On Nona

Birthday interviews with Iain, Cory, and Laina. It's a dangerous game. 

By Cory
What is your favorite thing about Nona?
That Mama is her kid.

Who does Nona look like?
Eli at Timothy. (??)

How old do you think Nona is?
Uh...113. Actually 30.

What would you do if you had the whole day to spend with Nona?
I'd go to Legoland with Nona, and that mini Lego Land, and I'd let her help me climb a tree, and I'd let her help build a log cabin, and we'd go on trails. And we'd have so much fun!

What would you give Nona for a birthday present, if you could give her anything?
A TV show of everything Hannah said. Like "bubba, listen, Dora."

What is the best thing you remember about Nona?
All of the fun stuff she took us on when Laina was getting adopted.

What do you like to do with Nona?
Go to Lego Land. I love my Nona!


By Iain

What is your favorite thing about Nona?
I think it is...hmm...that she takes us to fun places.

Who does Nona look like?
I don't know. She looks like Nona.

How old do you think Nona is?
33.

What would you do if you had the whole day to spend with Nona?
Go to Lego Land, go on trails. We'd do lots of fun things.

What would you give Nona for a birthday present, if you could give her anything?
I think it would be...so she wouldn't have to work on the computer, and she'd get $100 a day.

What is the best thing you remember about Nona?
I think it is when we were spending the night at Nona's, but for a week or two, and we'd do lots of fun things.

What do you like to do with Nona?
I like to go to fun places. I just love Nona.


By Laina

What is your favorite thing about Nona?
Cupcakes.

Who does Nona look like?
She's like Nona. Let's tell her.

How old do you think Nona is?
Five.

What would you do if you had the whole day to spend with Nona?
Hug her. That's all.

What would you give Nona for a birthday present, if you could give her anything?
I'd give her something sneaky. A present. (whispering) A big ball.

What is the best thing you remember about Nona?
Some cupcakes.

What do you like to do with Nona?
Hug her. That's all.


Happy last day of your birthday week. We love you, Nona!

My Kids Have Such Fun Grandparents

On both sides!

When my mom was here, we all went to Lego Land in GA. The kids LOVED it and still talk about it all the time.

Then when Grammy and Papa came, we went to Tellus Museum. It was a big hit the first time we went, and no less of a hit this time.

Will You Come Over?

So, I'm working on this project. A writing project. And as part of it, I started a website, a place to challenge myself in my writing, to focus thoughts, to note the ways God teaches us, to see how what we believe impacts how we live. A place to weave words together and hang them in the sunshine. And to invite you to join me in conversation about God and life.

Will you join me? I'm trying out the new subscribe-by-email thing on that site. I'd appreciate feedback on how it's working if you feel like subscribing. Come and visit! The site isn't totally done, but I'm working on it and I thought I'd go ahead and invite my friends to visit!

Look for several posts a week. Ambitious? Yes. :)

Click here to come over!

Mason, the Four Month Update

Mason is four months old. It's amazing how much faster babies grow up when they're your fourth. So fast. Which is good in some ways, lending perspective (he will learn to sleep eventually!) and sad in others (how can he be four months old already?). But time is marching and we are being carried along, like it or not. (Or like it and not.)

Mason is...

...full of smiles, most of the time.
...really silly, almost hysterical, right before he hits the wall and needs sleep.
...still sleeping swaddled, and getting his right arm out in his sleep, every time. Little Houdini.
...only happy for a few minutes anywhere but in someone's arms.
...trying to get over another cold. Poor baby.
...still not rolling over, despite his cheering section.
...still sporting a head full of soft curls, though they are thinning (sad!).
...getting chubby.
...beloved by his siblings.
...impatient to begin playing with those siblings.
...loved.
...almost impossible to photograph smiling. He turns that grin off as soon as the camera comes out, almost every time.
...unbearably cute. And handsome.
...four months and seven days old today.
...reaching and grabbing for toys.
...eating 4-5 oz of formula at a pop.
...finding diaper changes hilarious.
...in the habit of pulling his hair. He's been wearing lots of hats lately to try to curb that tendency.
...a great car baby (hooray!).
...happy if he's being held and watching people.
...waking up! Gotta run!

Cory Says

This guy has been in rare form lately. Equal parts charming, funny, and sassy.

Cory: I want to be a missionary.
Me: To where?
Cory: Texas. So I can ride a horse.

Cory: I have a super-power. I can make people complain. Watch this. (in a totally normal voice, he continues...) Iain doesn't have a super power.
Iain, from the other room, whining: Yes I dooooooo!
Cory: Heh heh heh.

Cory, to Iain: I have a best friend better than you. It's Jesus. You're my second one. Then is Sam and Bryar. But first there's Laina. Oh! And Mason.

Love this five-year-old!

(At Chili's celebrating me finishing the kids' church curriculum--finally! Cory LOVES corn on the cob.)

 (my two brown-eyed boys)