Merry Christmas to Me!

Thank you, Aaron!

Billy Graham Library Christmas

Disclaimer- We do realize Asher's face is dirty in these pictures. We didn't realize that it was SO dirty until the flash on the camera really captured it for us. eesh. I know he's a 2nd child and all, but we really do bathe him. Poor boy has food on his face in every.single.picture we take!

He can eat cheerios and climb stairs now- 8 months old already?

A bit fuzzy, but you get the picture, Santa was not a big hit.

Another Azaylee Quote...

"What would you like for dinner tonight, Azaylee?" I asked, expecting the usual "chicken nucks" answer
Zay- "oh, just a casserole"
Me- " A casserole?"
Zay- " yeah, with chicken in it, maybe"

How old is she?? :)

Azaylee Quotes!

Me- "Azaylee you need to stop screaming at Asher. You need to have a happy heart and talk to him in a nice way."
Azaylee- "YES MAAM!"
Me- "Is your heart happy now?"
Azaylee- "No, but my toes are!" - she said as she wiggled her toes where I could see them


Azaylee as she was having a snack of goldfish, started placing every other goldfish on the coffee table in a pile.
me- "Azaylee, why are you putting your snack on the table?"
Azaylee- "For Leighra."
Me looking confused
Azaylee- "She wants some and she's comin later to get 'em"

Encouragement

“Christian thanksgiving is the life of Christ in the heart — transforming the disposition and the whole character.

Thanksgiving must be wrought into the life as a habit—before it can become a fixed and permanent quality.

An occasional burst of praise, in the midst of years of complaining, is not what is required. Songs on rare, sunshiny days; and no songs when skies are cloudy—will not make a life of gratitude. The heart must learn to sing always.

This lesson is learned only when it becomes a habit which nothing can weaken. We must persist in being thankful.

When we can see no reason for praise—we must believe in the divine love and goodness, and sing in the darkness.

Thanksgiving has attained its rightful place in us, only when it is part of all our days and dominates all our experiences.”

J. R. Miller, 1912

Asher loves peas!

Buddies- Wed, Nov. 30th

Blow drying your hair is serious business.

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas...

"I take a picture with my man. Smile man!"

Playtime! - Tues, 29

No, Asher is not allowed to play with those toys he is reaching for.

These are more like it! Although he would prefer to play with anything Azaylee has in her hands.

Azaylee loves when Caroline comes over!- Monday, Nov 28th

Doing "Exercises"- about a week ago

Azaylee requests Aaron to do this with her nearly every evening.

Psalm 105:4-5
Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His presence continually!
Remember the wondrous works He has done, His miracles and the judgements He has uttered.

Scrubbed and Murphy Oiled

Playing with Daddy's Childhood Toys...

No More Deck!

No use crying over spilled....cheerios. It was quite tempting though.

Playing... 8:37 AM(not sure what she was doing on top of Asher but he just kept laughing)

Sorted and ready to go...Just another laundry mountain Monday.

What I am reading...

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

(Romans 8:1-11 ESV)

My moment of weakness...

Hi baby!

I think she is in love.

Today, I bought Azaylee a baby doll. A brand new one at the store. I have never done this. We were actually there picking out birthday gifts for Azaylee's friends. Whenever she was looking around she spotted this doll with a pacifier and placed it in her mouth. The doll began to coo and fall asleep. "Pretty impressive", I thought," these things have come a long way since the 90s.'" Next thing I know Azaylee has gone to our diaper bag for a tissue and is wiping the baby dolls nose by sticking her hand through a hole in the plastic. She is also telling the baby, "Its ok, I get scissors. I get you out a 'dere." It was just so sweet. She was in love with "breathing baby" on aisle 5. I looked at the price tag 19.99, marked down from 27.99. And that is when I was weak and shelled out 20 dollars for a baby doll..... According to Azaylee her name is "Ashers" and she is sweet. You only live once, right?

Shhh!