Emma's 15 month check up and sight words

Emma had her 15 month check up this morning. I like to schedule her appointments while Hudson is in school so that I can just focus on her. She was the only one in the well waiting room and had so much fun running around. She was SO PROUD of herself sitting at this table like a big girl.

Having a little snack while we waited on her doctor.

Emma's official 15 month stats:

weight: 22 pounds (30th percentile)

height: 30 1/2 inches (50th percentile)

She has stayed in these 2 percentiles for height and weight since she was born. She's growing and developing perfectly! I am so proud of her!

After her appointment we went to Target to get a couple things. She got a cake pop since she had to get 4 shots at her check up.

This afternoon (while Emma took an epic 4 hour nap!!!) Hudson worked on his sight words. So proud of my smart little guy!

Happy Tuesday, y'all! :)

call me maybe

My husband had the crazy idea to put together this video. It is our entire church staff and pretty funny. Happy Thursday!

Hudson cleans up

Hudson loves to stack his toys on tables and chairs. He also loves to empty something (a purse, toy basket, diaper bag, kitchen cabinet) and then put everything back in. He gets so focused and he is very careful to make sure what he is placing somewhere, stays there.

John got this video of him yesterday and he is doing just that. I wish you could see his face when he is putting the toys on the table. He is so careful to make sure they don't fall off.

Giggle Box

I've been a bad blogger lately but I feel like things have been very uneventful. John's been very busy with church and Hudson and I have been staying at home a lot.

John has been in San Antonio since yesterday for a conference and I took this little video of Hudson to send to him. It was too cute not to share with everyone.

Noisy Hudson

Hudson started doing this a couple of days ago and now anytime we tap our fingers over his mouth he starts!

Ignore the blanket over the sofa...it rained and I didn't want Oliver to get it muddy...so classy. ;)

Forget You

While we were in Dallas my mom bought Hudson the cutest pair of sunglasses.

I loved them because they reminded me of Cee Lo Green.

 I'll let the video speak for itself.

Peace

I've been working on this post for a couple days now. It's hard to write and it is not one of my normal silly posts about what is going on in our non-exciting lives. I pray that what I say can be somewhat comforting to those who read it.

Something has been heavy on my heart the past few days. Christmas is a time of hope and peace. Hope is something that we all need; some more than others. And peace, we need peace.

I read so many blogs. Probably too many. I spend so much of my time reading and praying over blogs of people I do not know. (my husband really makes fun of me for this.) A blog written by a husband who lost his wife to breast cancer very shortly after their first daughter was born. Blogs written my mothers who have lost their children. Blogs written by women who long to be mothers. I obviously do not have any children yet, but these blogs tug at my heartstrings daily.

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!

1 John 3:1

I am praying for peace and hope this season for so many. Firsts are hard. First birthdays, first Christmas. First Thanksgiving. First Mother's Day, first Father's Day. First anniversary of knowing/finding out the news. So many firsts and they are all so difficult.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7

Christ came to bring hope and healing to the suffering. At times I question this in my own life. I have so many questions that I still do not have answers to. But I know that Jesus has me. He has never left me even though I ask, "Why?" And I ask it a lot. My husband has said this before and it brings me so much comfort..God is big enough for my questions.

The steps of the godly are directed by the LORD. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will not fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand.

Psalms 37:23-2

I have found so much comfort this week in this song. It was a song that we used in our Christmas pageant this year and it is so powerful.

Merry Christmas sweet friends. I pray that you will find peace and hope during this Christmas.

I love you all!

sick of tired!

this is funny. so funny! happy monday!

thanks to my sis-in-law for sharing this goodness.

Penland Life

I think most people who read my blog know that I work at Baylor in Student Activities. We got a kick out of this at work this morning..I love what students do in their spare time!

Wader

I’ve had a pet fish at work for about a year now. His name is Wader (think waiter but with a “d”). He is named after our old director who had the idea to get a fish in the first place.

Yesterday, I cleaned out his bowl like I always do. Added fresh water. Put in a couple drops of the water conditioner and waited the appropriate amount of time before I put Wader back in his bowl.

He didn’t like the fresh water.

Towards the end of the day yesterday he started to act weird. He was floating but after lots of tapping on the bowl he would swim really fast and then float again. We all thought he was about to die.

When I got to work this morning he was dead. Yesterday he was very bright blue and purple. Today he was sort of gray. Poor guy.

We just flushed him in the women’s restroom here in the SUB.

RIP Wader.

The ironic thing is last week we were laughing over this precious video.

John Daker

This is the first time my husband has asked me to put something on "our" blog. So here's what he wanted everyone to see...

Sneezing Panda

Windows Song

Believe it or not, but this song is made from using all Windows sounds! Pretty neat!