Blessing # 103

Yes I am cheating!  Although just in respects of posting my blessings. I have been able to find a blessing each day.  I am hoping i will remember to start writing them down each night once I can find an empty notebook. Or I guess I can just make a new file on my computer...Ahh technology! But there is just something about the hand written word. Hmmm, something to think about.

Anyway...

Well my 103 blessing would be my daughter Naomi.  Her Birthday was yesterday!  It was a great day!  Also I found a cute idea (on Pinterest) to ask a set of questions each year around their birthday starting around the age of 3.  Then keep a collection and then make a book to give to them when the are 18.  So here is Naomi's questions and answers...

1. What is your favorite color? Purple 

2. What is your favorite toy? Aurora doll
3. What is your favorite fruit? grapes
4. What is your favorite movie? Cinderella
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Chicken Nuggets
6. What is your favorite outfit? Blue jean princess dress that mama sewed a flower on
7. What is your favorite game?Trouble
8. What is your favorite snack? Crackers and peanut butter with chocolate chips
9. What is your favorite animal? Horsies
10. What is your favorite song? Stuck like glue and Nothing but the Blood of Jesus
11. What is your favorite book? There is a bird on your Head By Mo Willems
12. Who is your best friend? Keri Cristler, Scarlett Fatame
13. What is your favorite breakfast? Marshmallow cereal
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? swing
15. What is your favorite drink? koolaid
16. What is your favorite holiday? Chrtstmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Blankie and some of my snuggle bugs
18. What is your favorite bible story? Easter story
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Hamburgers, Corn on the cob, chips, andgrapes
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A mommy

  

Seeping

When it comes to seeping, sometimes I wish I could be a baby again. It seems as though they can sleep anywhere and in any position and have no consequences.  Our 3 year old woke up with her first crick in her neck  about a month a go.  with the way she sleeps I was curious to see how long it would take.  I remember when we moved her up to the big girl bed I was worried about her falling out.  she always slept with one appendage hanging out of the crib. 

Well it seems her sister may be the same way...

 

Lets get a diffrent angle....

We have found her like this twice now.  I am not sure how her feet are not asleep. (Yes we are horrible parents who leave stuffed animals in her bed. and in my defense she was swaddled in that blanket when I laid her down for nap.)

Blessing #20 While at AWANA last night. We had stump the pastor night when the children could ask pastors/pastors-in-training questions about the bible or God.  While answering a question the pastor was referencing a bible verse he asked her if she knew about the verse.  Her response..."not yet."  Not "no", but "not yet." This young girl knows that the importance of continuing to learn her bible and it sounded like she was interested in learning more.

Sisters turn

When I was taking Bethany's 6 month pictures Naomi was a big help!  She really wanted to have her picture taken too.  The nice thing about taking the girls pictures myself is that it was not a problem.  All we needed was time (the rough part is getting them printed out in a timely manner). Which we had that particular day.
 
So here are the results of Naomi's photo shoot.

 She was having some smiling problems.  Lately If I ask her to smile she makes a funny forced looking smile.  If you look at our Christmas picture you can kind of see it there. 

I love the last one because she is so ornery looking.

Blessing #17 Belly dancing class.  It is a lot of fun and last night there were only 2 of us in the class.  Boy, am I sore today!  It is good to know that I am working my muscles while having fun with friends and meeting new people.

Six month pictures

Look who is seven months (a few days ago)!

My how time flies!

She is getting to be such a big girl It just blows my mind!

I barely got these pictures taken before she turned 7 month.  So she was 6months, but just barely! 

Today's blessing #16: my Reble xTi...

I love taking pictures!

kitchen help

Today's blessing was a "twofer."
Blessing #14 Kitchen Helpers
First was the fact that it seems that both my girls like to help in the kitchen.  I was making some Peanut Butter bars for a friend and the girls helped.

(This is a picture I took way back in October. but it was pretty much the same except Bethany is sitting on her own.)

Blessing #15 Baking for Friends

Baby kisses!

Blessing #12 Baby kisses

Bethany started giving kisses today.  It was so sweet!  Before the night was over she had given everyone kisses.  I will have to try to get a picture...I was just so busy enjoying the moment. So here is a picture from Christmas instead...

On another note. We cannot get that girl to sleep through the night.  She was great for a while then all of a sudden she just can't do it.  I am not talking about once. Nope she is up at least 3 times a night!  So frustrating.  I know sometimes it is necessary, but this is CRAZY! She did not wake up this much when she was a new born.

Any tips from the mommys out there? I would appreciate it.  We have tried giving her cereal/food in the evenings. We limit naps in the evening and even keeping her up late.  Baths in the evening with lavender lotion. The hard part is that it takes forever for her to cry it out and she shares a room with her sister. 

memories

 Blessing #11 Memories...
 While I was making the post yesterday I was searching for our wedding photo so I could post it.  instead I wad blessed by looking memories...

Happy New Year

Happy New Year from the Boyds! 

I am excited to see what this year will bring.  We already have a busy start to the year. I cannot go into it too much  right now but I will make sure to fill you in later (hopefully tomorrow)!

Today's blessng...

Blessing #6...Snugly naps.

We all (yes all 4 of us) stayed up to see the new year.  So we were all a little tired today.  During church Bethany and I ended up in the cry room where she napped in my arms.  After lunch everyone took a nap. it was so nice.

Here we go a caroling

Tonight we went caroling for the first time as a family. We went with our church. It was a wonderful night to go caroling.  It was chilly but not too cold (which was nice because of Bethany). Bethany passed out when we had 4 stops left So I st with her for most of those stops.  We all had a great time.

Nope I did not get pictures. But oh well.

Blessing #3 Singing with friends under the stars.
My blessing that I am choosing for the day occurred while we were out.  At our last stop I was able to stand by the just outside the car and listen to the carolers.  The sound was quite sweet.  I think many saved their best singing for last.  the house were were at was one of a member of the congregation.  The wife has cancer and is not expected to be n this earth much longer.  I stood listened, sang along, prayed and looked to the stars. I could feel God with us. It was beautiful!

I may have to cheat and use a second blessing today.  OK I think I will...

Blessing #4 T is for tidings...
  This was the beginning of Naomi's line in her first Christmas program.  She was awesome.  She worked hard to memorize her line  "T is for tidings the big bells chime, over and over, time after time."

Nope did not get a picture of this either but I do have a picture of her in her outfit.

OK so I cheated again. This was taken last year!  But the dress still fits (we got it a size or two big)  It is a bit shorter and she out grew the shoes. It just felt wrong to post without a picture.

painting

Blessing 1
  Today's blessing was when Naomi painstakingly painted Bethany's Christmas present.  The whole time she talked about how excited Sister would be when she opens it. It was a blessing to hear how much Naomi loves her little sister.  About how important she felt to make sisters present.

Here is the final gift.

I did not take any pictures of Naomi painting because it was so sweet and I did not feel like going across the house to get the camera.I did get her and her Papa pulling off the tape.

We had decided it would be a good idea to have a "B" in the room.  We had an "N" for Naomi but there was not a "B" for Bethany.  I was hoping Naomi would use more pastel colors to match the room but she started painting before I could find the white paint.  Oh well! It turned out pretty good.   

Smiles!

I just love baby smiles! 

And my baby loves to smile!

So we make a pretty good set wouldn't you say?

Yep, I think so...

And last week we got her to laugh!