Our words have meaning

A little while ago, Kyla came up to me while I was doing dishes and completely out of the blue said, "Mama, you a blessing".  It hit me anew just how important it is for me to be watching what comes out of my mouth to them and in front of them, even if it's not directly to them. They will copy what they hear.  If I'm telling them they are a blessing, they hear that.  But if I'm negative instead of positive, it impacts them and will make the words coming out of their mouth negative. 
That is something that I need to be more diligent about.   With this pregnancy I've been more tired, more irritable, less patient.....and I haven't been pushing through to make sure the words coming out of my mouth are edifying and encouraging to my children.   It makes a difference.  Lord, make my words kind and edifying.  

"Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and health to the bones"  Proverbs 16:24

"A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit."  Proverbs 15:4

" Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers."  Ephesians 4:29

11 weeks

I'm now 11 weeks pregnant and I can just feel the nausea starting to ease up.  Which is good cause I'm so tired of eating english muffins, apples, and pretzel sticks as those 3 things seemed to settle well when nothing else would!  As always, if I avoided sugar and anything to drink but water or lemon water my nausea wasn't as bad as when I would try to drink coffee or try something sweet.  Even really sweet fruits like grapes caused me to feel very sick.  I don't usually enjoy eating cold cereal but after weeks of just english muffins or toast I was craving cold cereal HAHA!
Overall, though, this pregnancy is going smoothly and already flying by!
Jadon is super excited about this baby!  His most recent comments to me-
'Mom, I love my sisters but I'd really love if this baby was a brother cause I don't have a brother yet.'
'Mom, this time when the baby is born, I'm big enough to hold him or her on the couch by myself!'
'I love our baby.'
Kyla just stares at my belly and asks, 'baby?'
We are all excited about this new life!

Azelia turns 1!

On September 1st, Azelia turned 1 year old!  It seems like just yesterday we were snuggling her in the hospital, savoring every newborn minute we could because we knew that time flies by....and it did!
Azelia is a happy little girl.  She has a ready smile and loves to make us laugh.  She's determined and smart.  She's sweet and shares with her siblings readily.  This little girl is such a joy to us and we can't imagine what our family would be like without her!  What a blessing she is!

Azelia Grace just hours old!

6 months old!

Walking by 10 1/2 Months!

Happy 1st Birthday baby girl!

Azelia, 11 Months

Tomorrow we have had Azelia in our family for 11 months...11!  She is such a wonderful little girl.  She has a sweet personality, loves her sister and brother, is walking (!!), and loves being around people.  She is such a joy!

Pretty girl

Big girl...and she know it!

So proud of herself

Savoring every minute I can with this babe!

Sleeping babe, look at those cheeks!

Full of life and joy

5 Years

On May 23rd, Jarrod and I celebrated 5 years of marriage.  5!  Time sure has flown!  Looking back I'm so thankful for the wisdom of my parents.  The way my dad had Jarrod wait to ask to court me until he was sure he wanted to marry me.  The way my parents blessed our marriage.  Before I got married, Dad took me for a special Father/Daughter trip.  We went to NYC and did special things like eat out, see a Broadway show, take a carriage ride through the city and talk about anything and everything.  I so valued that trip and the investment in it that my dad made.  Honoring your parents blesses not only them, but it blesses you too! 

Engaged!

Jarrod as I walk down the aisle

Our first kiss (not only as man and wife but our first kiss ever)

Married!

Along the way we bought a house

and had three kids

I can't wait to see what else God has in store for us!  It's been an exciting and fun 5 years being married to Jarrod!

Kyla Ryanne

Kyla turned 2 on June 8th and I'm just getting around to blogging about it!

My little girl is such a blessing!  She LOVES to help in any way she can and especially if it concerns Azelia.  Anything Azelia could need or want, Kyla is happy to run and get it for her!  If Azelia needs a nuk and Kyla doesn't see one around her, she will grab the nuk from her own mouth and give it to Azelia.  It may not seem like much, but Kyla loves her nuk!  That one action is a selfless action that I love seeing!  This girl is determined, a little helper, sweet and quiet unless she has something to say.  Then she's the loudest person in the house!  I am so blessed by this sweet girl and am so thankful she is my daughter!

