11. Faithfulness

31 BIBLICAL VIRTUES to pray for your kids


11. Faithfulness. "Let love and faithfulness never leave my children, but bind these twin virtues around their necks and write them on the tablet of their hearts" (Prov. 3:3).

dentist

Grant and I had our teeth cleaned last week, thankfully he did great and got a glowing report from the dentist!  Here is a funny picture I snapped on my phone to capture his first cleaning!

And a quick snapshot of Parker bee bopping around the town before getting dressed for the day!

weekend

Grant and Parker had a grand time at Grandpa and Grandma R's this weekend playing, playing and playing some more.  I think it's safe to say these boys love visiting everyone and especially their cousins!  I didn't get a picture of Parker being carried/pushed/nudged/rolled around by his cousin, Francesca, but we're all pretty sure he had about had it with her by the time we left ;)  Haha, she absolutely adores him, and I'm guessing all babies and children smaller than she, but at one point she came around the corner from the dining room and announced that he was still alive.  Too funny! 

Grant's pants, socks and shoes needed a bit of drying after riding around in the wheel barrow with Grandpa to get firewood so he decided to build with the blocks in his underoos!

 Priceless!

updates on the boys

I'm happy to report Parker is feeling much better after another bout with ear infections.  We have an appointment in one more week with an ENT surgeon to discuss tubes, poor Bear, we want you happy, healthy and off antibiotics for good!

Parker is also talking more and more each day.  He said thank you to his teachers at bible study yesterday while signing thank you at the same time!  He's continuing to say it which is really fun to hear!  This morning I had a magazine in my hands, with a baby pictured on the front, and as I walked by him in the high chair he pointed and said, "A baby!"  

This week Parker's fourth molar finally poked through and his top eye teeth are coming in nicely.  Not much to report on the biting front right now, I'm hoping this will be the new trend!

Grant has successfully completed his first session of swimming lessons without having his Dad or I in the water with him.  He did awesome each class but always complained, after each 30 minute lesson was over, that he was freezing with his little blue lips and chattering teeth to prove it.  It took some convincing and bribery (he could choose a small bag of Cheetos or Fire chips, aka, Doritos, to eat at the end of each class) to get him to continue each Monday and Wednesday but we won and he persevered!

Little brother was Grant's biggest fan from the sidelines of the swimming pool ;)

Lastly, we enjoyed a fun outing to an inflatable bouncy place this week with our friend Colin and his Momma.  The boys had an absolute blast and Grant conquered all of the slides without hesitation.

Does he look happy or what?  

Happy Valentine's Day!

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day this year!  Grant is totally into valentines, (he calls anything shaped like a heart a valentine) we had Valentine books from the library for a good month by the time the actual day rolled around so we were well prepared! 

He wanted to hang valentines on the front door, back doors, all of our windows, tables, you name it and there was a valentine there, I promise!  He painted, colored, drew, stickered, markered, glued, glittered, and cut valentines.  He even made a Valentine box to put his valentines in (thanks to Curious George having one too!).  When it actually came time to make valentines to give away we took an entire morning making our creations and were very pleased with how they all turned out.  Even little bro got in on the action!

My three valentines, I love you guys! XOXO

prayer for our kiddos

31 BIBLICAL VIRTUES to pray for your kids


10. Biblical self-esteem.  "Help my children develop a strong self-esteem that is rooted in the realization that they are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus" (Eph. 2:10).

chomp

Parker bit Grant.  I saw the whole thing unfold so I at least have the peace of mind knowing that Grant had it coming, at least some sort of retaliation.  Biting wouldn't have been my first choice of revenge but I'm just the Mom and they don't seem to ask me!

The boys were playing/wrestling/bouncing/rolling around on the couch, Grant put Parker in a headlock of sorts and, therefore, Parker bit his leg.  He left a bruise, it looks like a perfect one molar bite.  Parker is getting his last of four molars and has been biting, chewing, sucking on about everything.  Needless to say, Grant was very much less than thrilled and is now on the lookout for his biting brother.

That was yesterday, now fast-forward to today.  Both of them riding side-by-side in a dual shopping cart and out of the blue Parker leans over and chomps on Grant's arm, this time completely unwarranted. Three minutes later, same thing.  Thankfully they had their heavy coats on and Grant didn't even flinch and Parker decided my wrath wasn't worth doing it again...or he just plain forgot, none-the-less, no more biting to report the rest of today!  Hopefully this will be the last chomping post!