It's that time of year again...

Scraped knee season.

Mac and Corrie

Mac & Corrie this morning:

Corrie: "I love eating bagels, Mommy!"

Mac: "And I love eating boogers, Mommy."

(Guess we need to work on that one).

Love and Intimacy

Grandma's house

There's just something special about Grandmas. Mac and Corrie have been blessed with some pretty great ones who love them so much. Today we went to my (Amanda's) mom's house and spent a very fun day there together.

Davey was thrilled to have such special attention:

And I am thrilled that Mac and Corrie have caring Grandmas who help keep their hair looking nice:

(Side note about the hair salon pictured here: It is totally the "hang out" for the local older women in the town. I love being a fly on the wall and listening to the things they talk about. Last time I was here one lady said, "And you know every woman simply must have a pair of blue slacks hanging in her closet, " to which the other lady responded, "Oh well of course, that's a given!" Don't know why that was so funny to me, but it was).

We had fun playing together:

And the kids had a great time eating dinner and playing outside in the cool of the evening (my absolute favorite part of the day in Spring/Summer months).

Beautiful evening

Sunday

So many blessings yesterday. Here's one!

Mac and Ellis during worship time. Such a sweet moment. (Note: Mac holding tightly to his latest "collection" bag and pieces!)

Well, actually, I can't stop at just one blessing. Here's another!

Started really focusing on potty-training Corrie again last week (she regressed a bit after Davey arrived). The first day we went through seven pairs of underwear. The second day, only three. And since then then we've been averaging about one or two. Not too shabby, Corrie girl! Here she is, holding a "bean" (a jelly belly bean) after "making pee-pee in the potty!"

And another blessing!

Corrie Girl

She's saying, "My teeth are staying in!"