Sweet Sarah

This week on our date, Sarah told me she was so grateful that Papa Bear and I have so much faith and have raised her to know and love God.  I thought my heart was going to burst. I think that's why I'm here--to lead our babies to follow God.  I pray that they love always Him and love people.  And I pray that they know that although their Daddy and I love them more than anything, God loves them even more.

Middle School

Yesterday, Sarah and I went to the middle school to pick up her schedule!  I still can't get over the fact that our baby is going to middle school!  We signed up for student council and found each of her classes and the library--her favorite!  She told me today that she's going to miss spending time with me once school starts, and it melted my heart!  Luckily, we can spend each evening together!

Also, this is the only picture I could take--and I had to sneak this one in!  Ha!

Sunrise

This morning as I was taking Sarah to school, we couldn't help but notice the beautiful sunrise. I asked Jackson who made the sky, and he exclaimed, "Jesus!!" I laughed and said, "God made the sky!" Then we all said, "Good job, God!" Jackson said, "God made the trees and the houses. What else God made?!" We talked about all the amazing things our awesome God made on the way home and thanked Him for everything. This is one of the many reasons why I love being a Mommy. Thank you, God!

 

"Love the LORD your GOD with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your heart. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." Deuteronomy 6:5-6:7

Frozen Yogurt

Frozen yogurt for dinner...does this make us bad parents?!

The wee ones loved it!

Cookies for Breakfast!

Last night, I was going to make meatloaf, carrots, and roasted new potatoes for dinner. Yet when I got home, Papa Bear had something else in mind.... Since he was craving our favorite Mexican restaurant, that's where we headed. The three of us normally share dessert there, but I told Sarah before we left for dinner that we would have cookies and hot chocolate when we got back home. After homework and bath time, however, I completely forgot about dessert. Then 10 minutes before bedtime, Sarah asked me when we were going to have cookies. *Bad mommy!* I told her that we would have cookies and hot chocolate as an after school snack today and served her some of the leftover pumpkin cake that she and I made for Thanksgiving. After I put her to bed, I still felt really bad about completely forgetting her dessert! So this morning while Sarah and Bryan were still sleeping, I popped a tray of chocolate chip cookies into the oven. Once I woke Sarah up, I presented her with a plate of two warm cookies and a glass of milk for breakfast.

*Good mommy or bad mommy?!

* In my defense, I did let her know that she could have cereal or oatmeal after the cookies if she was still hungry!

*A couple of months ago, one of my co-workers was selling Otis Spunkmeyer cookies for his daughter's school fundraiser. Normally Sarah and I make homemade cookies, (since I personally believe those are the very best kind!), but since I had these, they conveniently helped me out at 5:45 this morning!