It's the Simple Things . . .

Monday Bag

I'm always looking for new ideas on how to express love to my family and make memories. Recently, I was inspired in the most unlikely of places -- in Target, filling up my shopping cart with Easter treats for the wee ones. I kept coming across a lot of Bill's favorite treats as well. Hmm, thinks I. And a light bulb started flashing above my head -- which with my Mommy brain, that light bulb doesn't flash very often! So into the cart goes the honey mustard pretzels, the sweedish fish, and Peeps. And voila! I've stumbled across a new tradition: the kids and I will go shopping once a month (or there about) and get a few special treats for Daddy. We'll put it in a special bag with a special love note and sneak it into the passenger seat of Bill's car. Keeping in line with the title of this post, our special gift will appear on occasional Mondays (to make that first day back to work a little sweeter)!

Copy Kat

I gave Kate her morning breakfast the other day and caught her doing what I do -- drink morning coffee and read:) So cute!

Beka's Blog

If you get a chance, please head over to Beka's blog http://theanardis.blogspot.com/. Beka gave birth to her firstborn last month and has yet to regain feeling in her legs. She's got a sweet and positive outlook on her situation that will encourage you and make your heart sing and ache at the same time. Please pray that she'll get to go home soon to be with her husband and her sweet baby boy! And I know she'd appreciate any notes of encouragement.

Little Ballerina

Just Like Daddy

Ike got a new basketball the other day and hasn't stopped playing with it since. He and Daddy enjoy playing basketball together so it's nice to have an easier ball for him to handle. He thinks he's pretty special now that he is "just like Daddy!"

Here he is on his way to go watch Bill's last basketball game of the church league season. He has his basket ball jersey on underneath his warm up clothes:) So funny.

Funnies

Wyatt: "Bicki, what's your name?" :)

Isaac when the sun went behind the clouds: "Hey! who turned off the sun?"