Musings on life, parenting, Jesus, and more...

Jenica has been so much fun this morning, from rolling around on the kitchen floor in her princess dress to brushing mommy's hair and playing with her crown and mirror, she is definitely all girl today! She even helped me clean a little! You'll notice in the first picture she has a wet wipe in her hand and was helping me wipe down the cabinets and the outside of the stove and dishwasher. Just thought I would write a quick update and post a couple of the cute pictures I just took. Back to my QT with my little girl.

Well I've tried and tried to upload the cute video I took of Jenica playing in the snow but blogspot just won't let me do it for some reason. I did manage to get it up on facebook though so you can go take a look at it there. In the mean time, here are some cute pictures of her playing in that fun white stuff that blanketed our back yard last Tuesday. It's all gone now but was sure fun while it lasted!

My friend Shelly had a beautiful baby girl on December 4th and was gracious enough to allow me to come take pictures of her yesterday. I haven't had much experience with newborns so I welcomed the opportunity to get some practice and spend time with an adorable little baby and her lovely mama! We got some really great shots so I thought I would share a couple with you. Thank you baby Addison for being such an excellent model! You are already such a blessing to those who's lives you've touched!

We were so fortunate to have a last minute visit from my dad this Thanksgiving. He was able to carpool over with a friend of his who has family in West Linn, so he arrived on Wednesday and left yesterday morning. Jenica warmed up to her Grandpa right away and loved bringing him books to read while sitting on his lap. It was very cute! We spent Thanksgiving with my Grandma's sister Karen, her husband Al and their two daughters Ceil and Kelly at their beautiful home in Albany, Oregon. The food was absolutely delicous and the company was even better. My dad and Rob also put new flooring in the kitchen and laundry room of our rental house in Molalla, so the weekend was a little more work and less relaxing for them that it was for me, but the end result turned out great. Thanks guys for a job well done!

It was 2 years ago today that our first little baby went to be with Jesus. At only 10 weeks along it was still to early to tell by ultrasound whether this first little miracle of ours would have been a boy or a girl, but Rob and I felt in our hearts that it was a boy. As part of the healing process, we named our little boy Joseph and buried his tiny body in a beautiful place next to the Molalla river. We have since been blessed with a healthy baby girl who brings more joy and laughter to our lives with each passing day. She is 14 months old already and we thank Jesus for her everyday. Since we got pregnant so soon after loosing baby Joey, it is sometimes easy to forget to give thanks for his time with us as well, but finding out that we were pregnant with him was one of the happiest moments for Rob and me and losing him has helped make our marriage stronger. The experience, however painful, has given me the compassion and understanding to relate with other women who have been through s...