Big blue eyes and a dimple. (and a scratch from those long nails that need to be cut) 

Me? Time Outs?

40 Page Papers Should be Illegal

Hello! I only have a minute...kids are sleeping and I need to get to work! But....just wanted to say thanks for praying! Jon made it thorugh his last week and finished his 8 papers, one of them being a 40 pager! Rediculous! He made it to the post office with 2 minutes to spare. (That's Jon!)

The kids are doing well and Creed is adjusting to being the little brother quickly...after getting walloped with the vacuum hose extender and getting his head pinched with the salad tongs, the little guy has gotten used to this 2 year old brother abuse! When Judah pinches his cheeks or something similar, it doesn't even come close to the salad tongs!

Judah is rarely out of "time out" right now...the kid needs discipline like he needs food right now, but he still makes me laugh and is my sweet first-born that I can't get enough of. He is using lot's of new words and blowing us away with what he understands! So smart! (natural born and breastfed, what can I say?) ;>)

I leave for Wisconsin on Tuesday, I fly ALONE with these two kiddo's--that will be an interesting blog post I'm sure! Hope everyone is doing well and please email...I will write back!
Love, Kate

Unknown Impact

Two nights ago, I put Judah to bed and began to pray with him like we do every night. He loves prayer time and names everyone he can think of to thank Jesus for and uses "Pray again!" as the Christian version of "I have to go to the bathroom" to prevent bedtime. I asked him if he wanted to repeat the Bible verse I always pray over him, and as I began to say it, I realized he was saying it by heart without my help! The verse is, "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone O Lord make me dwell in safety." He said it more along the lines of "Lie down, sleep peace, alone Lord, dwell saftey, amen." I was encouraged and reminded that even when routine sets in and I am tired or my focus is off, what I do and say is shaping my children...I love that even two year olds can understand spiritual things. My prayer is that Judah and Creed experience Jesus in their lives at a young age...but for now, the basics are becoming the foundation for that experience.