Borrowing

I have come to terms with the fact that God gave Brad and I three handsome men to raise for him. Although, I have wanted a girl from the first pregnancy- I really love my houseful of testosterone (check back with me in a few years ;-)
However, I am also lucky enough to have family and friends that have little girls!
This little lady, Adrianna, is a special friend. For her 6th birthday I decided to take her on 6 dates over the course of a year. This past week we went on our 3rd date- to an American Girl Party! How cool for me to be able to borrow a daughter for a totally girly night!

Coffee, Kindle and Candles

Yesterday was Brad's birthday. The boys and I had a little "party" at home with some gifts and whoopie pies. Then we went on a double date with our friends. We went to Kobe where the cook the food in front of you- I was personally proud of the chicken tossing from the chef to Brad- he didn't miss a single one!
Since I'm a working gal now ;-) I decided to splurge (like a lot for me!) and get Brad a Kindle for his gift from me. If you don't know what a Kindle is it's a little handheld devise that you download books on and read it from there. It's super lightweight and easier than carrying a book around. Although it might seem a bit silly- if you know ANYTHING about my hubby- you know he's not only a HUGE bookworm- but he's a techy geek too. Combining them just made sense! =)

Happy Birthday!

Take two...

While putting away some things on a top shelf in my closet I was surprised to hear water dripping. I looked further to discover the ceiling of the closet was cracked and discolored from water damage. Fortunately, (for me at least) it was a Saturday that Brad was home. He found what he thought was the problem- but just an hour ago Seth and I were hauling out soggy supplies from the closet again. Soooo... take two.

What can I say?

There was a party going on in my living room today.
We had Snow White, Cinderella, Dorothy from Oz and an assorment of other various princess creations being chased my a power ranger/pajama man. Then there was Superman and Buzz Lightyear "playing" with bracelets.
Oh the blackmail opportunities... ;-)

Project continued

See yesterdays post first.
Today we (finally) went to retrieve the goodies from her garden to bring them back to our own. This is what we came up with. I can't wait to see it in the Spring with fresh mulch and new buds!

A new project

My dear Mom in Law told us in the spring that she wanted to get rid of her perennial garden and we could help ourselves to anything we wanted!
Soooo- it's almost October and I started to clear our front yard area about a week ago.

Yesterday in the Meijer parking lot Seth wanted to pray for "Desus to come into mine haht."
Sacred Sweetness.

Outdoor Art

Art Prize began here in Grand Rapids yesterday. It's a huge assortment of art that is on display literally all over the city. We decided to go while my mom was still visiting with us. We spent an hour and half walking around and only saw a handful of some really... interesting...and neat things. This copper man was a favorite- He's very much real and startled the kids by talking to them after they were staring at him a for a bit. Seth said he "yiked the talking statue the best."

A morning person in the making

I remember my Dad teasing me when I was younger about his need to wear protective headgear when he came to wake me in the mornings. I am NOT a morning person by nature- I was quite surprised then when recently asked my favorite time of day I found myself saying "early morning". Now, I know "early" has different meanings to different people. My "early" is anytime in the 6 o'clock hour.
In my quest for developing a consistent quiet time I have discovered- again, with surprising pleasantness, the joy- and brevity- of a quiet morning. My sister-in-law deems it her "Coffee with the King" time - I like that. Granted I quite often have a little prince or two join in on my visits to the throne - but I'm pretty sure the King is ok with that.

Homemade yumminess

And to quote Seth's prayer last night:
"Deah Desus,
Dank you foh today and dank you foh Mommy and Daddy and dank you foh yetting Gamma come so she can make donuts foh us. Amen."
Amen.
=)