Playmates

Zane has started his potty training which is something he takes very seriously. He wants to be out of those diapers soon which his daddy and I are all for :) He loves his potty and when he goes in it he says "mama poopoo" with such pride :) Only some very mild accidents thus far. I have been fearing him taking his diaper off while in his crib, which he still hasn't done yet but does know how to do. Hopefully he will not repeat the awful stories of his mama and aunty who loved to finger paint when they were his age Ha!!!!

We are still in Florida which has been really  nice . While Elizabeth and Benjamin get ready for Benjamin's deployment in July, Honey Man will be managing Benjamin's side businesses, which is web page development. 

Elizabeth and I have been trying to get ourselves encouraged in teaching the babies to read and have been keeping up a little schedule of playing and teaching the three boys their reading, which is basically us going through a small amount of flash cards with words on them every so often throughout the day. As well has some math cards with dots and also some encyclopedic knowledge cards with great big pictures of  animals, plants and other great new things to learn about. When they see something that they have learned or recognized for instance, the word Kangaroo And when we show them a kangaroo on youtube, their little faces break into a delightful smile of recognition and delight which really encourages their mama's :)

For Father's Day we are all headed on a road trip to Key West. Because Key West is such a pricy place, we will be staying in a little condo at the Navy Base which is right on the beach. 

So on the road we will go and I will try to document it and take some photos to post when I get back.

Much Love to you dear readers.

~ Marie

The LORD bless you and keep you: The LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you: The LORD lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.

Numbers 6:24   

Proud Sister

My eldest brother Nathan just graduated from film school, I am so excited to see where the Lord will take him now that he is all finished. I should say that I am also so proud of my sister in law as well. She was the one at home with the two small boys while he worked full time and went to full time school, they both have been going and going non stop up to this point for along time :) 


With that being said Nathan after working 2 years on his first feature-length film, starts filming on July 30!


TSOL (pronounced "soul"): is the name of his film 
Shot in the scenic Sangre De Cristo Mountains, this movie is a psychological thriller that tells the story of a young man fighting for his life-- and his mind. After awakening from a horrific airplane crash, Chuck finds himself stranded and alone in the mountains. His friends are dead and he has no food or water in which to sustain himself. Chuck begins a journey to find not only civilization but also himself. He battles multiple demons of thepast-- the death of his mother, the unforgiveness of his father, and his own dying faith.
Through encounters with wild beasts to hallucinations of his dead friends, Chuck struggles, eventually discovering the meaning of life.


 Please visit his Kickstarter site by clicking on the image below, so as to get an idea of what this film is about,  as well as seriously thinking  about backing this film, we would so appreciate your help, to become a backer it would only cost $10.00 to get a signed DVD. Those of you who would post the video on your blog and facebook we would appreciate it SOOO much!
You can watch his trailer just visit his site by clicking on the image below.

Praying For Our Sons

Well, today is the fist day of my commitment to pray 21 days for my boys.
I have joined a lovely group of women who have committed 21 days on behalf of raising up their sons to be Godly men through prayer. The book is called Warrior Prayers which is by Brooke Mcglothlin,
I joined through my dear friend Daisy who is the leader of our group via blog world. If you have boys and would love to join us feel free to click on Daisy's link above and leave a comment for her :)

So far for today's devotion/ prayer time which covered Obedience 
 I enjoyed reading through the scriptures and praying them for and over my sons.
Here are just a few,,,



May Zane and Ezra obey Jesus' commandments, and remain in His love
 (John 15:10). 


Whether it is favorable or unfavorable, may Zane and Ezra obey the LORD our God so that it will go well with them 
(Jeremiah 42:6). 


May Zane and Ezra return to the LORD their God, and obey with all their heart and all their soul all the commands God has given 
(Deuteronomy 30:2). 

Cowboys And The Bubbles

 This little Cowboy of mine is just loving his new found delight....

BUBBLES, yes he is inthralled with them, can't get enough of them.

 His other delight???

His Cowboy Boots, can't go anywhere without them. When hew wakes from his sleep in the morning, has to have them on, when he wakes from his nap in the afternoon, has to put them on.

 This little guy would be happy wearing his boots with or without his britches :)

 Did I mention that we happen to be out of town at the moment?

Yes we saddled up and left the ranch to go a visitin the other Cowboy who happens to be double cousins with this little 

Cowboy.

 So we are having a hoedown down here in Sunny Florida visiting the family.

Yes sometimes the two little Cowboy cousins have some difference of opinions when it comes to sharing bubbles and such, so I tell my little Cowboy, "If your cousin outdraws you boy, walk away. There’s plenty o’ time to look tough when your outta’ sight." :)

Love

~Marie

Ezra 5 Months

Look who is touching his toes!

He is now starting to twist and turn too, 

 which now means keeping my eye on him all the more, this

 little chunk is growing too fast for me :(

I am loving his lips, gums and chunky legs.

Happy 5 months my little Ezra

You make me so proud my little boy, you are my joy my delight.

