Scrapbook Page

I haven't gotten much scrapbooking done the last several weeks - too much going on. But, I did this one over the weekend. The pictures are from February 2006.

More Trey Laughs

Trey is one funny kid. He has us cracking up all the time. Yesterday he was calling me from the other room "Mommy, come here!" Roman mimicked him with a jumbled version of the same thing: "Mommmmeeeee, mum-meeeere!" Trey sounded exasperated when I heard him say "Roman, you don't even know what 'come here' means."

Then this morning I was at the table eating cereal with them. We're constantly reminding Roman to use silverware instead of his fingers. Trey saw Roman using his fingers and said "Roman, use your spoon." Trey then put his hand on my knee and said "I'll handle it Mommy."

What a riot!

Our Friday night activities yesterday included football with Daddy in the yard and new sidewalk chalk.

Summer

I keep hearing that summer is officially here now, but we've been in summer mode for a while already. I like to get as much out of summer as I can. The boys and I have been spending Thursday mornings at our friend Amber's pool. She works long days Monday and Wednesday, so Thursdays she doesn't usually have to go in until later. Trey is having a blast swimming all over the place with the skills he learned in swim class, and Roman's comfort level in the water is quickly improving too.

We've been at the beach some too, here is a picture I took at the beach recently just as storm clouds started to come in. Thankfully the storm blew over very quickly.

More visitors

Mike was here on Wednesday, then Saturday Jeff's sister Misha and her mom and two daughters, Fanisha and Zanayah came overnight. Misha had driven from NY to IN to pick up Fanisha, then they came here to spend the night before going home to NY. I don't know what I was thinking not getting any pictures, but we had a great time. Zanayah and Trey play together great and Jeff and Fanisha pick at each other nonstop! We had a fire in the backyard Saturday night, our nieces went to church with us Sunday morning, then after church we had dinner and hung out for a bit before they had to get on the road. It was a short but fun visit.

Uncle Mike!

Jeff's brother Mike called us several days ago. He lives in Florida and we hadn't seen him in 2 1/2 years. He'd never met Roman. He called to tell us that he was helping his girlfriend move to Cincinnati in a couple of days and could he see us while he was in Ohio. Of course our answer was YES! So Mike and his girlfriend Jill got here Wednesday afternoon and stayed until late Wednesday night. It was so great to see him. Jeff left work early and came straight home. He was thrilled to have him here. Mike loves kids and the boys could tell. They took right to him and loved every minute with him. We're hoping it's not going to be another 2 1/2 years before we see him again!

Here are some pics from the afternoon. The bottom left one cracks me up because Mike taught Trey to make the "peace" sign and Roman is staring at his hand trying to figure out how to do it too. :)

(just a reminder - click on the image to see a larger version)

And God Said "No."

I asked God to take away my pride and God said, "No." He said it was not for Him to take away but for me to give up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole and God said "No." He said the body is only temporary.
I asked God to grant my patience and God said "No." He said patience is a by-product of tribulation. It isn't granted, it's earned.
I asked God to give me happiness and God said "No." He said He give His blessings. Happiness is up to me.
I asked God to spare me from pain and God said "No." He said sufferings draw you apart from worldly cares and bring you closer to Him.
I asked God to make my spirit grow and God said "No." He said I must grow on my own, but He will prune me to make me fruitful.
I asked God if He loved me and God said "Yes." He gave His only Son who died for me and I will be in heaven someday because I believe.
I asked God to help me love others as much as He loves me and God said, "Ah, finally you have the idea!"

Another Trey Story

Too cute to not tell...

Trey knows he is not allowed to go outside without permission. Yesterday I was on the phone and Jeff was outside, Trey tried to interrupt me to ask if he could go out too, but I told him he had to wait until I was off the phone. He went outside anyway. Once outside Jeff asked him if he had permission to be outside. He told Jeff: "Momma told me to wait, but I did not hear her."