Birthday Party!!

Okay, so this is the Birthday boy, learning how to open gifts. Believe it or not, he did not know what to do. I cannot believe he is two years old. God is so good and has blessed us with wonderful boys! I cannot wait to see Who Noah turns out to be years from now.

This is how it was set up. Noah was in heaven with all of the bwoons. yes, I spelled it right, according to Noah's dictionary anyway.

These were just a few of the kids there....they had a wonderfl time. I don't think Noah knew or understood what was going on. He is such a big boy now!

Pictures of his adorable cake, and set up that Nanny decorated...she is so crafty!

Noah had his birthday party Saturday at Bethel...wow,I cannot believe he is 2 years old! It just seems like yesterday he was born.

This is him when he was about 4 months old. It's truly amazing how much he & Eli look alike. I'm putting pictures up for his birthday tomorrow!

Flu...be gone

Two boys in hats....Noah's is a little small, but he likes to be just like daddy! What a wonderful life!

Noah loves every tuesday night when the Teens come over for Bible Study because it's like he has new friends! This is him rolling his tractor over Kayla's back....

My two cuties!

Okay, here's the story, Eli is a little spoiled and likes to be constantly walked, bounced, etc. Well, my back was hurting and Cody was tired of walking him so we decided to put a blanket and pillow and see if he liked it...well, you see how it worked out :) Sometimes, you'll do whatever it takes.

Well, here it is one day before valentine's day and we don't even care, yep, I said it! We DON'T CARE! We have had a tough week around our house. I am so thankful for my parents for helping out with the boys this week when they did. It all started last Wednesday early in the morning when Noah had a "viral" infection the pediatric doctor in Conway called it, then Early Sunday morning I got the "viral" aka "flu" and couldn't move, bend, cough, or wiggle my pinky toe. Then, Eli had gone to my parent's house to keep him away from the "flu" and he caught it. It has been Horrible watching my 2 beautiful, precious children get so sick.
It honestly reminds me of how God must feel when we get sick. The only difference being of course that he can change it and we can't. If you haven't watched Fireproof yet, I encourage you to get it and watch it. Not only does it remind you of how to treat your spouse, but for me, It really hits home that I can only love God...because he "first loved me". It was him that chose me, and I did not, have not, and do not always choose him. Sometimes I treat him like a date rather than a mate. Most of the time I have "flings" with him but am not really "courting him". There are so many other analogies, but I'll save them for another date. (ha). God is so good to us. A really great verse I read this week while I was sick in bed is "Humble yourselves before God's MiGHTY HAND that he may lift you up in due time. 1 Peter 5:6
Thank God, he is so powerful, and he has more power than Satan, but many times we put him in a box to bring out when we "need" something. Cody has this quote on the church sign right now, "God wants full custody, not just weekend visits."