Snow Day!

Gosh, I love SNOW!!! If you know me well at all.....you know I love SNOW! What a fun day!

London hung out in her bouncy seat right by the front door so I could see her while we played in the snow outside. She was perfectly happy! By the way, she's four months old this week. Time flies......


He wasn't sure about the snow at first.
Boston really likes lawn mowers. He has two....and both of them were out today. He's so cute.....he said, "Mommy, I mow the no (snow)!" (He can't blend the "s" and "n" sounds yet. Instead of SNow....it's NO.)

Baby Shower!

A great friend got a big surprise Monday night. After a couple months of planning, about 20 people surprised Heather Robertson with a baby shower. And boy was she surprised! (She was also a little disappointed b/c she though she was going out for dinner at the Chop House. Don't worry, Heather. I'm sure you'll get a Chop House dinner soon =0)

We had a great night, and she and Matt were blessed with some great stuff for baby!

Can't wait to meet you little one! Not much longer......

I'm Back!

Ok...I've been back since last Saturday, and I am just now finding time to sit at my computer. I have several things to blog about.....I'll take them one at a time!

1) My TRIP! It was WONDERFUL! I had a great time hangin' with my dear friends. I got a lot of sleep, read 1/2 of a book, played solitaire on my computer...and much more! It was soooo relaxing. Here are a couple pictures:

This is the day we went to the Aveda Institute. We ate at Jason's Deli for lunch....YUM!
Here's Julie doing her thing! She had to have something to crochet while I got my hair cut.
(This isn't a very flattering picture of me....but it's a good one of Julie.)

Yes....I got my hair CUT! I hadn't planned on a big change, but when I got there....I saw a girl's hair that I LOVED! Well.....it didn't turn out that way at all. Oh well. I hope to get it re-cut this week.

2) Skiing! It was so fun! Craig was basically my personal coach for the day! I'd only been skiing one time before, so I had (and still have) a lot to learn. While I got to know the mountain up close and personal (I fell MANY times!), I accomplished alot. I conquered the ski lift and made it down the mountain twice! I know it doesn't sound like a lot....but all that took several hours! =0)

I had a couple pictures of Julie and me at Breckenridge, but Boston accidentally deleted them. Bummer! I do have two pictures of us before and after skiing:

Trip Update

Sunday:
We RELAXED!!!!! We played on computers, baked cookies, ate chicken and rice, and watched a movie. Agh......so nice.

Monday:
SHOPPING!!!!! We went to Flatiron Crossing mall. I bought my ski clothes and goggles. We ate yummy food.....and shopped!!!!!!!!

Today:
We are going to the Aveda Academy in downtown Denver for a haircut, manicure, and pedicure! Then, tonight is American Idol and ski lessons from Craig!!!!!!

Tomorrow......WE HIT THE SLOPES!!!!!!!

EDIT -- Just found out that we're going to be back up in the mountains on Friday. Craig has some video work to do....and we're going along!!!!! More time in the mountains!! YIPPEE!!!

Heaven on Earth

Colorado.

Denver always says, "God was thinking more about heaven than earth when he made Colorado."

I'm here with my dear friends Craig and Julie. Flew in yesterday morning. We ate breakfast at Gunther Toody's. Then, went to Hobby Lobby and dinner at a Mexican restaurant! FUN!!!!

We have some fun things planned. One of the things I have planned is to sleep. AGH.............sleep.

Again, I have to thank my sweet husband for this wonderful getaway trip. If you think about it, pray for him. He's at home with our two sweet kiddos!

Bulb Syringe

Well.....it's been a crazy 2 weeks at our house. Boston came down with a REALLY bad chest cold. Poor guy. We did everything we could to keep London from getting it. I washed my hands so much my skin started to flake! Despite our efforts, she got it too. We took her to the Dr. last Thursday, and she was diagnosed with Bronchiolitis. Everyone is getting much better now....but it was a crazy time.

Now for the funny story.

London was sick. Up coughing ALL night. I am NOT good with nighttime stuff. I need my sleep. So, Denver was up with her.....he's such a good daddy. Around 4:30 am, Denver tells me he thinks she has a fever and is concerned about her breathing. So, I hopped up. Temperature was fine, but she was really wheezing, coughing, and struggling to breath. At one point, she started to gag on something and couldn't "recover" from it. We needed to suck out the "junk." So I yelled, "Denver, go get the bulb syringe. It's in the kitchen!" He runs to the kitchen. I hear him rummaging through the drawers. In frustration (he was taking too long!), I run to the kitchen, pick up the bulb syringe, and say, "UGH! HERE IT IS!!!" At that same moment, Denver holds up the TURKEY BASTER and says, "Here!"

No. I'm not kidding. He got the turkey baster.

I laughed SO HARD! To his credit, I never call it by that name...bulb syringe....nasal aspirator....none of those names. We have always called it the "snot sucker." For whatever reason, in that moment of hysteria, I called it a bulb syringe.

God knew we needed some comic relief that night!

SNOW!

Boston had a big time out in the Tennessee snow. He said, "Look! I throw those snows!"

Too Much T.V.?

I never thought I watched a lot of t.v. until today. The t.v. in our downstairs living room was off while I baked some cookie. Boston was in there playing with his stuff animal friends. He called out...."UH OH!" I asked him what was wrong. He said, "The t.v. is broken." I said, "No baby. It's just off."

Wow....if the t.v. is off....he thinks something is wrong. Oh my....

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Love Looks Like.....

