Dietrich

Dietrich with Papa Howard

What a silly little grin. Dietrich was definitely enjoying his ride in Damaris' baby doll stroller.

I don't think anything could have made Damaris more happy than to have "Didi" or "Buddy," as she likes to call him, in her stroller.

First trip to the beach. Catching some rays, but not for long. The wind was brutal that day so we tried to keep little man shaded in the stroller as much as possible.

Dietrich is now 8 months old! Some times it seems like time has flown and other days it seems like time has been creeping. Little man is doing well sleeping, eating, and sitting up, but I think we're still a long way from crawling. He can move backwards a little but not much, just enough to get himself under the couch. I think his favorite person in the world is Ezekiel right now. He lights up and gets so excited when Ezekiel walks in the room and no one can make him laugh like Ezekiel does. I'm glad they seem to love each other so much b/c they're probably going to be sharing a room very soon. Damaris loves to help take care of "buddy." She wants to feed him everything and kiss him and play with him. She is such a little mama.

Stay Tuned

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.