Quattromortonos

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Mother's Day

I had a wonderful Mother's Day! It included trips to the park, lunch at Earth Fare, napping/sleeping in, movies, gardening, and spending time with my loves. Simply awesome.

My Loves

"Where did the bubble wand go?"

"Jana took it, Mommy!"

(we are seeing a lot of this face lately! ; )

Uncle Jamie will be glad to know we are still getting a lot of use from the horsie!

Yee-haw ya'll.

Hams

Julianna ADORES her bike. Every moment of the day she can break away to ride up and down the sidewalk- she does. No exaggeration.

Ava loves to wear these goggles on a regular basis for some reason. : )

Another love.

We're raising a family of gardeners. : )

Friends on a walk just before sundown.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Sunday, May 3, 2009

DIY Paper Dolls (Girlz Gone Wild Edition)

Several months ago I ran across these WAY cute Holly Hobby print-outs online. In an instant I had a terrific idea...paper dolls. I loved paper dolls as a child. So, I colored and cut and velcroed to my heart's delight...late into the night after the kids were fast asleep. I was so proud to show Chad my handy work the next morning.

"Uh. That's nice." he said with raised eyebrows and a snicker. Hmf. Not very nice I thought, especially after I had worked so hard on them.

I continued to show him how the dolls worked. How the girls could remove the clothes, change the outfits, etc etc. I was quite pleased with myself and was going to convince him, too.

Then it hit me. Right between the eyes.

Just in case it hasn't hit you yet...I'm going to make it painfully obvious. Go ahead. Yuk it up. You're gettin' one of these for your kid's next birthday present. ; )

Friday, April 24, 2009

The Great Commission

This afternoon, when Chad picked Julianna and Ava up from school, the teacher pulled him aside as Julianna was gathering her things.

"I just wanted to share something with you." she said. "Your daughter loves the Lord. Julianna asked me today if I knew about Jesus and the Jesus story. That Jesus died for my sins. That he rose again and one day we will live in heaven with him. And that Jesus loves me."

Chad, swelling with both pride and humility, held back surfacing tears. He thanked the teacher for telling him and told Julianna how proud he was of her. Then they said their good-byes and headed home.

Surely Julianna will do and see and be and experience many things in life. She has already shown an aptitude for learning and has a fantastic memory. She amazes us daily with her thoughts and musings. Yet all of this pales in comparison to her simply knowing, simply trusting, and simply sharing the very real, the very true, and the very eternal message of God's Love. Nothing she will ever do or say could make me more proud than this. : )

"For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?" Matthew 16:26