As White As Snow

When we first moved to Ohio, I was really amazed at the snow. I still am. It is so bright that I feel like I need sunglasses to go outside. Little crystals of clear ice piling on top of each other create the illusion of pure white. 

Seeing the snow really makes the verse in Isaiah more meaningful to me - "...Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow..."

HUG!

Ryan has started something new. Every time he does something he knows is wrong, he runs to me with his arms open and says, "HUG!". He hugs me and gives me a kiss. It's hilarious, but it makes it a lot harder to discipline him after that.

Nathan's Birthday

My sweet little boy turned three yesterday! Our friends' son, Jackson, was born on the same day, so we had a double birthday party for them.

Cute Question

Nathan was sitting in my lap examining my earring, and asked, "Mommy, do you have holes in your ears?" I told him yes. His big brown eyes got even bigger, and with a really concerned voice asked me, "Did somebody shoot you?"

My Little Helper

I live with three people who like things to be really clean. Thankfully, Ryan is a great little helper for mommy. The little one year old is amazing - if he walks by a mess, he stops whatever he is doing and cleans it up! He never complains, just cleans it up quickly and quietly, and then continues with whatever he was doing.

This is a challenge sometimes though. If there is paper left out, he puts it in the garbage - even if it's mommy's coupons, or a bill...etc. If clothes are left out, they are put in the dirty clothes, even if they are clean and about to be put on by the person who gets out of the bath/shower. But it's a good thing...he keeps toys cleaned up, and is willing to help if I tell him to. I know one of these days he'll stop throwing bills away, and I'm really going to enjoy the help! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today has been a really good day. It started out by me sleeping in. Ahhhh, that was so nice! Not something I get to do often. Waylon got up with the boys. I guess Ryan was worried about me being hungry, so he brought me breakfast in bed - a "beena" (banana).

The four of us celebrated Thanksgiving today at home, and we're heading down to Tennessee and Mississippi on Friday night after RU. As busy as life is, it was nice to have a relaxing day with my husband. I've missed my mom terribly, since today brought back memories of last Thanksgiving. I'm so glad that the Lord is my Comforter.

We had a good little Thanksgiving meal. Waylon made a delicious green bean casserole and the sweet tea, and Pillsbury made the crescent rolls. :) We also had creamed potatoes, peach cobbler, and of course the turkey. After all the hard work and everything was cooked, Waylon said "I can't wait to go out and  eat tomorrow!"  (IKEA's famous Swedish meatballs are $1 a plate, so how can we turn that down.)

We're looking forward to seeing everyone the next few days!.....

Rainy Day/ Too Cold to Play Outside Crafts

I don't want my boys to want to watch cartoons all day, so I look for crafts and things for them to do during the day. If you're a mom you'll probably like these too. They take like 5 minutes to make and my kids love them. Here are two favorites....

Homemade Play Dough 

2 1/2 cups flour

1 cup salt
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups boiling water

Mix the top 3 ingredients together and pour in the boiling water. Add food coloring and knead it several times. You could use a packet of Kool Aid instead of food coloring.

Finger Paint

This is too easy. I'm sure there are better recipes on the internet, but I just mix two parts water and one part flour and put in on the stove, heat it a little and stir it like you would gravy until it comes out in a finger paint consistency, then add food coloring. It's a little messy, but they LOVE it.