My Sweet Little Helper

 I made a birthday cake and let Brilyn

use the left over batter to make cupcakes.

 She even decorated them.

And she added cookie to make a sweet

little Tea Party treat!

 Doesn't it look beautiful?

She added all of these sprinkles herself.

And then decided to play outside in the

snow before having a Tea Party.

And it all went downhill from there.

She went out to play and I think the cold

air caused the fluid on her ear drum to

expand or something.

She was in immediate pain.

Then came fever.

Then came a trip to the ER

with a diagnosis of two ear infections.

The doctor seemed to think it was a 

good thing Brandy took her in.

If she had waited those eardrums

may have ruptured.

Poor thing. We didn't even get to have

her Tea Party.

Thankfully, she's better now. 

But, don't you just hate it when 

babies are sick?

SNOW DAY!!!!!

We had a SNOW DAY!!!!

Actually, we've had several.

But.... this time, there was enough

snow to really play in!

Brilyn loves getting a 

SNOW DAY

with DADDY!

Don't they look like they're having

fun? It's bitter cold out there

so I took pictures from the window.

That Brilyn is one tough kid.

The cold doesn't bother

her much at all.

We've Been Enjoying A Cold Winter

 It's been a cold snowy winter!

 We don't get a lot of snow in Oklahoma,

so this has been an interesting change.

It's BEAUTIFUL!!!!

 

And, I've enjoyed it.

I love the way a snowfall comes

in the night and forces 

us to slow down. Days normally

spent working get to be spent

at play. Normal life takes a back

seat and we see beauty all around us.

Don't you just love 

looking out at the snow?

Pretty Little Valentines

I made these pretty little Valentine's Day

templates for accordion mini albums

of Grace and Olivia.

 I went with the Photo Booth theme

because silly pictures are much easier

to capture and I needed 10 pictures.

They are so, so sweet!

I've made a similar book using

pictures of Brilyn and Asher and

it should be arriving any day.

What sweet little Valentines!

Our Little Cowboy

Some boys seem to be

born with their boots on!

They're 100% Cowboy!

And, I think our Weston might 

just be one of them.

Here he is in his Daddy's saddle

with a row of boots just waiting

to be filled.

His boots, Daddy's boots 

and Momma's boots, too.

Isn't he the cutest little cowboy, ever?

Our Happy Boy!

This little guy is almost always HAPPY!

He's snuggly and sweet and loves

to be cuddled and loved on!

He's recently made friends with 

his little feet. He just loves playing

with them. So, I, of course

had to take a picture.

  

Isn't that just the cutest little thing?

Pure innocence!

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BILLY!

Today is Billy's Birthday!

Billy is my middle son.

He's the tough guy in the family.

He's brave and daring and full 

of adventure!

 He's was always the kid who

kept me on my toes.

He was into EVERYTHING!

And he's recently became

a father!

 

I wonder if little Weston

will be as adventurous as his Daddy?

In some ways, I hope so...

Because... Billy was always FUN!

Our house was never boring

when he was a kid.

But, then again.... Billy was

a handful. So, in some ways

I hope Weston is a bit more calm.

Because a calmer child would

be much easier to raise!

AND he'd be much safer!

But then, safety might be over rated.

After all, Billy's tried every

daring stunt he's had the opportunity

to try and he's still alive.

That in itself is reason to

give glory to God!

He's protected this young man!

And He'll protect Weston, too!

No matter how adventurous he turns

out to be. 

God really is GOOD!

Happy Birthday, Billy!