Twenty-First Century Lemonade Stand

Mr. Mister and I were making lemonade today and had this conversation:

Me: Next summer you should have a lemonade stand!  Do you know what that is?
Mr.: No.
Me:  You make a lot of lemonade and then set up a table next to the street and sell it to people going by.  You would have to decide how much each cup costs. Like a quarter maybe.
Mr.: Or a credit card.

Haha.  I laughed out loud! But he was serious. And the funny thing is that we could actually make that work with this and my iphone.  I think we'll stick with quarters.

8 Months!

Today our sweet girl is 8 months!
(not great iphone pics but better than nothing)


Some milestones:
She is still army crawling all around and moving pretty quickly.
She loves to practice standing while holding onto something.
She's moving toward finger food, loving cheerios and tiny bread pieces.

And of course, those boys still dote on her (except when she crawls over and grabs the blocks they are building with).

Mr. Mister started calling her Lulu...I have no idea where that came from.
Mr. Newton repeats everything his brother says but his comes out as wuwu, which I think is so funny.  He also still calls her Daywa, which is cute too.  And she adores her brothers.  When she sees them or when I lay her in their beds, she giggles and claps and squeals.  I hope they are always such great friends!

And this past month, we had her baby dedication.  This was a time for us to make a public declaration that she is the Lord's, that we hold her open handed back to Him, and that we commit to raising her to know Him. We are beyond blessed to be the ones assigned to raising her and are praying fervently even now for the woman she will become!

I don't have any action shots, but here she is on her big day with her two buddies.  

I love you, Little Miss!

Best Buddies

These two have been best friends lately.


They have always loved each other a lot but lately I have seen their friendship move to a whole new level.  I don't know what caused the change.  Maybe Mr. Mister starting school again..a little absence to make the heart grow fonder.  Whatever it is, it makes this mama's heart happy.  I love watching them play so well together and really enjoy each other.  Sometimes I forget that there is almost 3 years between them.  You would never know it by watching them play.

The other day they were eating lunch and out of nowhere had this conversation:

Mr. Newton: Did you get a sticker on your homework, Mr. Mister?
Mr. Mister: Yep. I did!
Mr. Newton: Wow! Good job!

I loved it. So simple but such love and encouragement.

I pray often for their friendship - that they would really be lifelong best friends.

Finally Sold (for real)

A lot has happened since this post when I announced that we sold our house.  It has been the craziest, most bizarre, most unpredictable experience.  And just today, more than three months after we got a contract on our house, and more than a month after we moved out of the house, we closed on it!  I honestly thought it would be back on the market before this day came.  But it's over and we no longer own two houses two miles apart from each other.  I think we may have a party to celebrate!

What a Week!

Not only did our baby girl start crawling last week, but we had lots of other exciting things going on also.

First there was a visit from Grandma and Papa last weekend.

Then on Monday, Mr. Newton started wearing big boy underwear!  Yay! 

 He's done a great job!

On Friday night, we had a visit from a very special woman - our Mama Rosi from Mexico.  She is the National Director of the ministry we served with in Mexico.  We spent so much time together for the years we were there and she has been very influential in our lives.  It was such a gift to spend an evening with her.  We caught up on each other's lives, shared lots of Mexico memories, and got to encourage and pray for each other.  It was really special to have her spend time with our kids.  She is their abuelita mexicana!

And on Saturday, Mr. Mister got to go horseback riding with his aunt and uncle.  It was his birthday present from them.  He loved it (and had sore legs the rest of the day!).

7 Months and Crawling

This pretty little lady is now 7 months.

She has perfected her clapping.

She is still very loved by her big brothers.

 

And to celebrate her 7 month birthday, she decided to start crawling, army style.
She is on the move! 

6 months

 Our little lady is now closer to 7 months than 6, but here is her belated 6 month post.  

Dear Miss S,

You are the gem of our family.  Your brothers adore you and Mommy and Daddy treasure you.  We are thankful that you have become your name - rest and joy.  Everyone asks if you are always this happy and yes, you are.  

You are now sitting up and rolling to get wherever you want to go. 

Crawling is not far off, but please take your time.  

I like that you can't go very far very quickly yet.

You have been enjoying lots of different foods and recently started grunting loudly when you want more.  We started working on the sign for more so that you can ask a little more quietly!

One of your friends just taught you how to clap your hands, which you do with a big smile because you get lots of excited smiles in return.

We love your gentle eyes, sweet smile, and belly laugh. 

We are so thankful for you and the beautiful blessing that you are!