our wednesday.

spring is here!

we are lovin' this weather and enjoying as much time outside as possible.

here's a peek into our day today...

while outside, a man drove up in a really neat old car.

he pulled over and turned it off and let p play as if he was driving the car.

little miss stella

...is smiling so much.

...is doing so well on her 'schedule.'

...is eating well.

...has beautiful blue eyes.

...loves watching her big brother.

...is super fun to dress up and put bows on.

...is our 'little sister.'

season opener.

well, soccer season is officially under way.

we headed out to pizza hut park last night for the home opener for fc dallas (and to support justin and all his hard work). p has been talking about "soccer and fireworks in the sky" for about 3 weeks now and he was super excited for the game.

Grandad Bob and Grandma went with us!

The Leaches also went to the game!

Notice P's tears...well, that was how he was the entire game when something loud happened-which was the whole game. brady was so sweet and tried to show P how to cover his ears, but nothing worked - not even mommy, or Bob, or Ma, or even Mr. Jeff.

well...maybe sharing some popcorn with his best buddy. :)

look at their jerseys! so cute!

watching a little bit of the game with "ma"

hopefully the tears caused by all the loud noises were due to a really tired little boy. hoping next game will be a little better. p did wake up this morning and the first words out of his mouth were "soccer fireworks in the sky more." :)

St. Patty's Day

my attempt to get a picture of my little leprechauns...

P upset becuase he wanted to change clothes.

still not happy...notice no pants on P and green marker all over his leg.

better...

and the "cheese" face.

lessons from Deuteronomy...

I started reading through the Bible in January. And I am LOVING it. Although I was 'born and raised' in the church, there are so many stories that I don't know and so much that God is teaching me through the stories that I do know. I am in Deuteronomy right now and am learning so much. Who knew that the Old Testament could teach me so much? So here are some of the little lessons God is teaching me through HIS words in Deuteronomy...

1:29 - "...Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you." I just love the reminder that I have NO reason to be afraid about anything and that God is going BEFORE me in all situations.

4:29 - "...if you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and all your soul." I love this reminder that I am called to seek Him with my WHOLE heart. There are times when I feel like I am just floating through each day just trying to keep up, but I am called to seek the LORD with my whole heart. As I am still in the 'newness' of being a mother of 2, I need to be reminded of this.

5:32,33 - "So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or the left. Walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you so that you may live and prosper..." There are many times, unfortunately, that I do what I want and not necessarily what God wants. There are blessings that come from walking and staying on the path of the Lord. It is not going to be easy at times - it says to be careful, because of the worldly temptations - but there is such reward (whether here on earth or are in heaven) for following the Lord.

11:19 - "Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up." This one really struck me. I have such a responsibility as a mom to teach Pierce and Stella all about God - His commands, His promises, His love, His grace, His free gift of salvation, and so much more. I need to be more intentional with my conversations with my little ones even now. I desire that they love Jesus more than anything and it starts with me (and Justin) even now as they are small children.

I pray that God continues to show me more as I continue to read through His words. I pray that He continues to open my heart and mind to learning more so that I can become more like Jesus.

What is HE teaching you today??

How Can You Resist?

A boy in boots.

With athletic pants on.

And Oreos all over his face.

Or how about...

A sweet girl.

With a big green flower in her hair.

In a cute polka-dot dress.

precious in their purple

a big powder mess.

Friday naptime looked like this:

2:00 - put P in his room

2:15 - hear P playing/talking in his room

2:30 - still hear P playing in his room

2:35 - I decide to find out what is going on ....

the moment I open the door, I get a strong whiff of this:

I decide to turn the light on and I find his room looking like this:

P's diaper was also off and he told me that he was just using his powder like daddy.

So...I just put him back to bed (after snapping my pics) and left the mess for daddy. :)

baseball playdate

The weather was PERFECT today for an outside playdate! Harper's (one of P's little friends) dad coaches baseball at one of the high schools in Frisco and they were playing in a tournament today. So we packed our lunches and headed out the ballpark. Although we didn't actually see much of the game, P had lots of fun running around with his friends. They even got to go on a 'tractor' ride after the game! Thank you Coach Sherman for such a fun day!!