Tay Tay's first tooth!

Taylor lost her first tooth! She was so excited and was such a tough little girl! I don't think she even cried when Daddy pulled it out! Good job, Tay!

Catching up... Again.

Ok, I know it's been forever since I've posted pictures. Here are some catch up photos to keep you updated on the fam. :)

To start us off...

Aaron went on another trip to China. Bethany came for half the time. What a blessing! She brought her second son, Zac with her this time. It was so good to see him again!

What a cutie!
Brianna talking to Daddy. She really missed him. Can you tell?
Bethany is so thankful that I got this shot of her eating her breakfast. :)

Aaron brought back some gifts for us. He brought the girls some beautiful silk scarves. They wear them around their heads and around their waists as belts. Pretty!

Just a pic of Keaton while Daddy was gone.

He brought me back a coach purse. It's pink! Yay!
Our girlies

Our little drummer boy. :)

Really getting into it here!

Alex and Taylor on a day during school. They are such hard workers!

Keaton and Brianna are good about playing together during school hours. They are such buds!
Sometimes, Keaton does this, too, during school! :)
Who ever thought it would happen. My first baby girl is growing up! She asked one day if she could just go outside by herself and read a book. I caught her up on the trampoline reading away. I was struck at how time is going so fast with our kids. What a blessing they are.

This is our first Science project for school this year. We will be studying Astronomy in depth all year! I think I am more excited than the girls!

We made our solar system. Can you guess all the planets?

The girls have been asking to sleep in their tent for a night. We said "no" to school nights, so we let them on a weekend night.

They had such a good time! Who knows if it was really all that comfy... :)

Daddy and Keaton kinda matched one day. We thought it was cute, so we snapped a shot.
I think Keats was really happy here! Sweetheart!

Hmmmm

Could this be real?? Just got this over e-mail. I guess I believe this could happen. Let's keep praying!!!


Remember only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American soldier.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. JOHN 3:16

From the RNC Network, fyi Hi all

Let me share some info with you that I have gotten from excellent sources within the DNC:On or about October 5th, Biden will excuse himself from the ticket,citing health problems, and he will be replaced by Hillary. This is timed tooccur after the VP debate on 10/2.There have been talks all weekend about how to proceed with this info.Generally, the feeling is that we should all go ahead and get it outthere to as many blog sites and personal email lists as is possible.I have already seen a few short blurbs about this. The "health problem" cited in those articles was aneurysm. Probably many of you have heard the same rumblings.However, at this point, with this in side info from the DNC, it lookslike this Obama strategy will be a go. Therefore, it seems that the best strategy is to get out in front of thisObama maneuver, spell it out in detail, and thereby expose it for the grandmanipulation that it is.

For all you Republicans out there...

Hey, just caught this quote from my friend's blog (thanks, Jess!) and had to share it on here to get the news out. Here ya go. Keep in mind, this boy is only in Kindergarten!

This morning I had the news on waiting for the weather and a commercial came on about Obama.
B says,"Mom, they just said that he was going to change Washington!!"

"What do you think that means B?"

"I don't know, but it can't be good."

CutE kiD QuOTe

Family worship time. Brianna picks "Jesus Loves Me" for her song to sing.

Daddy: "Brianna, DOES Jesus love you?

Brianna: "YES!"

Daddy: How?

Brianna: "Because He saves me."

Daddy: "From what, Brianna?"

Brianna: "Fwom cweechoze (creatures)"

We're off to a good start!

Well, we've successfully finished our first day of school 2008/2009! We started today and the girls were so excited! Brianna couldn't wait to open her new pack of Playdoh and tools. She had a blast with those. She started her sounds and coloring book, too. She learned the sound of the letter B. She did a great job coloring, and even went ahead in the book when I wasn't looking. :)
Taylor is off to a great start in Kindergarten! She was a hard-worker today with all the things she had to get done. She is so ready this year to learn! She's going to do well. She loves her math!
Alex, too, worked really hard. She is learning much harder things now that she is in the Second grade. By the end of the year, we noticed that she will know how to write a paper! She is getting so big so fast.
Now, Keaton... Well, he'll be a bit harder to teach. He kept grabbing all the girls' playdoh, pencils, books, colors, etc. He's not sure yet how he fits into this whole school thing. I'm not either. I think I'm going to have to figure out some better ways to keep him occupied. :) Morning naps should last a few more weeks, thankfully. That was a big help today.

So, overall, we had a fun morning. We still need to do some reading together from Beatrix Potter this afternoon, so that will be fun. Thanks to God's grace, we made it through!

Praise God for His mercy!

"Have mercy upon me, O God." - Psalm 51:1

When Dr. Carey was suffering from a dangerous illness, the enquiry was made, "If this sickness should prove fatal, what passage would you select as the text for your funeral sermon?" He replied, "Oh, I feel that such a poor sinful creature is unworthy to have anything said about him; but if a funeral sermon must be preached, let it be from the words, 'Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy lovingkindness; according unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions." In the same spirit of humility he directed in his will that the following inscription and nothing more should be cut on his gravestone: -

WILLIAM CAREY, BORN AUGUST 17th, 1761:

DIED - -

"A wretched, poor, and helpless worm

On Thy kind arms I fall."

Only on the footing of free grace can the most experienced and most honoured of the saints approach their God. The best of men are conscious above all others that they are men at best. Empty boats float high, but heavily laden vessels are low in the water; mere professors can boast, but true children of God cry for mercy upon their unprofitableness. We have need that the Lord should have mercy upon our good works, our prayers, our preachings, our alms-givings, and our holiest things. The blood was not only sprinkled upon the doorposts of Israel's dwelling houses, but upon the sanctuary, the mercy-seat, and the altar, because as sin intrudes into our holiest things, the blood of Jesus is needed to purify them from defilement. If mercy be needed to be excersized towards our duties, what shall be said of our sins? How sweet the remembrance that inexhaustible mercy is waiting to be gracious to us, to restore our backslidings, amd make our broken bones rejoice!

Charles H. Spurgeon