Purrrfect Response

Tonight as Curt was putting the boys in bed, he patted Brian's back and said "Good night." Brian said, "Hey, don't pet me! I'm not a cat!"

Fun with Cousins

She's very snuggly. (This outfit barely fits her now.)

HAPPY EASTER! Picture taken after church today!

A child's view of Mommy.

I asked William the following questions and these are his answers. I LOVE numbers 9 and 13. Brian's answers are in ( ). I his attention span and comprehension were limiting factors.

1.What is something mommy always says to you?
Clean things up.

2.What makes mommy happy?
Obeying (Daddy)

3.What makes mommy sad?
Disobeying. (Daddy)

4.How does your mommy make you laugh?
By making a funny face. (I don't remember that.)

5.What was your mommy like as a child?
Ummm. Playing with stuff, maybe.

6.How old is your mommy?
31

7.How tall is your mommy?
About 114 inches. (High up to the sky. Okay?)

8.What is her favorite thing to do?
Help us clean up. (Clean up, washing things.)

9.What does your mommy do when you're not around?
Look for me. (Turn around and around.)

10.If your mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?
Writing a list for what you want to buy at the store.

11.What is your mommy really good at?
Doing laundry. (Playing.)

12.What is your mommy not very good at?
I don't know. (Cleaning up.)

13.What does your mommy do for a job?
Everything! (Clean up.)

14.What is your mommy's favorite food?
Beef Stroganoff.

15.What makes you proud of your mommy?
That God made you my mommy.

16.If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Bob the Builder.

17.What do you and your mommy do together?
Help clean up if there's too much to clean up and Brian is having his nap.

18.How are you and your mommy the same?
Our hands are different sizes.

19.How are you and your mommy different?
I think our eyes are different colors.

20.How do you know your mommy loves you?
Because God loves us.

21.What does your mommy like most about your daddy?
Working on his tractor. (You like Daddy.)

22.Where is your mommy's favorite place to go?
To the grocery store. (The store.)

Lydia Joy Miller

William helping with laundry!

Tired Daddy with tired baby.

Big brother often says, "I like her."

Lydia sleeping shortly after birth. She's a sleepy baby.

Lydia was born at 2:43pm on Jan. 2nd 2009. She weighed a healthy 7lb 15oz and was 20 1/2 inches long. Check out the hair! She came rather quickly as I was in labor less than four hours, but we did make it to the hospital in plenty of time - despite an unpleasant drive getting there.

Of course my parents were disappointed that they missed all the action as they left for home the morning she was born, but my dad may be here tomorrow night (trying to get a truck load out here) and Mom is flying out on the 13th.

Lydia is a squeaky baby. Lots of little noises and a squeaky little cry. She's nursing well and is healthy. Brian loves to hold her and William is a big help. He helps with laundry and setting table and runs to get things for me. Enjoy the pictures!

We now also have a five year old in the house! I can hardly believe William is that old! His new passion is numbers and he is constantly thinking of math problems. He taught himself subtraction and multiplication and loves large numbers. Numbers like 999,999,999,999,999,999 - And he can name them correctly! At night I can hear him whispering math problems to himself as he falls asleep. He's just a little bit like my dad.

Brian is still the little social boy. He LOVED having Grandparents visit (both sets since Nov.) and really enjoys having Aunt Sarah and Uncle Ben around. He likes to help take care of Joshua (3 mos.) and helps entertain him. He'll run and get anything you need for a baby. He's also become quite independent and wants to everything himself, whether he is able or not.

What kind of noise?

Last week I was carrying Brian out of his room after nap and just as we got to the doorway he said, "What's that?"
I asked "What's what?"
He said something, but I wasn't sure I was hearing it right so I repeated it back to him, "Poopy noise?"
"Yep, poopy noi."
I thought for a minute and realized I was stepping on a creaky part of the wood floor, so I made the noise again and Brian confirmed that as the "poopy noise."
Such a boy!

Cousin Pictures

After Aunt Sarah and Joshua left, I came into the house to find another "baby" in the bouncy seat. He insisted that he couldn't help clean up, because "I baby!" I told him that babies couldn't have hot chocolate either. He got up very quickly.

Brian LOVES to hold his new cousin! He sits very calmly with him and just wraps his arms right around him. He even helped Aunt Sarah change his diaper! I'll have an eager little helper when Lydia arrives.

It was getting late in this pic. Joshua was fussy and Brian wouldn't take his fingers out of his mouth. Willim did fine for us, but he's my night owl!

The funny things they say!

Tonight we read about the Israelites moving camp after being at Mt. Sinai for one year. We talked about how they traveled for three days before they stopped. I mentioned to William that it would take a day for use to walk to Carlisle if we had to take a lot of stuff with us. He asked me why the Israelites didn't have any roads. "Because they didn't have cars to drive on the roads."
William asked, "When are we going to read the Bible story about when they made cars?"
Brian and William have fun yelling, "boo!" and tell me they are scaring monsters away. This has been a fun game for them for weeks, but I think Brian's imagination is getting the better of him. He won't go into a darkened room until he scares the monsters out and asks for the light on. Tonight he came to get me and told me there was a monster in his room. I said, "There's a monster in your room?!" thinking he was playing. He about jumped on my lap and held me tight, terrified that there really was a monster there!!! I keep telling him, "There are no monsters anywhere! God didn't make any! Mommy, Daddy, and God will keep you safe." I'll have to tell William not to play monsters anymore.