Cute kids

We spontaneously went and had pictures taken yesterday. I've been trying to find time to have this done on a weekend for about a month, and it just hasn' t happened. So, when we had some spare time this morning, I called and got an appointment and packed up the crew. Here are some of the ones we ordered:

Funny but wrong

Someday, he'll be totally mortified by this story, but nevertheless it must be recorded for posterity.

We had a shower for Julie's new baby last Friday. It was an informal family event, kids and all. We were visiting upstairs and most of the kids were downstairs watching HSM2. I got a potty duty call and started downstairs. Sam was outside of the bathroom where the (mostly girls) were watching tv, pants down to his ankles, and he was dancing and singing "booty shaking, booty shaking." The girls were shrieking and laughing. I was filled with such shock, humor and embarassment-- I was awestruck. I ran down and ushered him to the bathroom. Once inside, I told him that he couldn't go around naked in front of other people, especially not girls. He asked why, and I came up with "Because God made those parts special and we need to keep them to ourselves."

"Why," he asked.

"Well, they're just special, that's why. Keep your pants on."

I went upstairs and informed the others that their daughters had just been exposed to some full frontal and backside nudity courtesy of Sam. Julie mentioned that her girls were wondering what Baby David would look like and how he would be different. I told her to fear no more, they now knew exactly what he'd look like! We were still laughing when Sam ran upstairs to play in the toy room with the other boys. A few seconds later, a parade of girls came up from downstairs chanting "Sam! Sam! Sam! Sam!"

It was a night to remember, that's for sure!

A Jaime Holiday

This is more a story about me than Sam or Kate, but I wanted to share it with you as a reminder of God's faithfulness in our lives.

I've been praying/worrying/praying for months about Sam's preschool schedule. We were thrown into a tailspin after a child care change, and I've been wondering how I was going to get Sam to his Thursday preschool session. Last weekend, my mother-in-law graciously volunteered to pickup and drop off on Thursdays, but I have really been praying to switch him to M/W instead of T/Th-- so that I could just change my working schedule and accommodate his needs.

The last few days have been low points for me spiritually, and I really was having a concentrated prayer and study time last night, including letting out some honest frustration. The study was on David's exhaustion after fighting the Philistines AGAIN later in his life, and I thought-- that is really how I feel right now. Like I am fighting the same battles, the same sins, the same temptations, over and over and over again. And I'm tired. Really.

Well, nothing really sparked, but I was thankful for the connection between the study and my life. I noticed some messages on the phone and went to check and guess what? A call from the preschool saying that they'd had a cancellation for M/W and Sam was in! I know that God didn't have to answer me that way because it's what I'd wanted, but I was just so thankful for yet another reminder that God is out there working together for good and bringing about His plans in His time. Today has been a virtual Jaime holiday too, filled with little reminders of the good that He's given me in my life. Tomorrow may be awful or chaotic again, but I am so thankful for the break and the reminder of His love.

I've got a meeting

We ran to the donut store before a meeting at church and saw our friend Sue who works there. When we were leaving, Sue said, "See you later Sam."

"No, I won't see you later. I've got a meeting," Sam said.