Sweet Siblings

These two have the sweetest bond. Sami gets lots of attention from Aaron. He loves her and is big into playing with her and keeping her entertained, which has proved quite helpful to me! :) Sami is unbelievably sweet -- we all ADORE her. She is the princess of the house, and rightfully so! I seriously don't think she could get any sweeter :) What a blessing she has been to our family, she has reminded us of what truly matters. I mean, look at that face! :)

Nina Visits!

We had a wonderful visit with Nina Mathis. She was here for about a week, arriving on Mike's birthday. The boys were in heaven! She treated us to a scrumptious dinner at a Thai restaurant for Mike's birthday and purchased donuts from our favorite donut shop for his donut cake, a family tradition (so we eat donuts about four times a year) :o). She helped with shuttling the boys to and from school. We also went bowling while she was here, she took the boys swimming, and she and Mike took the boys to a movie one afternoon. They also went bike riding a lot! We had a great visit. Come again!! Thanks, Nina, for all of your help! We loved having you!

(Aaron's Backyard Safari Outfitters vest & gear are from Nina -- his early birthday present.)

Funny conversation between the boys

This evening the kids and I went for a walk while Mike went to get some work done on the van. On the way home the boys had the funniest conversation. It went something like this:

Grant (who was dressed up as Santa Claus): "Santa's just your imagination."
Aaron: "No, he's real!"
Grant: "No, he's just your imagination."
Aaron: "Then who brings us our presents?"
Grant: "Santa."

:) Innocence prevails!

Our cowboys

The boys had so much fun horseback riding a few weeks ago. A man from our church congregation kindly invited us over to ride horses. Aaron and Grant felt very in their element, cowboy hats and all, and Mike was a great guide. We learned that a girl in Aaron's church Primary class is a very talented equestrian! (She is pictured below with Aaron.)

Sami's bathtime

It is so fun getting this little girl nice and clean! It helps that she loves the water!

Before church

Sami

Seven months and such a sweetie!