THREE PEAS ...

I LOST MY FIRST TOOTH TODAY !!!

Cora lost her first tooth today. I felt so proud as a mom. You are growing up so fast Cora. She has 3 more loose teeth on the bottom row.

We ended pulling the tooth out with pliers. Cora was a great sport. She was so cute in her prayers when she went to bed. She was telling Heavenly Father about what a good day she had spending it with her cousins and aunts and uncles and Mom-Mom at their church building. Then she said, but you know what the best part of today was Heavenly Father? The best part was that Mommy and Daddy were so excited about my tooth. I was happy too after it stopped bleeding and the funny feeling went away. It was a great day, but I am not sure how I am going to eat apples anymore?

I love kids prayers.

Congratulations Cora!!!

BUBBLES OF JOY

What is it about these little floating spheres that bring so much joy in the eyes of little ones?  

The day can be blue as every, pull out the bubbles and all of a sudden you have changed the blue world around you. Their eyes dance with excitement, and happiness. I love these little balls of magic that turn a frowning face upside down and smile that frown away!

HE-MAN

Once you turn 2 in our house you are required to pull your weight around the house... :) Elijah 34 lbs... garbage 17 lbs. (mostly diapers).

Our very determined son wanted to lift what Daddy was carrying, but absolutely did not want his help. Neither of us thought he could lift it... But just look!

YEAH!!!!
Now if we can just harness this great attitude towards the every day things we do in life. You are adorable little one.

WE THE PEOPLE

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What an experience. Sharing patriotism with our children and our town.The children loved the excitement.

The Constitution is sacred to me. I feel personally that The Constitution was created by inspired men. Our Founding Fathers created on outline for our government to follow.

Over the last 17 years I have watched the country change... I even recall the day that my love for Politics died. It is so vivid in my mind. At that moment, I wondered if I had just created some Utopian ideal of the Constitution... I wondered if I lived in a made up ideal of Patriotism, a false loyalty to those who died to give us freedom from a Kingdom, freedom from oppressors, freedom to prosper, freedom to believe in a God of our choice, and a freedom to speak and let others hear our voice... etc. I remember standing in disbelief wondering about all those feelings I had instilled in my soul... a real love for those who came before me, who died, and sacrificed for a creation of a country cupped by the hand of God and forged by our Founding Fathers.

Now I realize that millions of Americans feel the same way and are taking a stand for our freedom... to follow our Constitution. I look at my children and I wonder what kind of country will be left for them? Will I have done everything in my Constitutional power to preserve it?

As our Founding Fathers wrote, "...All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

I have great desire to instill patriotism in my children and to pass on the legacy of knowing the blessings of this hallowed land. The same that I had as a child, that my parents had, and that their parents had, and so forth. I quote from the Preamble my hope; " to secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity..." I want this for my children, I must give them power to know who they are, what their liberties are, and all the rights to pursue happiness.

May God watch over us... and our children.

ABBI & CHLOE

Abbigaile and Chloe