Nieces are so much fun!

This is one of those days I wish never had to end. I love these girls so much!

My Niece Char is a hoot! So full of life.

Phe is adorable and so sweet.

Aya is so silly & has quite an imagination. This is her dancing with the broom. Love it!

I just love her to pieces! She has the cutest voice & laugh ever.

They play so well together. Sister love!

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3 weeks ago today, I jumped on a train (alone!) and went to see my Sister and her girls. My Mom was also there visiting. My Sisters hubby Al will be starting Reality Boston....Did ya catch that?...I said Boston! Sigh* Why is Boston so stinken far?

I know God has a plan to prosper and not to harm, so I rest in that ;-) and I rejoice in all that HE has planned for my Sister and her family. Please pray for http://realityboston.com,

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My Sister Nina is an amazing Mother. I am so proud of her. She may be my little sister, but I look up to her as a woman of God, a wife and a mother. I am so glad she is my little sister, my friend, and my sister in the Lord.

They had fun at the beach. This Auntie loved watching them play.

Precious Moments

One night I grabbed my camera and captured this amazing moment between Autumn and Daddy. These pictures are priceless to me, and I know one day they will be priceless to Autumn. My kids are so blessed to have such an amazing Dad.

Rainy day = Art Time!

Yaya & Granpa sent Katie Bug art stuff for her birthday. So on this beautiful rainy day we were not board at all. Art time was so much fun! Thank you Yaya & Granpa!!

Baseball verses Jacob....

...The Baseball Won!

Jacobs 1st day ever at baseball practice. His coach hits the first ball of the season, and it takes Jacob out. It was a ground ball that hit a pocket of dirt, then slugged Jake in the eye. Yikes! His coach felt so bad.

1st Pic. is Jake in the ER. Praise God he was okay.

2nd pic is Jake the next day. I am really proud of how he has handled this whole situation. And yes he is still playing baseball. Oh Lord, please protect him!

#5!!!!!

*She is such a sweety *Everyone she meets is an instant friend. *She is quick to forgive.

*She asks all of us every morning "How did you sleep?". *If you look sad she will make sure you are okay. *She loves to learn. *She loves Preschool and Sunday School. *She loves to play with her toy kitchen. *She loves to talk about food. *Her favorite food is Macaroni and eggs.

*When she talks she often uses her hands (just like she was in this picture). *She memorises songs quickly. *She loves to sing. *She can be very soft spoken, but if she gets excited she can be really loud. *She loves girly girl clothes and shoes. *She LOVES Barney. *She loves to play dress up.

*She is excited to be #5! *She loves her brothers and sisters. *She loves when Daddy plays air plane with her. *She loves when mommy reads to her. *She is very protective of her little Sister *She is a great big sister! *When she walks she looks like Mowgli from the Jungle book (It's so cute!) *Her nicknames are - Katie Bug, Sissy, Mowgli, and Kate. *her favorite colors are red and green (at least today they are).

Happy Birthday week Katie Bug! We Love you!

Preschool!

My little Preschooler ~
Katie Bug saying Bye-Bye to Momma before she heads in the class room for her first day of Pre-school. EEK! She was very excited!
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She loved every min. of it. I am so proud of her. She did great!
This is after preschool. I think Kate was tired at this point. Long day, filled with fun & new friends!

Fabulous February!!

I called this Fabulous February, cause it was just that...Fabulous! The last 2 weeks were a blast. We made some great memorise with our kids, and that makes me so happy.
One weekend we went to Playland - Kate calls it Disneyland. Trenton said it was the "best day ever!" I agree with Trenton. We rode the train, boats, rides and went to Stroyland. Thank you Groupon!
The next weekend we to the snow up at Grant Grove. That was so much fun! Almost all the kids LOVED the snow. Katie Bug was not a fan. Poor thing nearly froze. Next time I will bundle her up better, and I know she will love it. We didn't expect snow up there, but were pleasantly surprised. Snowball fight and all!

Nearly New Shop

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Nearly-New-Shop/279794155419454

This is our favorite store and I have had the honor to keep up their facebook. Please check it out.

Taadaa!

I almost got rid of this dirty chair, but I am glad I didn't! I found some fabric my Auntie Di gave me and went all pinterest on this old chair. Now my daughter has a zebra chair for her desk. It only cost me 2 glue sticks, and a half hour of my time. I Love saving money! And I love getting my craft on!

My Teenager

My Sweet Bundle of Joy!Jacobs Best Bud Micah. They have been friends since the nursery at Calvary Chapel Fresno The hair
He wants to be chef. He is good at it already.
My little boy... is not so little anymore.

Brothers ~ what a special bond they have. I hope that last forever.
13 years ago I gave birth to a perfect baby boy - Jacob R. Lanier.

It's hard to believe that it was 13 years ago. Where does time go? That cold winter day was one of the greatest days of my life. John and I were so excited to be parents, and Jacob made our life busy and fun. Jacob was truly a gift from God. He was the cutest baby and he brought so much joy to our entire family. His Aunties were in love with him. I think I saw my sisters and Angela more that first year then all our years combined. He stole all of our hearts from day one.

Jacob was, and still is full of life.

He has kept me on my toes since he was first born. We have grown up together. I was just 19 when I had him. It's been an amazing, trying, stretching of faith, fun 13 years.

I can't wait to see what God has in store for his teen years.

I pray that he grows up to be just like his daddy -

a hard worker, loyal, loving, humble and most important a heart for Jesus.

I pray that he won't have to go down rough roads, just to learn simple lessons.

I pray that his heart for Missions never dies, but only grows deeper.

I pray that we will always have a special bond, no matter what life throws us.

I pray that he will find an amazing Godly wife,

that will love him, support, and respect him, and pray for him every day.

1 Sam 1:27 ~
I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him.