Love, love, love....

Valentine's day is a special day for me. It is about more than romantic love – it’s about all those ways that love manifests itself daily in my life and the people that make that possible. I truly believe that the single greatest thing that all human beings seek for their entire lives is to love and be loved in return. I am blessed to have found both.

Being that this was Leilah's first Valentine's day, I was especially grateful for my babies… the brilliant, beautiful, and important little ones in my life. They have taught me a new, deeper kind of love that I never knew existed.

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My Best

They are my BEST. I learn so much from them each and every day. They fill my heart. They are my greatest gifts and I pray that they will always know that I love them in all that I say and do.

Making new friends 101

This is the attire Brody thought was appropriate for one of our nightly walks. Now if only we could figure out why we cannot seem to meet new people!

We can take a hint...

I heard Leilah babbling, and simply taking it as a cue that her nap was over, I went in to get the little miss out of her crib. Little could have prepared me to see her proud gummy grin peeking out over the top of the crib. She was beyond tickled to have accomplished such a feat. Needless to say... the crib will be lowered tonight before bedtime!

"You tickle me"

When Brody finds something extra silly he will blurt out, "you tickle me!" Living with a 2 (almost 3) year old lends itself to countless "you tickle me" moments. When we were praying before lunch today Brody said:
"God is great, God is good, let us thank him for our food, by his FINGERS we all are fed." How true... :)

Our Christmas Vacation

After 2 weeks of sunshine bliss we are back, rested, tanned with memories that will last a lifetime! Here are some pictures of our Florida fun in the sun!

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Santa Claus came to town...

As you know, our chimney (metaphorically speaking) has moved to Alabama... and apparently Santa got the memo. He truly does see everything, doesn't he? In fact... he even knew to pay our house an early visit since we will be in Florida over Christmas. This is our last weekend before we leave and you can imagine our surprise when we awoke to a tree full of presents, overflowing stockings and a half eaten plate of christmas cookies anaccompanied by an empty glass of milk. The reindeers must have been hungry from their early excursion, because both the carrots left for them were devoured; do you think rudolph gets first dibbs? Aside from the recently endured terror of sitting on his lap... Brody is starting to think that Santa is a pretty neat guy!

By the way... if you are 3 and have a baby sister, her toys are way cooler than yours!