I am thankful for....

pink sunglasses my son can wear and enjoy



and for the new black sunglasses he can now call his own ;)

I love my family

Even when we look like the reading rainbow :)

I am Thankful for...

an uncle who came to visit

and loved his neices and nephew every waking hour

for water that my son can play with, giving me an opportunity to spot clean our floors on a consistent basis

for salt he can then dump all over the place while another child is throwing up elsewhere

for kids who are no longer throwing up

for gates to contain mess makers

for salad to make us "healthy and strong"

for mini toilets that neither my almost 3 year nor my almost 18 month old use YET, other than as toys

for bathroom items with which they can "play"

for time to finish cross stitches started over 1 year ago

did I already say water? Please don't let us ever run out of that.


HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Stylin'

Modern Child Composer

I'm so glad I caught this on video because the day after taking it, Ryan accidentally erased her song! :(

FAITH TO MOVE MOUNTAINS

The stomach bug found us! We have been in hiding for nearly 2 years, if you can believe it.

Ryan got it first, and remained very dignified and responsible (she knows my expectations and follows them out!). Lilli was right there at Ryan's side, cheering her on through bouts of throw-up even before I knew what was up. And then of course Lilli started on it the following day, which would be yesterday. Lilli is the loveliest sick person I have ever met. She's so sweet, you just want to squeeze her to pieces.

Yesterday evening, after Lillian had started vomiting, I had to rush off for mutual right as Jermaine walked through the door. And before that I had to make sure everyone was fed SO, Lillian was forced to take a seat on the back burner. She was sleeping on the hallway floor upstairs, bucket next to her with her baby blanket on top of her and not even wailing, crying or upset with her over-programmed mother (tear drop).

After mutual, when I was nearly home, I ran into an LDS friend of ours who lives literally around the corner from us. As it turned out, he was headed to our home with some consecrated oil in hand. Lillian was due for a priesthood blessing for healing, which you can read more about here and here. She suffered a few more episodes that evening but Jermaine told me that when our neighbor, Ryan, walked through her bedroom door to assist in the blessing, she got the biggest grin on her face.

So this morning when I found her awake, I asked her if she felt like she needed to throw-up. She said "No" so I retorted, "Well, we'd better get some liquid in you." Her answer to this took me by surprise: "I don't need liquid, I had a blessing from Ryan and Daddy." This response made me want to laugh, it was so simple, sincere, and filled with faith. I wanted to give her liquid because her body definitely needed it, but she took it to mean it would be her cure when she already knew the Lord had cured her.

I LOVE MY LILLIAN. And for that matter, I LOVE ALL MY BABIES.

Imaginary Play

One of the more interesting conversations I had today while Lillian was finishing up her snack...

Ryan(R) speaking to Lillian(L) in a deeper voice from another room: Come on Aurora!
L to Me: Mom, can I save my yogurt?
Me to L: No. Eat it all now.
L to R: Prince Phillip, Mom said I need to eat my yogurt!

GRATEFUL WEEK-END

I am grateful for a handsome man in a fine suit whom I call "Honey"...for shoes a plenty, that clutter my floorand trip me at every corner...
yet remind me that we have clothes enough to keep us warm, safe and protected from the elements. In all things be grateful.

You'd do the same if you had 3 older sisters...

What is it?!?!?

a) A purple monsterb) a Twi'lek from Star Wars
c) a silly two year old