Interpretive Art

Today we were almost out the door to go see Lukas' favorite speech therapist, Bob, and Lukas just HAD to draw him a picture. Attached is the picture that he drew - actually a decent representaton of him with mustache and all (however the pigtailed hair might be a bit much). This is probably his best drawing to date and so we thought we'd share it.

However, on topic of hair (and of interpreting the artform of the media...you'll see why)....Lukas gave himself a haircut. He disappeared with the children's scizzors into the bathroom. I found him with two clumps of hair on the floor. As he was about to get in BIG trouble, I saw that he had used markers to draw on his arms and legs, and even face. Suddenly I had visual of Aslan in the movie Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, when he is getting his mane chopped off in the scary scene of the movie. I remembered that Lukas had Adam had seen it the day before. So, just before sending Lukas to a serious time out and hair cut, I asked, "Lukas, are you trying to be Aslan?"...and he said (with tears in his eyes), "Yes, lion....cut hair". Hmmm. Wow...so that scene (and that powerful, good Lion) touched him so much, that he drew on himself and cut his hair to be like Him. I'm both confused as to whether we should have let him see the movie (although we were trying to explain the whole thing to him and WANT to explain the realities of the gospel to him) but also hopeful that my son's heart could retain this attachment to the Good, Powerful Aslan.

Beautiful Mind

So, Adelaine attended her first tea party - it was actually a remarkable event, the 2 year birthday party of our good friend, Lucy (their family is leaving to start up an orphange in Kenya and we ar trying to spend as much time with them as we can, so this was extra special). It was a tea party for the girls and a chocolate buffet for the moms - what a fricken incredible deal! Anyhow, Adelaine's hair is FINALLY long enough to put into ponytails and such, so this was the perfect day for her first hairstyle....thus the pictures and seeminly overdramatic excitement. Humor me!
Secondly - she is turning out to be a bit like her older brother. During dinner tonight, Lukas wanted something besides water to drink. He had done well to each his sandwich, but hadn't finished his beans, so I informed him he could have something else after he had his beans. Lukas quickly ate his beans and got his reward. Adelaine quickly made it known that she too didn't just want water, however, she also needed to finish her beans. I turned around to do some dishes, only to look back a moment later to see that she had almost finished quickly crawling on the table BACK from putting her beans on her brother's plate. The second she saw me she knew she was caught. I was actually quite impressed and Lukas was quite surprised and laughed. What a girl!

Happy 30th Birthday (and Mid-life Crisis) to Me!

Always being the youngest among my friends, I've waited to be 30 for quite a while. I've felt like I needed a little age behind my words. However, I didn't expect to have a bit of a breakdown turning 30 last weekend.


It was a wonderful weekend with my sweet friend Tara in town. Sarah and Tara planned an incredible breakfast and day (full of berry picking, a fine happy hour of fondue and Martinis, and loads of talking and laughter...see picture below) that just filled my heart (and my wine glass) to the brim. I was so blessed after a week of Adam's sweet little activities for me and other friends' notes, etc.

I think I'm just aware that for probably 3/4 of my life so far, my life has been lived for me, and filling me. I've done amazing things and seen and been to amazing places, but I want to know that my life is headed somewhere amazing in impacting too. Yes - being a mother is extraordinary, and if that is all (I shouldn't say "all", I know) God has for me to pour myself into, I am so blessed, but I feel I have been so poured into, that at 30, it is about damn time that I poured myself out. I think, on this birthday, I wanted to know that God was going to lead me to that place. We will see. I think so, but, we will see.