Happy To You!

Adelaine has been practicing for Lukas' birthday singing "Happy to You" for a while and today we got to sing to him. We had won a birthday party package at the Women of Vision auction last year and celebrated Lukas birthday today at the Children's Museum with some of our dearest friends in Oregon (our care group and my former MOM's group from Sunset Pres). It was nice to have just everyone know each other too. We will get to celebrate with a couple other sweet friends in different ways this week. How blessed our boy is to have so many great kids around him that we love so much too.

Other notes:
Adam had an amazing weekend last weekend with two good guy friends at at Renewal Center and got to hike around Silver Falls (where you even hike under the waterfalls). He felt God speak truth to him and got to enjoy some incredible guys too!

Lukas was being mean to Adelaine in the car (which happens everyday) and I asked him to knock it off. He contemplated and said, "I'll tell Jesus to make me new." Pretty good theology actually. I think we all nee a little reminder that we are made new too Lukas!

We still have some bumps in the road (I wish that was all it was) with Lainie's potty training, but in the midst of it, every once in a while after I go to the bathroom and flush the toilet, Adelaine will run up to me and say, "Mama, I'm so proud of you." Well - heck, Adelaine, thanks! At least someone thinks I'm doing something right. You're right! I didn't crap my pants. It IS a good day today! A little reminder to take pride in the small things!

I need to make a trip to the zoo

Lukas has forgotten which part of the giraffe is yellow and which part is brown, but I do love this picture he drew and colored. I admit that he asked me to cut it out, but then he glued it on another peice of paper. The rest is all him - lazy eye and all!

Peter Pan and Pirates in a Pickle

a picture of Lukas' - i like the turtle and Peter pans feather on his hat the best

Janie and Lainie

I visited my sweet friend Janie in Austin, Texas this weekend. It was wonderful and refreshing and great to meet her gorgeous daughter and see her world. While I was gone Adam managed to potty trained Adelaine. So, I'll be planning trips away pretty much any time I want anything done from now on! I attached a picture of Austin (this awesome Coffee shop called Mozart's where Janie and I ate our lunch overlooking a gorgeous lake with her sweet Riley making precious sounds) and a picture Lukas drew of a butterfly while I was gone.

Birthday Pictures

These are the kids birthday pics - Adelaine's was a month ago - Lukas is in a month, so we did a combo mambo photo session, plentiful with prizes, threats, and changing sets!