how does time goes so fast?

so it's been a while since I have posted anything but time just seems to get away from me and I can't seem to catch up! Family is doing great! Boys are growing all the time, caleb has officially turned 3! I cannot believe the things he says and how quickly he is learning... he is so fun to be around and I love how much he wants to spend time with me and john.

John's job is going great! God continues to provide for us! And as we begin to discuss and pray what God has for our future we trust that He is Good and that as long as we give Him all the glory and honor, we will be walking in His light.

We have been able to spend a lot of time with family and friends! we had the privilege of going to a Chris Tomlin concert (thank you lawheads), had friends over for dinner (went for a joy ride in our carseats), I was able to have a slumber party with some 16 year old friends of mine (hey, I'll take what I can get), and lots of playdates and trips to the Library.




we were able to take a family hike this saturday, which I think we will be planning on doing once a month. It was so nice to be out together and praising God for all He has made!


we have had lots of silly moments these past couple weeks....



and also some really beautiful moments that makes us stop, take a breathe and praise our Heavenly Father for His many blessings!

Our Trip to D Land!

So first I have to give all the Praise to our Huge and Mighty God! Thursday night we checked the weather and found out that from 9am on we would have rain, ALL DAY! Here's the deal, I never pray specific prayers, I don't know why, I'm afraid of dissapointment or something. But that night I prayed for God to place a circle of blue sky around Disneyland that day. We wanted so desperately to have an amazing day. I mean come on, you are certainly paying for it!!! So I asked that He give us blue skies for at least some part of the day so that we wouldn't be handing someone $130 to be drenched and miserable.
Well we got Caleb up at 6am and headed off. Gave him some breakfast in the car and told him we were off to Mickey's House. We have been talking about it all week. We even did a count down everyday on the calendar!! the whole way I kept turning around and asking Caleb "Are you ready to have the best day ever?" He couldn't contain himself. We were all so excited!

We drove through quite a bit of rain but as we drove into Anaheim...the clouds broke!! We could see the sun shining through and we began to Praise GOD!


We got all checked in and Caleb received a Button for his Birthday so all the well trained staff members could tell him "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" and Mom and Dad, who are the only ones paying attention could say "thank you" all day!


that morning was awesome. God placed a huge blue circle around us up until about 1pm. We rode lots of rides (mostly dumbo over and over), but the best part was just watching Caleb's face, the Awe and Wonder of a little one who is so captivated by everything he saw. There were moments I just held him and took a deep breath. I just wanted to soak it all in. I knew this would be an amazing memory.



Caleb at 9 months on dumbo with Daddy!






Caleb at 9 months on the Jungle Cruise
by 1pm Caleb needed his nap which was good cause it was right around that time that the rain came. We sat inside and waited to meet up with some friends of ours. Caleb woke up and we decided to all go on It's a Small World! (thanks Jake, you are such a team player)




By then the rain was pretty intense and we didn't see it letting up anytime soon so we went on a few more rides (dumbo in the rain) and then decided to head to downtown Disney to go get a Birthday Present for Caleb and maybe some dinner. We decided not get our hand stamped cause we figured there was no way we were gonna come back. We let Caleb pick out a gift and by the time we came out of the Disney store (45 minutes later) It was blue skies once again. We freaked out thinking they wouldn't let us back in but we gave it a shot. Praise God we got back in and spent another 6 hours there with no rain!!

God was so evident that day! It reminded me that no matter how small or silly or seemingly impossible our requests, it brings Him shear Joy just to hear from us and sometimes He answers with a Glorious "YES"! We had such a blast and we cannot wait to take Jack on his 3rd Birthday!





The Silliest Place on Earth :)

Last week in a nutshell!

Tuesday we had our friends Evie over for Story Time at the Library and play time! She is so sweet!

Wednesday we had our Friend Micah over. He has never been up here so we did everything. We played inside, out on the jolly jump, on the church playground where we found more friends, and out on the porch for lunch! I love seeing these boys play together!


Wednesday night me and my friends from our moms bible study had a baby shower for our friend Kristina. It was a good time of fun and fellowship!


Thursday our Moms Bible study went to a nursing home in ventura to pass out valentines and flowers to all of the Grandma's and Grandpa's. It was so sweet to watch them put smiles on all of there faces. It was such a blessing to watch

that afternoon the boys played outside while we got ready for Caleb's Birthday dinner!

That night we sang Happy Birthday and got Caleb all excited for his trip to Disneyland the next day!!



And that was our week in a nutshell! Stay Tuned for Disneyland!

My Kid's a Stinkin Genius!

Okay not really but he is really bright. I got Caleb this book for Christmas and apparently we have read it to him too many times. He has memorized it. He of course adds to it from time to time like saying "...in the morning?" after every question but I love it!! He is so amazing!

Wholehearted Moms!

 

I had the privilege of going to a "Mom Conference" this weekend. It was so nice to just get a way for a little while with good friends and lots of fellowship! The conference really gave me a new outlook on being a mom, showing me that it is a true privilege that these children have been intrusted to me. That God desires that they realize their purpose and mission in this world and that I get to come alongside and encourage, challenge, teach and pray for them. That they would trust God and step out in Faith. To excite the souls of our children of what they're going to do in the World for His names sake!! So grateful for the time. Thanks Lisa, I could not have gone if it weren't for you and your giving family:)