Happy Birthday Laney Bug!

My sweet little baby girl is 3 today! I cannot believe it...I am in such shock. Where did 3 years go? And who is this little toddler? I can't even begin to tell you how blessed I am that God gave her to me to raise here on this Earth.

We have had good times and bad times, good stages and bad stages BUT it has been a blast spending the last 3 years with her. I love love love her passion, honesty, wildness, stubbornness, blond curls, little beady hazel eyes, her love for all things girly (shoes, dresses, dolls) but also for her love of water, dirt and trucks. She challenges me to be a better mother everyday without even realizing it.

So to my social butterfly who I adore so much...the child who caused me to have 23 hours of labor and 4 1/2 hours of pushing... I love you soooo much and I am so proud to be your mommy! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Pincho Park Pics

I WON

Ok let me just tell you that I never win ANYTHING! I am so not kidding either. Quick story...my dad every year gets us those scratch off lottery tickets and puts them in our stockings. I have never won...not even a dollar! My brother wins every time he gets one.

SO over at KNACK...a blog I follow...she was giving away soaps and I heart soaps! I love to set them out for our over-nighters and then let them take them home when they leave. Kind of like a souvenir from the Klinger's! HA! The other day I entered thinking these soaps are a must have and even considered just buying them instead of entering because I just never win anything. But I resisted and thought that I wouls enter anyway and if I didn't win I would jump on over there next week and purchase some lovely soap!

BUT I WON!!!!!!!! Jesus loves me and He so knew that I needed...oh I mean wanted those soaps!

Quick Post

Laney pooped in the potty today!!!! WooHoo... She has been peeing in the potty for 3 weeks now but today was the first time she told me she had to poop and actually went and pooped in the potty. I am so excited that we made chocolate chip cookies and ate them right before bed! Ok that's all...I just had to share!

The Bible Book

I was at a MIA Team meeting and I was telling the ladies that Laney loves her "Bible book" as she calls it. She asks me everyday to read her Bible book to her. We started the new testament and I just happened to say Jesus time one night and now she has started saying it's Jesus time mommy... Ahhhh moments like these make my heart swell. So here is some info on the Bible book.

It's The Beginner's Bible by ZonderKidz

ISBN# (10) 0-310-70962-8
ISBN# (13) 978-0-310-70962-6

One Million Dollars

Have you ever thought about what you would do with One Million Dollars?

Lets just assume you walk away with one million after taxes...what would you do with it? Mr. Clean and I have similar dreams for the money but we don't agree on everything. For instance he wants 3 cars and I thought that is a little absurd since he can only drive one at a time anyway! He then saw the light and agreed with me and then narrowed it down to one but he would keep the car he has now too...since it's paid off.

Here is our list of dreams for the money:

Tithe
pay off the house...or move to a slightly bigger one
set aside money for college
and set aside money for blessing people randomly
a new car for Mr. Clean
take a family vacation...the whole extended family
maybe if there is any left over...a new purse for me!

I know some people might think this is materialistic or worldly but we love to think of all the people who would be blessed by it. Sometimes we get really excited and start naming families in the church that we would bless and how we could pull it off anonymously. So our prayer is that we would be good stewards of the little money we have now so that when God blesses us financially... we are more than ready to handle it!

Fun times with the kids!