Hodgepodge

"The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it."
-Richard Bach


Here are a few lovely/memorable moments we have shared that we'd like to share with you . . .



We have no regular bath tubs in our house - so up to this point we are still using the baby tub in the kitchen sink. What we will do when Ella outgrows this tub I honestly have no idea, but until then she has a fabulous time playing with the "power spout"- holding, trying to grab the water rushing out, and drinking from it. All of which are then followed up with a huge grin -- too sweet!



The face that always follows a very full belly. This morning, for example, Ella ate several hand fulls of cheerios, an entire banana, 3/4 cup of vanilla yogurt, a thick slice of cheese, and a few pieces of mommy's omelet. Seriously!

Baby-proofing the house (or at least the front steps). Stay tuned for video of her clinging to the bars as if she was a jail bird.


Big smiles accompany constant babbling on all car rides these days.

My good friend Clarissa often ends her blogs with "shout-outs" to regular, everyday things that were especially appreciated that day or week. Today I want to shout-out to my beautiful Mother's Day rose bush. No matter how long it has been since I have weeded the flower bed, it continues to be beautiful and bloom all the time. Always reminds me of the constant love and beauty of God in everything around us.