It's not always this peaceful in our house. . .

but I try to enjoy it, when it is!

(Sara is mis-matched on purpose--it was clash day at school)

Can't get enough of these books. . .

Sara is addicted to reading these days! She constantly has a book in her hands. We just came home from the library and she has been reading ever since we walked in the door. I remember when Sara was itty-bitty and she would sit and sit just looking at books. It's neat to see her love for books continue and so fun to hear her read!!

Special Delivery

Silas just learned to ride a two-wheeler without training wheels this summer--Exciting thing for a four-year-old! His bike was a very generous gift from our previous landlord, but it was stolen at the end of the summer. Silas has been asking for a new bike for some time now, and even prayed about it a few times. We started pricing bikes and realized that bikes for little boys can be just as expensive as big-kid bikes. . . .Enter Pop-Troy and Mom-mom who offer to buy Silas a new bike for Christmas, one he can grow with for a couple of years. So, we found a good deal on one at Walmart.com and ordered it. Mom-mom sent a note telling Silas she had one more present that she couldn't give him at Christmas because it was too big to send back on the plane. Matt went and picked it up one Saturday afternoon after work and brought it home for Silas after his nap. He was SUPER excited! These pictures were taken while he called to say "thank-you" to Mom-Mom and Pop-Troy for his new bike!

BRIGHT YELLOW--(we named it bumble bee)

Our Own Winter Wonderland

I have not blogged in over 2 months! I am not even going to attempt to catch up now that I am so far behind. I took Ezekiel out in the snow this week, while it was still snowing outside. He absolutely loved it. He has always enjoyed being outside and has been cooped up so much this winter; He was glad to get outside again.