Me? A Book Reviewer?

Yes! I am going to begin reviewing books for Thomas Nelson Publishing. The first book I will review is Through The Storm. Look for a review coming soon!

Now I just have to find time to read again!!

How he's grown!

It is amazing to me how much C has grown! I really notice it when he's in his bouncy seat, he's really filling it up now!

Here he is on Sept. 2 -

And here he is on Oct. 13:

And here's a little bonus up close cuteness:

Pumpkin Contest

D's school is having a pumpkin decorating contest. They are not allowed to carve them because they'd get all icky before the judging time.

So, here is D this morning with her Clifford the Big Red Dog Pumpkin. It was her own idea and Daddy helped only a very little bit.

Great News for a Blog Friend!!!!

TxMom2B got a wonderful call today!!!! ;o)

Go and congratulate them on their big news!!!

Free Advent Devotional Guide

I'd like to pass this opportunity along to my blog friends as the Christmas Season Approaches.

Our Agency's "Parent Arm" is offering this free Advent Devotional Guide. Advent will begin on December 1.

There is also the opportunity to receive the Devotions Daily via E-mail.

I love to celebrate Advent. If you've never celebrated Advent, please take this opportunity. It really helps you stay focused on the true meaning of Christmas.

The Amazing Seven-Year-Old

Ok, D deserves her due credit for her amazingness!

Check out these 2nd grade spelling/vocabulary words for the week:

• Purse
• Holster
• Chimpanzee
• Tassel
• Apron
• Bald
• Candle
• Bucket
• Jester
• Leash
• Spike

She has to spell the word correctly as she matches it to the appropriate definition. Her words the last two weeks were equally impressive and she's made 100% each time.

Now, don't you think that's amazing? I do!

The Amazing Two-Month-Old!

We've been waking up to music the last four days and it's not the music on the Clock Radio Alarm on my bedside table. It is the music of the Fisher Price Peek-a-boo Rain Forest Soother coming through the baby monitor!!

Every night we put C to bed with his head in the middle of the bed and feet toward the end like this...

(Sorry it's blurry, I took this picture in the dark and the camera couldn't focus well)

And every morning, he somehow gets out of his swaddle blanket and scoots his way completely opposite and turns on his Rain Forest Music!! Like this . . .








We don't know if he is batting it with his hand or feet, but Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning between 6:06 a.m. and 6:07 a.m. we hear the music begin!! This morning he slept until 7-ish because he went to bed later last night, so we were already up and getting D ready for school before the music began.





If it had happened only once or even every once in a while, I'd think it was an accident. But with it happening now four days in a row, I think he's doing it intentionally!!


Isn't that genius!!??!!

By the way, he's sleeping through the night!! Six nights in a row he's gone to bed about 8:30 and wakes up around 6 (or however long it takes him to do his little scoot maneuver!!) We hear him around 6 I should say.