Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep: Vote By April 1st!!!

Joel has been entered into the charity model search our photographer, Renee, is participating in. All you do is go to the site and vote for your favorite child's picture. $1/vote, which is donated to "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS), a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization committed to assisting parents and families going through the difficult time when they experience an early infant loss. NILMDTS connects families with photographers and provides them with a DVD and a reproducible CD of the images of their baby."

We are making a donation in honor of Christian Dean Johnson and Philip Montgomery. Two sweet babies that went home to Jesus before their loving parents could enjoy them. My heart still hurts for my girlfriends: Amber & Anyah, their loving mothers. What a wonderful cause to bless parents in their time of deep sorrow and need.

To vote, go to: http://www.sandypucvotes.com/pickpic/gallery/image.php?id=1764

Sneak Peek at the Photos

Ok, guys...so time to look at just a couple pics from the big photo shoot we did last Thurs and leave a comment so I can get a freebie!! I just need 9 more comments to get a free 5 x 7!!!

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Yeehaaa....Rid'em Eli

Eli just recently learned how to ride "Zeebie" that she got for her birthday from G & G Neuharth. Just yesterday she'd only walk around him and dance. Amazing how fast they learn new things! I decided to try on Eli's dedication dress/room deco to see if it still fit her...and then thought she'd sure look like a princess on this princess horse from her Uncle Ryan and fiancee Erica! So sweet!!! She's loving to rock, bounce and spin these days! Hopefully these will keep her happy and she'll wait just a little longer to start walking. Maybe she'll wait for daddy to get home to take those first unassisted steps! That would be a-ok with me (o:

Our Little Learner

Well, we made the leap! We are officially homeschooling Joel. Just going through some preschool books ("What Your Preschooler Needs To Know") It's a great curriculum because it covers all subjects with readings, songs, and activities. Of course, I haven't really checked out many other curriculums for preschoolers, but read really good reviews on this "Core Knowledge Series". This should keep us pretty busy learning, along with Joel's devotion book "Gotta Have God 2, Fun Devotions for Boys". It's wonderful to see how teachable he is (when he's in the right mood!).

Another Collage Experiment...Elianna: 1 Year Cute

My 1st Picasa Collage...Fun Fun!

Thanks for telling me how to make these Sara M.!! Sure is fun and pretty easy, even for me. Ha.

Mom Picks Out the Clothes & He Puts Them...On?

At least he dresses himself..which saves me the trouble; and well, half the time he wants to go naked, so this is good right?! Last week I told him it was time to go outside to play and he went to get ready...he came marching up the stairs wearing his pull up and tennis shoes! I said how about a shirt, pants, socks and jacket too and his confident reply was, "I'm fine."

A Visit With Jin

Engrossed in a movie...don't think they even noticed I was taking a pic!


Joel enjoyed his chocolate treat just a little.

A pretty sunny snow day. Jin-Sook wanted to get away from the snow of MT and enjoy some sunshine while here visiting...

My SBS teacher, Jin-Sook, visited me and shared her love for the Word with Joel & Eli. Joel loved it!

We had a fun week getting to host my SBS teacher (who I knew 10 years ago just a little), Jin-Sook. She has been a missionary for 20 years with Youth With A Mission and is on a much needed furlough. I wondered why she'd want to come and hang out with my 2 screaming kids...but she said that it would be good for her refreshment. I wonder if she thought that the night Eli cried for 3 hours from 10:15pm until 1:15am?! We had a great time eating a few Koreans dishes and praying together. We hit the Ladies Night Out scene Friday, thanks to Uncle Ryan & fiancee Erica watching the kids. We both got haircuts(which turned out great since we got a guy who was a perfectionist!) and made a beautiful candle...we had a good visit with my neighbor, Lynn, too, who just started coming to Lighthouse (what an answer to prayer!!). She hooked Jin-Sook up with a ton of Joyce Meyer's DVD's (she's a BIG fan)...which really blessed her. Sat we took a little daytrip over to Monroe to see some old friends at the YWAM base there. It was really wonderful to see how everybody had changed and their new building almost finished. Sunday was a crazy day. Sleep deprived, I vaguely heard my conscience telling me to check the nursery schedule...but too caught up in getting ready, I forgot. I made sure Jin got prayed over at church by the pastors...but then found out I was on for nursery and my partner forgot too!! How foolish I am somedays...but everyone has grace for me and I am humbled once more. We invited Lynn over for dinner that night and ate a special Korean beef stir-fry (Grigoly..no idea how to spell that!). It was so yummy and such great company! We were sad to see her go. She is so transparent, passionate about God, and a ray of sunshine to us and the world...a true hero of the faith that we can look up to.