Just.Plain.Tired.

This is what happens to a 2 1/2 year-old at about 3 in the afternoon when they are trying to give up their nap....





"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30

Does He??????

People are always asking me if Owen looks like Parker......What do you think? One of these is Owen and one of them is Parker both at 8 weeks old.

Guess which is Owen and which is Parker.....




Oh, and I changed the comments so you don't have to log in to blogger to leave a comment! Guess away......

Guess who is 8 weeks old tomorrow and VERY happy about it!???!!?





And this is what Parker was up to this evening.....







Yeah......your guess is as good as mine on this one.....I often watch him and wonder what in the world he is thinking. Looking forward to the beautiful weather that is coming this week so we can play outside!!!!

A little bit of everything....

The last 3 nights Owen has slept 8 hours straight. WOW! Yes, I am thrilled and it is a good thing I am getting more sleep at night because Parker seems to be on the verge of giving up his afternoon nap thanks to the time change. Today is the first day in 5 days that he is taking a nap and it was no easy task getting him down today! I am fine with him not napping, just not fine with the monster he becomes at 6 p.m.

I got out of the house yesterday with no children for 2.5 hours! I left a bottle with Sean's mom in case Owen started to starve (ha!) and he actually ate 3 oz. of the bottle! Parker never took a bottle, so I am super excited that Owen will.....

Monday morning my friend Christy brought her new baby Aubrey over to meet Owen. As she said on her blog, it was "love at first sight!" We know they will thank us someday for their arranged marriage :)! HA!




It has been freezing, so Parker has been inside all week and getting a little crazy. I knew it was going to be a long day when he came into my room with a magnet in his hand and says, "Good morning mommy, I am just going to scrape you with this for a little bit."

I started reading the book "Developing your Secret Closet of Prayer" by Richard Burr. I signed up for a bible study on this book a year ago and ended up not being able to do it. I bought the book anyway with every intention of doing the study on my own and am just now getting around to it. I have only read the introduction, but I have a feeling it is going to be really good for me to read.

In the introduction Burr writes, "Could it be that what God has to say to you is much more important than what you have to say to Him?" Wow! That was so convicting to me. How much prayer time do I spend listening to God? NONE. My prayer time is usually rushed because I have so many more "important" things to do, and the time I do spend praying I spend thanking God and asking Him for more.....more peace, more patience, more time, more wisdom, more, more, more. Could it be that I would have all of those things and more if I would shut my mouth for a few minutes and listen to Him? I pray that this thought challenges you in your prayer life today as well....

"The central issue is solitude with God. Why is this so critical? Because there are some things God only shares in secret, and there are some secrets that are only heard in solitude with Him. When God spoke to Abraham, Moses, Samuel and scores of other Old Testament saints, it was not in a public setting. It was invariably in solitude with Jehovah."
(Richard Burr, "Developing your Secret Closet of Prayer" pg. 7)

Lord, help us to be still before You today so that we may hear You.

March Madness

So Parker asked to play with the calendar at my mom's house the other day and this is how it looked when he was done. We all laughed and then agreed that this is what life feels like sometimes....so we left the calendar looking like this. Yes, we are squeezing a few more months into March and leaving out a few days...but anymore, who really knows what day or month it is and who really cares???

I do remember a time in my life when it did matter what day it was....when I had a planner and had to write down meetings and obligations....when I looked forward to the weekend so I didn't have to dress up...or when I dreaded Sunday nights because that meant a whole week of classes and studying ahead of me.....anymore each day seems the same. We may play different games and eat at different times, but the schedule remains the same...no schedule at all. It is nice most days, and I love staying home with the boys, but sometimes I long for a life that was a little more orderly and little less random. Someday, someday, maybe someday....

We had some visitors this weekend....Uncle Eric came home from Chicago to meet Owen for the first time and Aunt Jill came home too. We had tons of fun with them and Parker is still talking about it....he loves having company, especially his aunts and uncles.



Owen is 6 weeks old and weighing in at a whopping 13 lbs. 3 oz.....I am slowly noticing my right bicep bulging out of my t-shirts and no, I haven't been working out. He is smiling more and more each day and it amazes me how quickly they develop a personality. He is so sweet and serious...and Parker is, well, so feisty and a total clown! Owen has been sleeping 6 hour stretches at night and if I would go to bed at a decent hour I may feel rested. Someday, someday, maybe someday...





Gotta run....Parker has been yelling "mommy!!!" for like 5 minutes and I just finally responded and he said, "Mommy, here is God...I found Him!" Sounds like something I should probably go see....