Just because...

So, it's been about a week since I've blogged anything, so I thought I'd just pop in real quick and say hello. I also wanted to share with everyone the face Zeke makes when Mommy says, "No." (He also makes this face whenever he thinks I'm going to leave him as I walk down the stairs to get something from the car, go upstairs to get something from one of the rooms up there, or anything else along those lines.) Bless his sweet heart. Seeing him make this face breaks mine.

Maybe it's my own fault for putting so much in the bowl

So, Zeke's been doing pretty well using a spoon with some help from me (he doesn't really need my help, but he thinks he does...anyhoo). So tonight I figured, why not give him his own bowl of yogurt and a spoon and see how he does? Well, let's just say it'll be awhile before I try this again (at least with as much yogurt as I put in the bowl anyway). Here are a few pictures from tonight. As you can see, fun was had by all!

This is why there's almost no sand left in the box...

...because nothing, nothing except maybe Deacon, but even he came close, nothing is safe from bum bum buuummmmmmmm....the Sand Man...

...not water bottles... ...not bricks......not balls...
...not Mommy's legs...
...or the table...

...or even blankets baby brothers

are resting on...

...where will the sanding of innocent backyard items end?!? :)

The Third and Final Round

Well, we had our last visitor of the deployment (pending any surprise guests) this past week. Grandma Walter was here from Friday until yesterday and we had a great time having her here. We didn't really do much...just sat around and let her change diapers (all the poopy ones included). Ahhh...grandmas are wonderful. :) Here's a picture of her and the boys at a fest that was going on in town this past weekend. We went for dinner.

Too bad Zeke isn't looking too...but that's him lately, always turning his head at just the right moment so you can't get a good picture of him anymore (unless you're really, really sneaky about it). Now we are looking forward to a quiet rest of the month...as quiet as things can get around here anyways, and to Daddy coming home sometime next month! It's so good to be able to say that.

Heave a happy sigh...

So I was driving home from chapel on Sunday, and it was a beautiful fall day. The sun was out (which meant all the rain had stopped), the leaves are changing colors, I had my two boys in the back, Deacon was sleeping, Zeke was reading his book, and I had some Adrew Peterson playing on the CD player. As I started driving through the fields by my house I realized that I am so incredibly blessed. God has given me a wonderful husband, whom I love more than anyone else; two handsome young boys who are incredibly sweet and so good-natured (most of the time anyways); a great apartment with a yard and ample space for all of us, in a beautiful country that just gets even more beautiful in the fall. And I realized that I am truly happy and content with my life. Here and now is exactly where I want to be and I would not change a single thing about my life (except that Josh would be here sharing it with me and not in Iraq - but that will be soon enough). I can't help but sing:
God is so good.
God is so good.
God is so good.
He's so good to me.
Sing along if you know it...