A friend of mine posted this on Facebook today...and I loved it and had to copy it! Enjoy....

‎"O dear mothers, you have a very sacred trust reposed in you by God! He hath in effect said to you, "Take this child and nurse it for Me, and I will give thee thy wages." You are called to equip the future man of God, that he may be thoroughly furnished unto every good work. If God spares you, you may live to hear that pretty boy speak to thousands, and you will have the sweet reflection in your heart that the quiet teachings of the nursery led the man to love his God and serve Him. Those who think that a woman detained at home by her little family is doing nothing, think the reverse of what is true. Scarcely can the godly mother quit her home for a place of worship, but dream not that she is lost to the work of the church; far from it, she is doing the best possible service for her Lord. Mothers, the godly training of your offspring is your first and most pressing duty. Christian women, by teaching children the Holy Scriptures, are as much fulfilling their part for the Lord, as Moses in judging Israel, or Solomon in building the temple."
-- Spurgeon

weekend getaway

my dad surprised us all on christmas morning, by telling us he was taking us all to lake arrowhead for a weekend in march. :) this past weekend, we enjoyed our family getaway! our cabin was very spacious and a bit funky. it has seven levels and the kids kept calling it a "mansion in the mountains." there wasn't snow, but josh made up a game that we dubbed "acorn toss." we enjoyed s'mores by the fire, board games, movies, relaxing, mom's meatloaf and chili, shopping around the village, feeding the ducks on the lake, getting frozen yogurt and playing chess, rides in the village, throwing snow at one another (with the small piles of leftovers), getting breakfast at the popular waffle restaurant, drawing on the chalkboard in the cabin, and squeezing in a little photo shoot of the grandkids and their grandparents. it went by too quickly...but it was so fun to get away all together! :) thank you, dad!!

our new classroom

to make room for baby, we moved our classroom downstairs. the new room is bigger and used to be a guest room. the boys and i are enjoying the extra space that we have now....and this week, we did a fun science project- to learn about the phases of the moon! can't believe this school year is flying by so quickly....and next year, i will be teaching while rocking/feeding/tending to a newborn!!

Our Little Dude!

Here's the little one at 20 weeks!!

"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. Thank You for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous- how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in Your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are Your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!" -Psalm 139:13-18a-

Take a vote.....

I get so frustrated with myself...when I am not keeping up with the blog regularly. I really wanted to share pics with you, that we've taken over the last few months. So many things have happened, that I would love to share...but maybe I just need to accept that "it's just not gonna happen!" So...on a totally different note....

There are four names that we are "throwing around" right now, for baby #3. I am asking my faithful few to give me their opinions....

Keaton, Sutton, Dalton, or Merrick

(and the middle name will be Davis for any of those)!

Feel free to leave me a comment with your vote! :)

It's A.....

BOY!!!

We are expecting our third boy, in July!

We are very excited (and yes, this baby was planned). I am a little over sixteen weeks along, and starting to feel pretty good. Everything looks great so far. We covet your prayers for a healthy baby!!

MIA!

Anyone still there? I can't believe I haven't blogged in over a MONTH! I have never gone this long without a post. Happy 2012! I am alive and doing well....and I am back! :)

I pray you and your families had a wonderful Christmas season. We did! It was busy- and it went by TOO fast (as it does every year)! We got to do many fun things to celebrate the season....

I am dying to share photos and the "theme" of our Christmas.....but I need to make it quick today, as the boys are schooling right now.

I pray that you are blessed in 2012....and I pray that this year brings us all closer to the Lord. I pray that my relationship with Him deepens this year. I pray that in all that I do, I would please my Savior. I hope this finds you well....and I will be back soon with pictures and updates!

Love, Kristi