Lately...

Sammy has taken off with reading.  He can sound out words faster than Hannah could when she was starting to read.

My kids are always crazy sleepers.  One evening Bobby went to check on the kids and ran back to grab the camera.  This is what her got...

It has rained so much this summer.  You can only watch so many movies and the kids are limited to 20 minutes for video games so we've found other ways to have fun.  We've played card games (the Fruit Ninja game is awesome!), board games and worked on puzzles.

Ellie has decided that she does love Amos after all.  Maybe it's because he's finally learned to pet her gently on the head instead of pulling her tail.  Or maybe it's because he sits and stares lovingly at her while she's eating her food.  Who knows.  But now that she loves him, he isn't as interested in her anymore.

This is what Amos does while I'm cooking supper. 

Samuel was grounded from the Wii for a week.  So he pulled out his Matchbox cars and rediscovered their awesomeness.  He sits forever crashing them together to see who will be the winner.  It's a game Bobby played as a kid and Sammy is obsessed with it.

Last but not least--
Hannah jumped off of the HIGH dive at OSP a few weekends ago.  Bobby took her out to the dock and she jumped off the low dive a few times.  Then I saw Bobby climbing up to the high dive.  I just assumed that he'd jump and then Hannah would go back to the low dive.  Nope.  She climbed up next.  I was so scared for her!  Later I took her back out and she jumped again!  She's braver than I am.  I don't have a picture though because we had to keep up with Amos too.  Hopefully next time we'll have extra hands so I can get a good pic.

 We live in such a beautiful place!

 Jumping off the low dive.

 Climbing up to the high dive.

Three Little Cutie Pies...

Remember these photos I took of the kids back in January?  I set out today to take more and this is what I got.  Some cute faces, some crazy faces, some scarey faces.  I love these three monkeys!!

Amos & Molly

Occasionally little Miss. Molly joins Amos & our dear Ms. Betty in the nursery.  Despite what you may think, Amos really does like Molly.  He crawls around behind her, rubs her hand and when she isn't looking, he feels the lacy ruffles on her dresses. 

Molly is a cutie pie for sure!  But Amos didn't care about cuteness when he hadn't had a nap, was being confined to a pack 'n play and a certain little lady stole his paci!!  She looks guilty doesn't she?

Baptism in the River

If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.  As Scripture says, "Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame."  For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile-the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

Romans 10:9-13

Our sweet Hannah girl has called on the name of the Lord our God and has been saved.  Praise our Father in heaven!!  So the next step was baptism.

Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?  We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.  For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. 

Romans 6:3-5
 (I could really post this whole chapter but I'll leave it at those three scriptures...)

So we went to the river behind my parents house.  My Mom & Dad joined us.  Bobby and Hannah got into the freezing cold water.  Bobby prayed and then baptized our baby girl.  It was so beautiful and sweet.  
I wish there were better pictures to share.  I only took a few pics and a video because I wanted to really see what was happening rather than worrying about angles & photos.

{ Salvation experience March 30th, 2012 -- Baptism July 27th, 2013 }

I don't have pictures of the actual baptism because I did a video instead. I've attempted to load it but I think it's too long so I may edit it a little and attempt to post it again.  Keep checking back.