January flew by! i can't believe i am trying to plan the boy's birthday party! Ryder will be 5 and Gunner will be 3! that's nuts! here are a few pics/stories of the kids from the month...
john reads to the boys every night, it is so sweet! one night john fell asleep early so i got to read with them, and i read, from the Bible aunt juju got them, the story of Abraham and Isaac. they were at the part where abraham was getting ready to sacrafice isaac, i paused for a sec. wondering if i should read them this at night time...it talked about a knife and it could of been scary for them, but i felt at peace about it and continued to read. i got to the part where the story was explaining that one day there would be a perfect sacrafice, and right then Ryder said, "Jesus". i said, "you're right, ryder!" it was amazing how things are starting to click with him about what Jesus has done for us, and i just continue to pray for the day of salvation for my little ones!
gunner is obsessed with the movie tangled. they play some parts at our house, and ryder is obviously flynn rider, gunner got pascal (the cameleon sp?) and i, of course, got to be the princess. (when the boys don't wanna do what i say i sing to them, Motheeeer knows best!) well, one night john and i were watching american idol and gunner yells, "mommy, mommy, a princess, a princess loook!" and points above us, and on the shelf is a picture of me in my wedding dress (john was in it too)! i mean come on! my heart melted! i felt so special, he captures my heart!
taylor is just my little doll, she is spunky, aware, army crawling, eating like a champ, getting her second tooth, fun to dress, show stopper, we are in love at our house! here are some pictures of her while she is doing what she loves to do...be upsidedown! loves it!
she had a bath and while i was lotioning her, she started to fall asleep, and this is what her hair looked like when she got up from her nap!
Ryder had just eaten something red, not sure, and i am still in my PJ's.
ok, i can't, i have to talk about my little ones! they are so precious, i cry in an instant when i think, "what if something happens to them!" i love how ryder is so passionate about life right now, especially about God and Jesus and dying...deep i know! i've been answering death question for the last month! it's not always a dark conversation, but i don't lie to him either. today i explained the fall of man, in toddler terms and was pretty impressed it was about 3 sentences! haha! i used to love fall and spring so much, but now with little ones, there is a new perspective on summer! oh how i love it! i want to spend every second with ry, he will be in kindergarten next year, 2 months away! someone i barely know right now will be with him longer during the day than his mother that raised him from birth! it's so weird and it's the rest of his life! ok, that was dramatic, but it's what i'm thinking right now.
i love gunner, i have talked with my friend haverlee about this, we both wish we could freeze their little voices in time and keep it forever! there is nothing sweeter to hear than a 3yr old's voice! it makes me melt! he is saying and talking and doing so much, he rides his bike so fast, (way faster than ry) and is a worker! he has got that vanderpool crazy work ethic in him, i love to see him help his daddy outside all day long! he is a singer and dancer, a lover and fighter, a sweetheart and a winner! he loves it when i jump on the tramp with him! for a little boy he can really keep his balance! we recently went to branson and silver dollar city, he was a champ he rode everything he could, and was great! (ryder did amazing too)
Tots! i love my taylor brynn!! gosh, she is a darling baby! on vacation, i can't even put into words how good she was! she fell asleep without any problem, didn't complain at all, sat in her car seat great, ate everything easily, she is the perfect baby! she loves her daddy so much, she is a mommy and daddy's girl in public (like consider it an honor if she even smiles at you), but when it's just us, she is a complete daddy's girl! holy cow! like an obsession, she only gives john a certain smile and her whole face glows! john is obsessed, he loves it and that girl has him wrapped around her little pinkie! someone said to me once, oh you'll love doing this with her, shopping together will be so fun--and i do not disagree, i'm in heaven, and i figured out i just have to tell her to ask for her daddy's wallet, and he'll hand it right over! hehe!
i did some flowers for our cousin's wedding, some before's and after's...(still learning!)
