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Stay tuned...hopefully there will be a post about Dietrich later this week.

One More

One more picture of Damaris. This is another outfit that I wore when I was younger. Damaris calls it the frog dress b/c it has a little frog on the front it.

Damaris

Damaris in the bonnet and jacket my sister and I wore when we were little.

The Birthday Girl! Damaris turned 2 last month. Here she is on her new tricycle and sporting her cute "2" shirt that her Aunt Emmy made her. I think she had a lot of fun celebrating her birthday but she was tired after opening the first present .

Hmmm. Wonder what she's thinking? She probably said something like "No don't take my picture" after I snapped this shot. Damaris is such as cutie and has so much personality. She can answer almost any question you ask her in a complete sentence and definitely makes her wants and needs known. The dress she's wearing here is another one of Aunt Emmy's fashions. It's a Clemson dress. I just love those big purple bows.

Damaris is growing a lot lately and is repeating EVERYTHING her big brother says. She loves to read books and draw and is not much of a TV watcher. Her favorite books are Goldie Locks Has Chicken Pox, Time for Tom, and The Going to Bed Book.

Ezekiel

Ezekiel pretending to be a pirate. That's pretty much what he's up to nowadays. He loves pretending to be everything and wants us to pretend with him.

Canoeing with Haley, Jason, and Daddy. We had our niece and three nephews with us over spring break and had a lot of fun with them. They are such great kids and our kids love playing with them. Ezekiel and Jason had their own oar here in the canoe but I don't think they were very helpful with paddling.

Me and my boy. I could just eat him up. Ezekiel is really growing up a lot and is learning so much. He's really watching out for Damaris a lot and trying to protect her. We're talking a lot about loving God, which is the greatest commandment and the second greatest commandment to love your neighbor. Ezekiel seems to be understanding what it means to love your neighbor and not love your neighbor and is able to communicate that well. We pray these simple truths of God will take deep ro0t in his heart and will bear much fruit one day.

Swing Set Pics

Inside the tower. Opposite are two windows. To the left is what Ezekiel calls

the pirate (rope) ladder.

Under the slide is the half picnic table.

Rock Wall/Ladder

View of tower from the back.

The whole shebang, minus the baby swing we haven't put up yet.

Snow

Damaris playing on the new swing set in the snow.

The glider is her favorite.

I put Ezekiel and Damaris in this little pool that has a hole in it and doesn't hold water anymore. It made a great sled. Ezekiel loved sliding around the yard in it. Damaris wasn't that crazy about it. I like this picture b/c Ezekiel's got a handful of snow he's trying to eat.

I got my Harley jacket and my Hello Kitty boots on. I'm ready for the snow.

So thankful for Carhart clothing.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from the Chili Dogs!

We ARE still alive if any of you are wondering. Life has been busy since our little man was born, but we are having a great time in the midst of the busyness. The Lord has been so faithful to sustain us through MANY sleepless nights as we have all been sick and He has given us grace upon grace to love our children well and continue to instruct them in the Lord.

As we celebrate Christmas this year, we, as a family have been focusing on Jesus being the Light of the world. We made lots of ornaments that represent different items that reflect/shine light. Flashlights, stars, candles, sun, moon, and more. It has been fun to make ornaments and talk a lot about Jesus. Hearing our children say that "Jesus is the Light of the world" is really neat and makes my heart rejoice even more in Him. Though they don't really understand what that means, we are excited that they are learning truths about God and pray that those truths would take deep root in their hearts and minds so that they may have this amazing joy that we have in knowing Christ.

Here are a few tidbits of things that have been/are happening in our household the past three months. Happy Three Months Baby Dietrich!

• Dietrich is three months and can roll over from his tummy to his back. He is such a cutie.
• Ezekiel turned four right before Thanksgiving!!! (I accidentally deleted over 1,000 pics from my camera the other day and his Pirate Party was on there)
• Damaris is potty trained!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Tim and Holly will celebrate 5 wonderful years on Jan. 1