Psalms 127:3-4 
 Children are a heritage from the LORD,    
 offspring a reward from him. 
  Like arrows in the hands of a warrior    
 are children born in one’s youth.  
Love

~ Marie

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients 

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, 

softened 1/2 cup chunky or smooth peanut butter 

1/2 cup granulated sugar 

1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 

1 egg 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 

1/2 teaspoon baking powder 

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

 1/4 teaspoon salt 

Preparation:  

Preheat oven to 375°. Cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars until light. Add the egg and mix until fluffy.  Blend the flour, baking powder, soda and salt together well. Add these dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Add the chocolate chips.  Drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 375°.

These cookies are so much fun,

you might want to make a double batch if your like me, (I can't get enough of them)

They were super easy to make and also very easy to consume :)

Love 

~ Marie

Big Boy

Ezra looking out the window,

just enjoying the rain,

like a big boy,

with a little help from daddy

:)

Dining Room Paint

 

Honey Man and I painted our dining room set just a few weeks back. This set my mom gave to me and got for free from a dear friend, who's mother was wanting to get rid of some furniture. At that time I was only 16 but my mom knew I would be needing a dining room set when I got older and I am so glad she stored this for me, such a wise and sweet mama I have :) And  a sweet daddy for storing it all these years. I still have to get the breakfast buffet which is too large for our house right now.

 

This set was in very nice condition just needed to be stripped and stained which would cost a small fortune which we are not quite ready to pay yet. So late one evening I had just finished painting a dresser with this black flat paint and I thought, why don't I paint the dining room furniture!! So Honey Man and I stayed up way past our bed time to get it painted while the babies slept. The next day we did a second coat and then later finished with a little bit of distressing.

The paint has freshened up the dinning room

and changed the whole feeling of this part of the house.

Amount for expenses:

paint $7.00

Brushes $ 3.00

Total $10.00

A Birthday for Him

 We had fun celebrating Jon's Birthday on Monday. I ordered some of his gifts online so they were a little late in arriving which has given us the pleasure of  celebrating his Birthday all week.

He ordered his favorite carrot cake from me and we were eating off of it all week. We were sad when it was all gone. Maybe he can make it for me for my Mother's Day present :) 

Happy Birthday my Honey Man!

I love you.

~Marie

A Delightful Photo shoot

 I had the privilege of taking some pictures of this yummy baby yesterday :)

His little spirit kept me laughing and laughing. His little baby rolls and diaper bottom were so much fun to capture.

My friend Daisy over at Graceful Becoming happens to be the mom of this little cutie pie. She is the loveliest hostess, cook and friend. Our time got eaten up so quickly without us even realizing it. She served me her delicious soup and some lovely coconut short bread cookies for dessert. A delightful cup of hot earl grey tea to top it off for me.

I hope to do some more photo shoots with them in the short future :)

Resurection Sunday

 Here are some late pics of our Sunday celebrating our Lord's resurrection.

 Zane had a blast hunting his eggs, something he has just learned about, his biggest delight was discovering that there was something very yummy inside those colorful eggs.

I have been enjoying my new 35millimeter lens that I got in the mail last week and boy oh boy am I having so much fun taking pictures of the babies.

 Hunting is so much fun.

Ezra in his Sunday best. 

I found this little vest at the thrift store a couple days before Easter and couldn't resist it.

 Zane now wishes me to dress him in his Sunday suspenders whenever he happens to find them in his dresser drawers.

This past week has been a full one. Full of rejoicing over Christ's resurrection and also a week of sorrow. Days ago winds were hitting our home in such a violent force that brought concern to our hearts and wondering what was going on in other states that also had tornado warnings.

Learning of the death of David Wilkerson whom I have mourned over and over this last week has been so so sad for me. You can read more about him here.You may remember the daily devotional I had posted a few posts back? Unknowing it would be his last few devotions on this earth. I know that he will be greatly missed and his love of the Lord has blessed so many people. and now also just learning of the lives that have been taken in the last tornadoes is so devastating and heart breaking. Yes this last week has been one of sorrow and sadness. But as David Wilkerson has just written,

“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2).

If you should ask me what is happening in the world right now, I would answer,

“Everything Jesus warned us would happen in the last days!” 

What did Jesus tell us to do when we see all these things coming to pass? He

said, “Look up, lift up your heads (eyes); for your redemption is drawing

near” (21:28).

"Oh beloved, if you love Jesus, you should not be surprised or fearful. GOD HAS

EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL."

Yes, we tremble at first seeing and hearing such dire news—but this is the

time to look unto Jesus. He brought us this far—he is the author of our

faith—he will bring us to the finish line with hope and peace, no matter what

happens.

Today, let not any bad news cast down your soul. Look up—keep your entire

focus on Jesus. He is coming very soon."

 

Much Love to you all dear readers

~ Marie

Ezra 4 Months

 This Happy baby is turning 4 months in just a couple of days.

Here are some fun pics I had taken today. I am loving Me Ra Koh's new book called Your Baby In Pictures. It has gotten me so inspired and has taught me a lot concerning photography.

Much love to you all dear readers :)

~ Marie