petting zoo and other pics of will

will loved the pheasants and pearl guinea.

nana says, pet the bunny. will's first time seeing a bunny - and most of the other animals there.

i know this is gross, but it cracks me up. this is the sliding door to our screen porch.

so much more

"earth is crammed with heaven
and every common bush ablaze with God
but only he who sees, takes off his shoes
the rest can only sit and pick blackberries"

elizabeth browning

i saw this yesterday written in the margin of my Bible in Exodus when Moses sees the burning bush. i think my old testament professor shared this with the class one day many years ago. i think i may have even blogged this poem before. i guess i really like it. sitting and picking blackberries sounds very pleasant and yummy, but God has so much more to show us and give us. If we will only have eyes to see and a heart to worship and obey.

will's stats

we just went to will's 15 month check up. as the doctor says - he is disgustingly healthy for which i am so thankful!

weight - 24 lbs. 4.5 oz. (44%)
height - 31.5 inches (59%)
head circumference - 18 3/4 inches (62%)
bmi - 17.2 (this is perfect - wish mine was perfect!)

he got three vaccines - mmr, chicken pox, and we went ahead and threw in the flu shot just for fun! yeah right.

i think he has 4 molars now which i'm pretty sure explains some of the rough nights (and other times) we've been having on occasion here.

we have our occasional battle of the wills (or as i like to call - Battle of the Will), but he is an absolute sweetheart.

building with blocks

will did this on sunday. 4 blocks. yay!

animal sounds

sorry, you can't hear will very well - maybe we can get a better video soon. but, this is him doing some of his animal and other sounds. he does tractor, snake, fish, dog, bee, and monkey.

will is 15 months

modeling shot. i'm gonna say this is his 15 month picture (even though it was taken a day early).
this is on the front stoop of our house. he is so handsome i can't stand it.

he runs now - when he runs his cheeks jiggle - love it! his poor cheeks get some major abuse. i will be so sad when they are gone.

will hears an airplane. there are lots of airplanes that fly over our house - i never noticed them much until will started telling me about every single one.

this is the swing in our backyard. will loves to watch us swing - sometimes he will swing with us for a few seconds.

daddy time! and color coordinated too!

brush after chocolate

i went to the dentist this morning - mom, don't read this.

had 4 cavities - small ones, but still 4!

i love chocolate way too much.

i'm starting to brush my teeth after lunch. i'm a sahm after all. the dentist said chocolate and candy was okay as long as you brush afterwards. halloween is coming up so when you go get your halloween candy buy some flouride too!

the High

a detail pic of a quilt in the folk art section - love folk art.

lee is excited to be on a date that lasts more than 2 hours. i had forgotten how much he loves museums - he enjoyed it more than i did. i'm pretty impatient and like to speed through. he likes to read about every piece and learn as much as he can. one of the many ways we are different from one another.

my first trip to the high museum of art - i'm excited! i studied this piece of architecture in college. love richard meier.

me and my sweetie! afterwards we ate at Figo - we got to eat outside - food was so tasty - and then instead of sharing a piece of pie, lee got two pieces! we couldn't decide between the key lime pie and the peanut butter pie. both were excellent! i'm a big pb and chocolate freak, but i have to say the key lime was the best. great date! oh, and the tickets were free because it was museum day. we just had to pay for parking. God loves me.