The Child Training Bible

Stop by my friends new blog! She has created an amazing resource for training up our little ones! Or, I guess I should say she is using what God has provided, The Bible, and made it very easy to navigate scriptures that pertain to different heart issues that need to be addressed during the training of our precious little ones! I made one of the child training bibles and I love it! I think it is also fair to call it a Mom training bible!

A vision for motherhood.

I saw this on another blog this morning and loved it. Just had to re-post here.

"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is place in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into it's soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no others hands the sacred and holy trust given to her." -JR Miller

My dear friend's blog featured on Ladies Against Feminism!

My friend Valerie's blog and a piece she wrote about whether or not we are actually pro-life was featured on the site Ladies Against Feminism! She writes beautifully about this topic and doesn't hold back and yet is sweet and gentle with her words. Go check it out. I think it may not be what you would expect. =)

He's walking!

And falling then walking again then falling again. It never gets old watching your babies go through all the different stages. Gregory is just as fun as the rest of them were. I can't believe he turned one already! I'm still in shock! Anyway, his first year has been great. He is a joy and usually has a smile on his face. I am very happy that he is finally toddling around. Although completely walking all the time would be nice seeing as how he is sooooo big and heavy and I am exhausted carrying him!

By the way, my exhaustion is likely from the fact that I am almost 15 weeks pregnant! I know most of you know but I keep getting a very shocked look here and there so I guess formal announcements are still necessary even when announcing your 4th or 5th or so on. =)

I am due July 11th. Exactly opposite of our fall/winter babies. It will be weird to have a summer baby but I am excited! God is good and he has blessed us again with a very special gift! We are thankful and can't wait to meet this new little one. We would like to find out what this one is so look for a post in the coming weeks for the results. I am thinking boy but we will see! The boys room is already set up and ready for a third. If it's a girl I will have to get creative in the girls room. Of course Sydney and Jaclynn are convinced this baby is a girl and Calvin is sure it is a boy. Steven and I have no preference and look forward to the day we look straight into this precious blessings eyes and say I love you. Then, introduce him or her to the rest of the group and the sweet chaos we call life!

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Family Pictures

Fun photo session with The Still Picture Company! :)

Super awesome diapers.com deal!

use code STEV1360

shop for all your baby needs: body pillows, good start formula, swaddle pod

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Use the code above to get 20% off your order at diapers.com

They have Robees on sale plus free shipping, so you can score some super cute baby shoes for under $10.00! That is more than half off! Use the code that is displayed in the box for your discount!  They have a fairly large selection of boy and girl shoes that are on sale. Not just the super cute dump truck ones above. :) Happy shopping!
***UPDATE***
Ordered mine yesterday Morning Monday November 22nd, they arrived on my door step this morning, Tuesday November 23rd! Love it!!!!
***NEW UPDATE***
Just checked the diapers.com site again and prices are back up to normal. :(  Hope some of you jumped on the deal when it was still going!
You can still use the code to receive 20% off anything you order on that site. I am sure you can still find a great deal on something you need!

Lunch, recess and other fun stuff...

Here are a few recent shots of normal life around here. Lots of eating and bouncing off the walls, trampoline, couches or whatever else they may find that has the ability to launch them into the air. :) 

These four silly kids keep me busy and smiling. I like them and am thankful for them. 

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Morning recess...so much fun!