Merry Christmas 2014
Posted: December 11, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments Off on Merry Christmas 2014
Baby #5
Posted: June 18, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Kids 1 Comment »
Yes, that’s right! We are expecting baby #5, due November 2. We found out the gender this time. It’s a boy!!! We had our 20 week ultrasound yesterday. Baby boy got a clean bill of health and is already measuring 1lb! Still have no name, but hopefully we’ll come up with one soon 🙂
Hide and Seek
Posted: October 25, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments Off on Hide and SeekHaydon: 2…5…Go (this is Haydon’s way of counting and then running to find the girls in a game of hide and go seek.
Let them be little
Posted: April 2, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments Off on Let them be little
Poor Haydon (13 months old now) is sick. Driving home from dropping the older 3 off at preschool, Haydon was looking out the side window hugging tight his white “baba” (blankie) like it was a teddy bear. It made my heart just well up with emotion. My baby is not really a baby anymore. He’s more or less a toddler, even though he is still not walking. He wears 18-24 month clothes. He drinks out of a sippy cup and uses his fingers to feed himself. He laughs and plays with his siblings. He’s growing up. But for a split moment, I got to cherish him this morning as I was driving home from preschool. He is little, innocent, and precious. Right now, his baba brings him comfort and he loves snuggling with it. Will that be the case 10 years from now? Probably not. I had to pull over and take a picture of him once he fell asleep. I never want to forget this sweet moment. I am reminded of the scripture, “How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog–it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.” (James 4:14 NLT) I don’t know what tomorrow will bring for Haydon, or any of my kids for that matter. All I know is they grow up too fast, way too fast. I feel like it was just yesterday when I was holding Cooper in my arms and now he is 4.5 years old and a boy! We are like fog, and babies will only be babies for a short while, and children will only be children for a short while. I want to love them with such a fierce love and pour into them such a love that they will never question their security and affection from me. I want them to see to love of Christ through me. I want them to be little… to hug on babas, to giggle when we tickle them, to play with matchbox cars and baby dolls. I want them be kids. Lord, thank you for giving me 4 precious gifts. Thank you for letting me witness them being little and being apart of their lives. For I know all too soon, that they will grow up.
Christmas 2012 Picture of the Kids
Posted: March 7, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments Off on Christmas 2012 Picture of the Kids
Haydon
Banana Muffins (allergy free)
Posted: January 28, 2013 Filed under: Allergy Cooking Comments Off on Banana Muffins (allergy free)I suspect that Haydon is intolerant of wheat and eggs. I am still not sure about diary/ soy. We are waiting for some allergy test results to accurately pin down Haydon’s allergies/ intolerance. Until then, I have been experimenting with some new recipes. So here is a muffin that I bakes this mornings, which I adapted from Basic Vegan Banana Muffins. They are dairy, soy, egg, wheat/gluten, and nut free and made with very little sugar. Enjoy!
3 very ripe bananas
1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1/2 cup pumpkin puree (from can, but not pumpkin pie puree, just pure pumpkin)
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups Bob’s Red Mill All Purpose Baking Flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
Makes about 12 muffins
Preheat oven to 350
Spay muffin tin or line with muffin paper (spray muffin paper to ensure they will not stick to muffin papers)
Bake for 20 minutes @ 350
Molly and haydon
Posted: October 30, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments Off on Molly and haydon