Praises of a Wife and Mommy

Colorful Bubble Prints

2012-03-01T07:09:00.000-06:00

I think we will be doing this again when summer comes so we can do it outdoors. It was nice to do it inside when the long winter cool days are here, but it sure made me think of summer.

First pour some bubbles into a couple different cups and add some food coloring. Then go to town blowing bubbles onto paper to create some neat bubble prints.

Let the paper dry and then use it as wrapping paper! Grandparents would love it!!

Balloon + Glow Stick + Music + Awesome Party

2012-02-29T21:00:00.000-06:00

I had really difficult time trying to get some good pictures so please forgive me on my blurry pictures. I did not get any good pictures of my 4 year old dancing but trust me she enjoyed this! I should invest in some photography classes and save for a better camera. :) :)

Again the Dollar Tree had the two items needed for this activity. 1. Balloons and 2. Glow Sticks Then turn the music up and turn the lights off! Have fun!

We did pop a couple balloons but then we created another game. Use the Glow stick to bat the balloon and keep it in the air. Fun and challenging for a 4 year old.

No more GFC tomorrow! Are you following me elsewhere?

2012-02-29T16:56:00.000-06:00

Just a friendly reminder that Google is cancelling Google Friend Connect for all blogs that aren’t hosted on Blogger starting tomorrow.

Why does this matter? If you followed my blog by clicking on the Google Friend Connect (GFC) widget I used to have, it subscribed you to my blog and allowed you to receive post updates to your RSS feed. So if you still wish to follow and receive regular updates, you will need to subscribe by some other method. My direct RSS and email subscription links are in the right hand side of my blog, along with buttons to follow me on twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus.

PLEASE make sure you find a way to stay up to date. :)

Worship Wednesday: My Glorious

2012-02-29T16:52:00.002-06:00

Have you spent some time with our Heavenly Daddy?

Sensory Alphabet Letter Find

2012-02-29T07:04:00.001-06:00

I had way too much baby cereal so I decided to use it as a way to hide little foam alphabet letters. This allowed my daughter to dig and play but then find letters, identify the letter, give me the sound, and then place the piece in the correct place in the puzzle.

It worked great! Lots of learning and lots of fun! :) We will be doing this again.

Big Commitment

2012-02-28T13:30:00.000-06:00

Guest post written by my buddy Keith Kramer

I have been working so much lately, that I don’t have time for anything. I estimate that I have been working about 80 hours a week, and it has been terrible. When I get home all I have energy to do is turn on my direct tv and fall asleep. I used to love my job, but working so much has made me starthating it. I knew that becoming a doctor would be a huge commitment, but I hardly ever get to see my friends, and I am not getting enough sleep. I worry that my lack of energy will affect the quality of my work, and that is unacceptable when you are dealing with people’s lives. I am also starting to worry that my health will suffer if I keep on running myself ragged like this. I know the hospital needs me, but I think I am getting to the point where if I don’t take a day off, I won’t be able to go on for much longer. I have to figure out a better work life balance before I end up miserable.

So true!

2012-02-28T13:03:00.001-06:00

Pinkalicious Date

2012-02-27T06:54:00.000-06:00

The day finally arrived for Selah and I to go on our date together. I bought Pinkalicious play tickets back in December so it seemed to take forever for the day to arrive. We started out with lunch with her choice of McDonalds, big surprise, NOT! :)

When we arrived I was excited because I knew I had purchased front row seats. Then all of a sudden my daughter was acting scared so we walked to the bathroom and came back just as they were about to start and her fear erased and we had a fun date. :)

Selah and I in our seats right before the play started. I was trying to calm her fears by using my phone as a distraction. So glad she did not cry and did enjoy it!

Selah with some of the cast after the play! :) Her fear was all gone she was excited to get her picture taken.

To top off the date we got to eat a Pinkalicious Cupcake!! :) ("But only one so we don't turn pink," Selah's words.)

We are getting a house!! :)

2012-02-26T20:37:00.000-06:00

Ask me how excited I am about moving to our house and getting out of our apartment!!! :) SUPER EXCITED!!

So you want a sneak peak at some pictures before we move into our new place...

My daughter's future room, that closet is huge, but wait till we paint it just for her! :)

Living room!

Nice Kitchen! :) Nice oak cabinets. :)

Finished basement, awesome!

This will be a playroom!

One of the bathrooms! (We have 2.5 bathrooms, one on each floor = Awesomeness!

Garage

Don't worry I will show new pictures once we make it our own. :) Just waiting for all the inspections, and appraisals to go through. We are expecting to move in April!:)

Date and weight loss update

2012-02-26T18:46:00.000-06:00

I had a fantastic date on Friday night with my amazing man! :) We had a Valentines Banquet at our church with yummy food catered in. They had some really fun games and I truly enjoyed the evening out without the children. :) I had so many awesome laughs that evening, including a big one due to the fact that our little teddy bear that they were giving out as a fun surprise exercise to keep doing. Well our bear had 3 EARS... LOL!! I guess it is a good reminder for Anthony and myself to always listen first before talking! LOVE!!! :)

I also wanted to give a quick update on my weight loss goals. I have lost 10 pounds and it feels amazing! :) I am really proud of the hard work and I love seeing the results. I still have some firming up to do in the belly but all my pants are huge in the butt and back of the legs. :) I also wanted to see more toned arms but little by little I will continue to see results. :) HOW AWESOME!!! :)

Titus is 11 Months

2012-02-25T16:04:00.001-06:00

It is so sad that it is almost near that 1st birthday time. Titus is growing so quickly and he is such a big blessing to our family. :) He is a fast crawler and has even morphed into a bear crawl sometimes which has created many giggles in the family. He still has the 2 bottom teeth but I think he is working on some for the top. We are still breast feeding but have introduced a little bit of whole milk too. He loves it! We are still having issues with sleeping, he seems to wake up too often at night and mommy is exhausted but praying it through and I know this to shall pass! It is only a short season when our babies are babies.

