About US

I just thought this would be fun to look back on. It does not encapsulate all of who we are but is a good glimpse:

Mommy:
Favorite Chef: Giada - she is so super adorable and cute and organized
Coffee: Starbucks Caffe Verona
Interests: Ministry, Prayer, Art, Pshychology (especially child developement), cooking, nutrition, photography, writing, decorating
Loves fresh flowers
Artist: Akiane http://artakiane.com/life & Vincent Van Gogh
Hobbies: Writing, painting, photography, being outside
Mission: To LOVE LOVE LOVE like Jesus.... to be fervent in prayer
Favorite Food: Salmon (especially from Texas Roadhouse)... to much else to list. :o)

Noah:
Interests: Music, drums, guitars, dancing, gum, playdough, drawing,
Shows: Diego, Bubble Guppies
Favorite songs: Power, Get Down, Uh-Oh, What If, and many more. He loves to make up his own songs, along with Liliana
Favorite Foods: Yogurt, granola bars, peanut butter & fluff, strawberries, grapes, raisins, celery, cereal (all kinds), bananas, Ramen and anything sweet!

Liliana:
ART - being the best artist in the whole wide world... AWE!!!
Favorite Art peice, so far: Starry Night by Van Gogh
Prayer
Favorite Bible Character: Joseph
Interests: Art, Animals (being one, how they talk, walk, what they eat, etc), Cooking, writing, Stuffed animals, Pet Shops, Kai Lan
She loves to make up her own songs.
Favorite Foods: Her number one, consisitent, without fail, all time favorite food is SALAD! An almost tie for first is Brocolli (raw or steamed - no cheese or seasoning), talapia (she has said that she wants to eat all of the talapia in the whole wide world), strawberries, french toast, hamburger with pickles inside, mac-n-cheese and chicken nuggets...

Donnie:
P90X
Bowling
Candy
Wii
Basketball (Lakers)
Favorite Food: Steak and chocolate, not together.... I don't think, haha! :o)

Elia:
See Posts entitled "The Sweet Scoop"

Just Too Handsome!

Project 365 Week 5

Monday, January 24th

A few moments of Coziness! See Elia sleeping behind us?

Tuesday, January 25th

No picture... Lutz Children's Museum for the first time.

Wednesday, January 26th

Playing in the kids' room. See Elia holdind the Little People Zebra? :o)

Thursday, Janurary 27th

MORE SNOW... This is the view from ou kitchen door... see the neighbor two houses down shoveling his snow... he is about 5'7" tall... oh and that mound right there is my van...

Liliana found solice to her winter bordem and made a fashion show with her stuffed animals. All gowns custom made by Liliana with baby wipes.


Friday, January 28th
We went to the Children's Museum in West Hartford and had a wonderful time! I did not bring my camera but had to get a couple of pictures of Elia in her cute hat when we got home. Here she attacking me and slobbering all over my face... she loves to do this... she is "vicious" in the sweetest possible way! :o) I love it!

Saturday, January 29th

We recieved the final package in the mail that we had ordered the week before... the kids new bedding! They LOVE it and Donnie and I felt SO blessed to present it to them!!!

See the picture the turtle behind Liliana? It is the turtle who lives at the Lutz Museum... he LOVE's Liliana and he winked at her... hehe... she is SO sweet and loves animals SO MUCH! :o) The doggie Liliana is holding is Wide-O... Daddy gave him to her on her third birthday and she loves him so much. She tells me all the time that he takes care of her and helps her to stop crying and he protects her. AWE!

Sunday, January 30th

Elia going for a ride on the sea turtle... ha!

Noah News

Noah came to my room first thing this morning and said is a super proud and happy voice: "I sleep in my underwear, Mommy". WHEW! :o) Daddy and I have forgotten to put his pull-up on before bed a few times and some nights it works out fine and others it ends up a soggy ordeal in the wee hours of the night. :o)

When we got home from the museum he went potty and when he went to put his little jeans back on he said "can I have them the wrong way like Jump Jump?"... he noticed on the Wii game that the guys on th Dance 2 game have their pants on backwards for the song Jump by CrissCross... haha! :o) Donnie wore his pants backwards during that era in the 90's. ha!

Museum Pass

We bought a museum pass for this year and made our first trip out today. We went to the closest one, the Lutz Children's Museum, since it was snowing. The kids loved it and so did I! :o) It is a smaller museum, which makes for a cozy and safe-feeling environment for the kids to just enjoy themselves. Our sweet neighbors met us there. They are a family of five, just like us with a girl age 4, a boy age 2 and a baby boy, born 8 days before Elia. We were there for 2 hours and Noah did not want to leave even after that amount of time! I was kicking myself for not bringing my camera but will bring it next time for some cute shots! :o)

Project 365 Week 4

Monday, January 17th

See our handsome boy's "bubble. :o) This "laptop" case was Donnie's old dvd case... we gave it to Noah for his toy laptop he got for Christmas and he loves it! He feels big like daddy and says he going to work. He has slept with it numerous times.

Tuesday, January 18th

No picture - I think we were iced in all day this day... Daddy stayed home due to the dangerous driving conditions... we played LOTS of Dance 2 and Mario Kart. FUN!

Wednesday, January 19th

He wanted to wear Liliana's fairy costume... it didn't last long though, I guess it just didn't feel right... ha! :o)

Thursday, January 20th

No Picture... hmm? :o)

Friday, January 21st

Liliana learned to write 4 words this week. Here is a test I put together. I drew the picture and she got a big star for 4 out of 4 correct!

Elia sucked her thumb and fell asleep on the living room floor. She is amazing! So good at soothing herself and just the sweetest thing ever! :o) See the toy on her arm...

Saturday, January 22nd

We enjoyed taco soup for lunch, left over from the night before and Noah really got into the theme...

Sunday, January 23rd

We had a CCIF/CCIBI graduation banquet at church tonight where I was one of 4 ministers brought forward to public recognition of our credentialing as newly licsenced ministers. I have known the call of God upon my life since I was 18, so that is something I have walked in and been doing ever since, but I finally stepped out this past year to make it "official" with the Assemblies of God. They joyfully recieved me and recognized God's calling upon my life and were SO encouraging and excited to see what God has in store for me in the days and years to come!

Praise Jesus!!! :o) A very special day for me! The banquet was lovely and eveyone in attendance was incredibly encouraging and supportive.

Motherhood's Cure

Day in and day out, this house if filled with the sounds of life and I love every bit of it! I feel that the more the merrier is so true and it is truly more blessed to give than to recieve. After having a third child, the last bit of "selfishness" has been stripped from my inner being (at least for the moment...wink, wink). I find myself filled with a more constant and steadfast joy in my heart no matter what time of day or night it is, God enables me to rise to the beckoning of a needing child. I have been seeking this type of contentment for years but it came in a way I would have never imagined... it can to me through motherhood.

Now... watch me have a grumpy day...hahaha! I know I have totally NOT "arrived", and never will but what I expressed above is God's beauty and I thought I would write it down while my heart is so full! :o)