Joe's First Sled Ride

Joseph was sooo excited and loved it. Abby did too, but decided she has more fun sledding without trying to keep Joe from falling over. This weekend Spencer took Abby sledding at a nearby park with a pretty good hill. Some kids had even made a jump. She squealed and giggled all the way down and hasn't stopped talking about the jump all weekend!

BUSTED!

Eeeew! In his mouth and everything. Well, thank goodness it wasn't used. . .

There was an Old Lady

A while ago I was listening to Abby "read" (more like recite) books to herself. It was fun to hear how much she remembered from each book, most of it was literally word for word. She started reading "There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly", it was going great until. . .

"I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
I HOPE she'll die"!!

I cracked up, not exactly the original version, but is was original.

Simple and cute. And, this is probably the only "educational" song she knows. (the rest are Disney Princess and believe me, she KNOWS them). My favorite part is "ello-mello- p"
please excuse the nerdy voice at the end.

Bragging Rights

Now as an new aunt :) I get to show off my sweet nephews. The top two pictures are of sweet little Blake James, and the bottom two are sweet little Charlie Rex. Yea for family!

WOW

Would you look at the size of that Jack-O-Lantern! When my Dad does something, he does it all the way. This his giant pumpkin (home grown) for the fall. Abby could literally climb right in. How much did this bad boy weigh, Dad?

My Brag Moment

I just have to brag about Spencer and how amazing he is. He came up with such a cute FHE for Abby. It was sweet and short but is still sticking with her a month later.
We talked about what it means to be on the Lord's side and how we act on the Lord's side. (this maybe took 5 minutes). Then, Spencer stretched out a jump rope to make a line. On one side he placed a small statue we have of Jesus Christ and had Abby stand on the other side. Spencer and I were on the Lord's side and then played "Red Rover" to bring Abby over. We each took turns being the one to come over to the Lord's side. (Of course Abby wanted the statue to have a turn as well :) I'm not sure which was cuter, Abby trying to convince Spencer to do it, or Spencer's face as he said "Red Rover, Red Rover bring Jesus right over!)
Oh the innocence of youth!

It was such a good idea to help bring the message home. Spencer, I love you , my eternal companion. Thank you for all that you do to keep our family strong and faithful.