Enjoy the photos, he is quick so it is very difficult to get a good picture. Our 11 month sign is made out of a paper plate and is suppose to be a hat. I will share another post later and share more of these hats! :)

Purex Ultra Packs Winner's announced!

2012-02-25T15:34:00.000-06:00

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Intern's... can a mom have one? lol

2012-02-23T09:02:00.000-06:00

I am doing this leadership class with some of our leaders at our church through Bethel church in California. I read this acronym for Intern and loved it. It would be nice to have an intern for a mom like me! :) Agree???

A TEACHING ACRONYM USING THE WORD INTERNS (these are truths that will relate to any person under your leadership):

I- Include them
N-Need them
T-Train
E-Empower them
R-Reproduce them
N-Notice them
S-Set them up for success

It would be fun! I think it would be great to have an intern and teach a female how to me a mother! :)

House Hunting

2012-02-22T20:56:00.000-06:00

The hubby and I have been in our apartment for almost 3 years and it's tough now with a family of 4 in a 2 bedroom apartment. We have looked at a couple of houses in the past but remained patient and felt it was not the right time. After much prayer we came to the conclusion that now is the time to buy and we are going to be in this area for at least a few more years. I say that because well, we just never know when God is going to lead us to a new ministry somewhere else. I think one day my hubby will change from a youth pastor to a Senior pastor and we might even plant a church somewhere, but for now God has us in this town and we are going to buy and live in a house just right for our little family of 4.

So have you made a list of things that you need and want in a house?? I made my list and I am so excited to go look at more houses tomorrow. We did go on Monday and found 1 we liked but want to keep looking!

So here is my list for NEED:
3 bedroom
2 bathroom
big kitchen
LOCATION
Big back yard
No Corner Lots
Energy efficiency (furnace, water heater, windows, roof) Get house inspected!
garage

Want
Big windows
finished basement
Attached garage
Fenced yard
deck/patio/porch
Top of the line appliances
open concept
extra office space or craft room

So what is on your list? What am I missing?

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2012-02-22T14:37:00.000-06:00

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2012-02-21T19:21:00.000-06:00

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2012-02-21T16:53:00.000-06:00

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Revelation Of Gods Goodness Brings Us Through

2012-02-21T14:45:00.000-06:00

Devotion from Acts 28:30-31 NIV84 "30 For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. 31 Boldly and without hindrance he preached the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ."

KJV "30And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

31Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him."
Our circumstances dont define Gods Goodness, but the revelation of His Goodness gets us through all circumstances.

Love Like Jesus

2012-02-21T08:45:00.000-06:00

So are you loving??? Loving like Jesus??

Painted Popcorn N Pajama Party!

2012-02-20T07:59:00.000-06:00

It was Friday night and we had no plans so after bath time was completed we wanted some fun and excitement. I got the popcorn popper out and then I poured some milk in 3 little dishes and dropped a drop of food coloring and found the paint brush! Who knew painting popcorn could be so fun! :)

That is a big excited smile!

Working on some fine motor skills!

Tongue is out so she is concentrating very hard!

Num, Num, Num

Big Boy Eating Spaghetti

2012-02-19T07:47:00.000-06:00

If I was at my dad's house I would find the picture of me that was taken when I was close to Titus's age eating spaghetti! :) We look pretty similar! :)

He loved it! What a cutie!

Inside Snowman

2012-02-18T11:35:00.001-06:00

We have not had much snow this winter so we had to improvise our snowman this year. My daughter loved the idea of staying inside... she is a summer girl. She is not a fan of being outside as she hates being cold.

Gather the items you would use on a snowman or create some of your own items. We made a carrot nose and buttons out of paper.

Grab a roll of toilet paper and get wrapping. You can have your child turn in circles or you can go around them. Then add the buttons, carrot nose, hat, mittens. Giggle and sing Frosty the Selah! :) (or your child's name) This activity is sure to please any preschooler. If you have more then one child they will have a ton of fun wrapping each other up! :)

PS... we are not going to waste the toilet paper I rolled it back up to use! HA!

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2012-02-17T23:09:00.000-06:00

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Not my situation, but my position!

2012-02-17T16:43:00.000-06:00

Devotion from Acts 22, Acts 23, and Acts 24. Paul was faithful to spread the Gospel with personal abandonment and it landed him in prison, beat up and rejected; However, He was positionally ready to present the Case for Christ to many people of power. His situation might not have been great, but He was positionally where God needed him in order to make a greater impact for the Kingdom.

Date night, Winter style.

2012-02-17T07:16:00.000-06:00

We were away at winter camp during the winterfest in town. So when we got home and went on our date we went to see the awesome snow and ice sculptures. :)

This had a latter and a slide on it...SWEET!

Wow, can you tell we are still trying to catch up on sleep?

My favorite, this swan was amazing.