THIS!!!!!!!

What does love look like??? This is what it looks like to me. We're not perfect...in fact we're very flawed folks. But, we love each other. The good, the bad. The pretty, the ugly. The fun, the not-so-fun. The happy, the sad. The patient, the angry. The love we have is unconditional. It weathers the many storms of life. The love we have is miraculous....because it comes from THE MIRACULOUS......Jesus.

As you celebrate Valentine's Day this week, be sure to examine the "love" you have for yourself and others. Does it look like the love Jesus has and gives to us? I know ours doesn't look like His love all the time.....but I pray it becomes more and more like His love every day.

The love of Jesus Christ is selfless and limitless. I want to love myself and others like that.....

Funny

Thanks Ashley.....got this from your blog. I HAD to post it too.

Compassion International

Many of you know that Denver and the Mile High Orchestra works with Compassion International. They are an INCREDIBLE organization. Our family sponsors two kids.....one from Ecuador and one from Thailand. We went to Ecuador last year and got to meet our little girl there. It was an amazing experience.

This Sunday, our contact at Compassion (Brian Seay) leaves for Uganda. He is leading a group of influential bloggers on Compassion’s first ever Blog Vision Trip. They typically take artists and speakers overseas to see Compassion's work so they can speak in a personal way about what they do. However, this is the first time that any Christian organization like Compassion has attempted to tap into the power of the blog world. They are taking 16 people on this trip and most of them average thousands of readers a day – that means somewhere around 25,000 people will be reading their Ugandan journey each day! The goal is to generate 500 new sponsorships from the work of these bloggers.

Please read their blogs....and prayerfully consider sponsoring a child. If you have any questions...feel free to ask!

Funky Junk

I love winter.....it's my favorite season. HOWEVER, I hate the junk we all seem to catch.....colds, flu, and the sick-of-being-inside syndrome. Poor Boston, he's coughing up a storm. (I won't tell you what he's really coughing up....gross!!!) London is fine. I pray she stays well.

I think we're going to hibernate in our house for a while..........I don't want any more sickness!!!!!!

The Weather

I just love the weather. I love watching the Weather Channel. I will some day become a trained weather spotter (when the kids get older). I would love to go storm/tornado chasing, which is strange b/c I'm not really a risk-taker. If I ever get another college degree (BIG if)....it would be Meteorology. I think I like the weather so much b/c it's different every day....it's constantly changing. I have a weird fascination with severe weather......which is why I am on edge with excitement and nervousness for tonight's BIG line of storms. I'm getting out my weather radio and making sure the batteries are fresh!!!

I pray our trees (we have BIG trees) roll with the weather and stay off our house. Sure wish we had a basement....Then I could enjoy the action without being so nervous!

Teeth Update

With x-rays in hand, I went to see my oral surgeon this morning. He took one look at my x-rays and said, "Oh I see why they didn't move. Look at the roots of those teeth (the ones we've been trying to pull down)....they are hooked!" Okay?????? My first thought was......have they always been like that and no one noticed before? I decided it was pointless to ask that question; it wouldn't change anything now.

So, the game plan is:
I go under the knife (and pliers) for surgery on March 3 to remove the impacted teeth...the ones that are WAY up my gums. (FUN! He told me he's going to have to take the teeth out in pieces. Oh my.) If he is able, he will place the metal implants in at that time. If he can't do it this time, I will have to wait about a year to heal....and then have another surgery to place the implants. Please pray he can do it all in ONE surgery!!!

So......I am really at peace with all this. And it's actually going to cost about the same as going the "two bridges" route. AND.....my medical insurance is going to pay for the extraction of the two teeth.

....to be continued.

Miracles Do Happen!

Okay.....both of my kids are sleeping right now. That's right....both are sleeping at the SAME TIME! I don't even know what to do with myself! HA!

I just had to share this with someone. I didn't want to call anyone to tell them my exciting news for fear that one of them....maybe both....would hear me talking and wake up. So....I am quietly typing my earth-shattering news for you to read. Can you "hear" the excitement in my voice?????!!!!!!?????!!!!!!!

Now...I think I'm going to go change out of my p.j.'s and put on some make-up. What a wonderful day! The only thing that would make this day better would be a couple inches of snow! (Now, that WOULD be miraculous!!)

Another Year

It's February again. My birthday is Valentine's Day....I'll be 31 this year. CRAZY!

With my birthday on V-day, Denver usually tries to separate b-day and v-day celebrations. This year, he clumped it all together for a wonderful treat. I am going to out to Colorado to visit my friend Julie Kendall on Feb. 16..........all by myself!!!!!!!!! He insisted that I get away for a week without the kids. I love my kids, but this will be an incredible time of fun, rest and, recuperation. YEAH!!!!! I plan on SLEEPING, reading a book, sleeping, feeding only myself, shopping, and sleeping.

Isn't my man great? You can pray for him and the kids......=0)

Livin' in the South

Both Denver and I grew up in the Midwest. Denver lived in Northern Indiana until college, and I lived in Northern Ohio until I was 12. Over the years, we have both acquired a little accent. How can you avoid it? But......when I listen to Boston......I wonder if our "little southern accents" are stronger than we think! Here are a couple of B's phrases:

"I want mow-er" (I want more.)

"I want to play my Game Bo-ee" (I want to play my Game Boy....and yes, we have broken down in desperate times and let our almost 3 year old play video games!)

"Mommy, I sa-yed" (Mommy, I'm sad.")

....and these are just a few. It's so funny.