Trey Buddy's Birthday

Trey Buddy is now 7 years old! It's so hard to believe we could go, so quickly, from this

to this!

Time has a way of just flying by...

Just a Couple Things

Trey's birthday is coming up this weekend. I asked him what he wanted his birthday dinner to be and he said, "Half baked potatoes!" Ummm, I think that's TWICE baked potatoes buddy:)

In MOPS this morning, our devotion leader got us thinking about memories and brought up the story of her younger daughter having imaginary friends. It got me thinking about Zach and how he used to have two imaginary friends. They were bears and their names were Christopher and Judy. They used to hang out in the trees behind our house, even though we lived in an apartment and their weren't any trees out there. But he would look out every day and tell me how they were doing. They went everywhere with us and he had to buckle them into their seatbelts in the car. After a couple years they must have left because he quit talking about them. I miss those days.

Missing and praying for some people in our lives who are gone this week.
The Adams are down in Mexico on their mission trip to Camp El Monte. I am so excited they have this opportunity and know their family will be a big blessing while they are there.

My parents are in Malaysia for a Marriage Encounter Weekend. I am doing some extra filling in for her at preschool and hope they are having a great time also.

Homecoming

Zach and his friend Jessica

Sisters

When I first wrote this post a year and a half ago, I had just discovered the joy of being the mom and seeing my children interacting and helping each other without prompting. Not that it hadn't happened before but this time it was captured by my camera.

Since that time, Alexis has taken her role as big sister very seriously. She has taken on helping with Leah quite naturally. She helps her get shoes on and clothes. She plays pollys with her and monopoly.

We were surprised, but shouldn't have been when Leah first went potty on the big potty with Lexi helping her. She refused to even sit up there for me and acted like she was afraid of it. But with Lexi in charge, she sat up there and went. Several different times.

The other day I heard noises out the window like Lexi helping Leah ride her big bike. I dismissed it at first because when I help her she acts like she can't do it and doesn't want to try. Which is why I was dumbfounded when Lexi ran in yelling about Leah doing it by herself. And she was. She now rides all the way down the street, by herself.

Craziness. I need to remember this in the future instead of trying to get her to do something. I'll let Lexi act like it was all her idea and 'bam'! Problem solved.