Friday Photo Favorites

Friday Photo Favorites

Helping Hands

As a parent, watching this play out melts the heart. The eagerness of the bigs to share their fun and joy with the little, and in turn he's willingness to allow them to showing him the way. A moment of harmony, love, determination and pure enjoyment. Laughs and giggles waft up all the way to the kitchen window.

Soaking You Up: Mary Colette

I want to soak up:
your enduring love for your sister,

your almost as big as your face smile that lights up the room,

the funny things you say,

your need to sit and just be with me daily,

your sweetest prayers and completely faith in God,

your infectious enthusiasm and unrelenting tenaciousness,

your love for dancing and twirling,
your need to mother and care for littles,

your confidence,

your deep concern for your family.

Mary Colette I want to soak up every festive, sweet and challenging moment with you.

God's Calling

The three eldest were discussing future plans when Avery came over and confided in me, "Mommy, I think God is calling me to be a priest."

Mary Colette chimed in, "I think God is calling me to be a sacristan, or probably a princess because I love to twirl."

Soaking You Up: Avery

I want to soak up:

Your toothless smile.

Your sparkling eyes

Your extremely delight and enjoyment of life.

How you have exploded in art and have more confidence and desire to try something new. How your art reflects our lives both lived and read about lately.

How you come to find me each day at dinner prep to help. 

How you just about explode daily to the outside...you need room to grow.

How you are beginning to see what needs to be done and take your own ignitive to do the chore. 

How you have a deep concern for me and seek me out daily to ask what you can do to help. 

How you relish your Annie, you love playing with her and she returns the silliness. 

Your pure wonderment...I want to soak you up.

Friday Photo Favorites

Soaking You Up: Paul Thomas

I want to soak up: 

How you adore babies. You love all you baby siblings and cousins and never seem to shy away from an opportunity to love on them.

How helpful you are. You thrive on having duties and responsibilities.

How you take care of us all and remind us of the task at hand.

How you have grown into a handsome and reflective young man.

How you are taking your first communion prep seriously and with great weight.

How you delight in taking care of Annie K and she delights in you.

How you are feeling so much with all the big transitions lately and how you trust us with your heavy heart. 

How you so enjoy listening to your Daddy read The Greek Myths right now or listen to Little House on the Prairie...how you just enjoy a good book.

I just want to soak you up.