Kyla, 2 days old

1st Birthday

 

2nd Birthday

Jadon Quinn

 Jadon turned 4 years old!

a few days old

1st Birthday!

2nd Birthday!!

3rd Birthday!

This big boy turned 4 years old on June 11th!

A Planes family party!

Kyla picked out a glow stick for Jadon for a birthday gift!  He loved it! 

 

 

Jadon is now 4 years old.  I have a hard time believing that it's already been 4 years!  He is funny and intelligent.  He loves talking and will carry on a conversation with anyone who will listen.  His memory is amazing and accurate!  He helps with many chores around the house and is like a ray of sunshine.  His smile is infectious and his laugh is contagious!  We love you Jadon Quinn!!! 

Life...with 3 children

Life has been very busy here.  I can't pinpoint specifically why we're so busy, but it feels like we're always on the go or have something planned!  When we have a weekend here at home without anything pressing it's nice to be able to relax or get around to those house jobs that have been neglected.
Spring has finally arrived and with it comes the raking of the extra leaves that were blown around before winter fully hit, flower beds cleared of the weeds I didn't get around to pulling, and clothes being switched around from heavy sweaters to short sleeves and bright dresses!

Jadon is 3 going on 30.  He is incredibly smart and picks up on anything and everything!  He understands how we use certain words and will use them in a sentence correctly.
"I assume that is Kyla's intention."
"Mom, if I drink this, I will say, I am drinking this, but if it's all gone I will say that I drank it."
"Azelia baby, it's all how you perceive it." (I laughed at that one!)
He is a thoughtful boy and such a big helper!  He loves to set the table for breakfast and dinner and will push a chair over to the cabinets to unload the dishwasher with me.  He entertains Azelia if needed and grabs anything I need him to get.

 

My sunshine boy

Kyla is my reader.  If it's quiet you'll find her curled up on a chair with a book and possibly her doll to read to.  She loves being my helper in the kitchen and will push a chair over to help with anything she can whether it's putting cut up veggies in a dish or stirring some batter.  She's learning (and loving!) how to put on her own clothes.  She does socks and pants pretty well, but needs help with the others.  Her eyes are vivid and tell a story all on their own.  She's my girly girl and I love dressing her up!  She also is willing to help Azelia in ANY way she can!

My little beauty

   Azelia is 8 months old and is discovering all sorts of new things!  Crawling and walking along furniture, learning what "no touch" means (she's a quick learner), and she takes 2 good naps a day.  She follows her siblings and me around and will contently play near me.  She is such a loving little girl and loves to snuggle.  She says Dada and is just getting around to babbling Mama.  She's very social and loves seeing people and when in a room full of people will just look around and smile.  She has such and easy going personality and is so joyful!

My sweet girl

We had a special Easter celebrating that He is risen!!  We dressed up in lilac and white this year and had fun foods like cheesebraid, eggs, and bacon for breakfast!  Memories were made and we enjoyed the day!

Jarrod leaves for a business trip to Paris in a couple weeks.  I know...such a hard life right?!  He's working hard and becoming well know within Schluter.  He's helping out with sound at church and is an amazing dad!

And me?  I'm running the home here while Jarrod works.  I'm blessed to be able to stay home with our children.  I just started playing keyboard on the worship team at church and have enjoyed that!

It's a busy season...but oh so fun!

8 Months old

Somehow, my sweet baby has turned 8 months old.  The time is flying by so quickly and I'm trying to savor every moment with all 3 children!
The babe has learned all sorts of fun tricks!  She crawls...in fact she's so speedy that if you take your eyes off of her she's on the other side of the room before you know it!  She pulls herself up and walks along the couch.  She has started to let go before realizing she doesn't know how to stand by herself and fails her arms to grab something or will just drop to her bum.  She has two bottom teeth and is cutting in some more.
Azelia is the sweetest little girl.  She has a ready smile and easy going personality!  My little love!

I laugh at this every time I see it!

Such a happy girl!

She wants to be wherever the other two are!

My beautiful girl!