelings. I asked if he was able to forgive me for hurting his feelings and he said yes. Wooo good to know he understands hurts and forgiveness.

On Saturday night we were at church and the pastors daughter wasn't feeling very good. Caeden prayed for her to feel better. I love that my son knows the power of prayer and isn't ever afraid to pray.

I am so grateful that all of my time at home has helped Caeden know the truths of God's Word!

Mr. Nemo has already died

Well, I woke up to feed Caleb around 4 am and looked into the boys bathroom to find a dead Mr. Nemo. I couldn't fall back to sleep for quite sometime because I was so concerned on how Caeden would respond when he woke up. Luckily the whole family was up at 6 am so we made it a family affair, and said goodbye to Mr. Nemo and flushed him down the toilet. Later this am Caeden and I were putting stars on his chore chart and there was a spot for feeding Mr. Nemo and he looked at that and said, "well, he's dead," and looked at me like what do we do about our chart now? He might have died from over eating one day or under eating for the last few weeks or who knows maybe it was due to a heart attack from Caeden trying to catch him twice. I think we might give it one more go though. :)

I love my family!

Here are my precious boys cuddling together as they do most days and it just warms my heart to be at home with them and watch them interact together! Thank you daddy for making the money for me to be at home! I still can't get over the fact they look so very different and were created by the same God with the same parents, so fun!!
So I was in Children's Place, put this hat on the munchkin and couldn't pass it up!! He likes hats too, didn't complain one time about it the whole day!!
Yes, Caeden is in a matching tie and the ooohhhing and ahhhhing comments around church were many. It sure made this mama's day. Not that you try and dress your kids for the comments but I do love when they come. How hilarious does Caleb look? He is one crack up of a kid! Oh and Caeden woke up on Sunday and let me know it was "Resurshrekin" Sunday and when we got back into the car after church he kept yelling Jesus is Alive and throwing his arms in the air. Too cute for words that little one!!

Daddy's 30!!!

Our own little party last night at home on Daddy's actual Birthday. Thank you Daddy for being a wonderful dad and husband, we are so grateful to have you in our lives!!

We celebrated Daddy's 30th at his parents on March 28th with family and friends that live in town. That night I gave him his surprise... a lay out of sprinklers for the backyard. He had been wanting sprinklers forever, so.... I had the yard measured, plans drawn up, a trencher put on reserve and a work day organized for April 4th with his friends and Dad. What an amazing group of loving people that have helped us! It has been a very big project that should conclude here soon. I can't wait for grass for our boys to play in. Thanks to all of you that participated!!!!!

Fun with friends!

How cute is this picture? Caleb's first little friend, Kayla who is 6 months older than him. They will be able to play here in no time. Kayla's brother is Josh Josh (below) and the age gap between he and Caeden is very similar and now you wouldn't even know there are 7 months between them.
Caeden and Josh at the splash pad at the zoo! It is such a great idea to have a way to get wet in AZ while visiting the animals. :)
Here's our gang. Heidi, baby to be and Ella partied with us too! It's really fun to have so many friends!

The Prayer Garden

There is a precious prayer garden right by our house. Caeden and I have gone together four times now the week leading up to Easter. They have these great statues that show the pain and agony that Jesus went thru for us. Here is Caeden standing in front of the statue of them beating Jesus. He really seemed to understand the different stations this year, it was amazing!! And as we would look at the ones of Jesus in pain he would say, "Sorry Jesus!" Wow!
Here we thanked Jesus for all He did for us. I started saying Jesus you are the Ressurection and Caeden said Yes, I said you are the Life and Caeden said Yes, I said, you Jesus are truth and Caeden said Yes. I loved that those yes's came from Caeden's heart
They also have this great water fountain that you can take your cup to and receive water from the Father's comfort, mercy, love, patience, faithfullness etc.. We filled our bodies up with God's living water, it was so fun!!! And I loved getting an opportunity to have both boys with me this year.
And what a beautiful spot, it is such a place of serenity and peace! God thank you for coming to the dry places in our lives and pouring out your living water. We are so grateful to you for your Son and the life we receive through you!

Our first pet

The boys have a "beachy" bathroom and Caeden has been wanting a pet. So Daddy and I decided he could have a fish to put on the bathroom counter. We took him to the pet store last night and he was admiring the fish and we said would you like to have one? With a huge smile he said YES. He picked out the "fat" one and has named him Mr. Nemo. When he woke up he went to check on him and before he left today he went and said goodbye. We'll see how long the excitment lasts or the fish, I wonder which will go first???? :)