psalm 4:8

"I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety."
Psalm 4:8

thank you, God, for reminding me of this verse through a friend recently.
you are my refuge and my peace.

faces of will

will's "silly face". just a funny face he likes to do.

lookin cool in his shades at the parade

will's spikey hairdo. he calls it his bikey hair.

just a cute boy. he loves sitting at the bar now that he can climb up on the stool. i think he's saying, "cheese" here.

will's "watching elmo face" elmo is so deep.

will's wheelbarrow

he loves picking up.

we're gonna get him a rake next.

feel like 19 again

this is an old cereal coupon i ran across that i found very intriguing. "feel like 19 again". hmmm. it's funny that they choose 19 - like 20 is when it all goes downhill. i think i would have chosen something like, "feel like 23 again". i was out of school, met my husband, and my body was prebaby. haha.

even though my bones (and for that matter, skin and hair) were younger at 19, i think i was the same weight i am right now at 4 months pregnant all thanks to the freshman 10. 28 isn't so bad.

graham cracker recipe

here is the graham cracker recipe - finally got it typed up. i got this recipe from crystal miller's website the family homestead.

Graham Crackers

1/3 cup olive oil

1/3 cup honey

¼ cup milk

2 T. molasses

1 t. vanilla

2 ½ to 3 cups whole wheat pastry flour

1 t. baking powder

½ t. baking soda

¼ t. salt

1 t. cinnamon

in large mixing bowl using wire wisk, combine first 5 ingredients. In a smaller bowl combine 2 ½ cups pastry flour and last 4 ingredients. At some point you'll want to switch from wisk to large spoon. Add extra ½ cup flour if dough is sticky. Although a little sticky is okay. Begin to mix with hands.

Preheat oven to 300. divide dough in half. Spray large cookie sheet (one without sides is best) with Pam. Roll out dough on cookie sheet. Use pizza cutter to cut into squares and poke with fork. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

my babies

will saw a commercial for mcdonalds the other day and looked at me and said, "E I E I O".

he's been sleeping in his big boy bed for over a week now. today he realized he could get down out of his bed and play during naptime. i went in his room and told him to get back in bed. amazingly he obeyed and in a timely manner. he's not asleep yet, but i am hopeful. sounds like he is reading one of his tractor books. he just said "backing up now".

he sings several songs now and they are somewhat recognizable. wheels on the bus, twinkle twinkle, do Lord, and if you're happy and you know it. he says "happy know clap hands!" except it sounds like "hoppy know ap ands!"

he loves to race mommy and daddy around the island in the kitchen. he loves to push me with his feet while he's lying down and for me to pretend i'm falling down.

he repeats everything.

baby number 2 is growing and wearing me out. most days are okay. some days i have no energy. i nap with will and get 10 hours of sleep at night and i'm still moving slow. can't wait to find out the gender in a few weeks!