Family Photos

A good friend (our preacher and his wife) offered to watch both boys today so that I could have a morning off. Since Tim is gone, I haven't had even ten minutes to shower without interuption in about a month, so I was more than ready for a little time-out! I don't know how military moms do this with more than two kids. Really-if they're all under four, where would you put them when you go grocery shopping or the post office? I put C. in the hip carrier and J. in the cart, and it's still chaotic! Alone, I can't imagine more.

Anyway, here are some pictures we took this morning at Amy's, and a couple of other cute random photos. They weren't very cooperative about both looking at the camera and smiling at the same time, but so it goes! I added most of them becuase I thought, "C. looks better in this one, but J. looks better in this one, and I look sick in this one..." so you can decide which ones you like best, Grandparents, and print those! C.'s new favorite thing is puzzles (to chew on the wooden pieces), and he gets a kick out of wearing his new shades. He'll need them for his new forward facing car seat! Can you believe he's old (BIG) enough for that already?!!??

Here's a Native American poem I found in a book at Barnes and Noble today. It's a good reminder that a Mommy and a Daddy are the people that love and care for you. Happy Spring!

"Mother's Song to a Baby"

First

this little baby

has been given life

through the medicine man's song

through the medicine man's prayer

for this baby the songs

have been sung

Next

the baby's mother

has taken care of him

with the songs of the rain gods

This

little baby

in his cloud-cradle

was watched over

by his mother

It

was

nice

how the clouds

came up like foam

and

as if he

was among them

this little baby

was cared for

-Anonymous, Inuit