Hello little lizard in our house....yes that is the doors out to the patio from INSIDE our bedroom...Whit and I did not think this was very cool...Mal on the other hand thought this was AWESOME and got Scott to catch it for her...

Here she is VERY excited...she enjoyed keeping him around for a bit and then decided it was time to send him back to his home outside...

She named it Lainie (like her american girl doll) gave it a few pets and watched it speed away...she has left the "home" ie gladware container with holes punched in it...outside with food inside so "Lainie" can return and get something to eat whenever she feels the need. Oh how I love my precious Mallory...heart of gold.

So while my mom was here (my dad had to leave 2 days before her) we went with my MOPS group to the Lion Country Safari...basically its a drive thru zoo where you see the animals up close and then it ends in a little mini amusment park. It was acutally pretty cool...the lions made me a little uneasy...especially when mom is in the back looking up some facts on the place and she is reading something like "this is the only one left...there used to be several..." and one of the comments on a page was "I remember when that one dude got eaten in 78" ahhhh!

Anyway...we had a good time and some good laughs

My favorite was mom and the girls feeding the giraffes...

Look at that tongue...and moms face is HILAROUS!!!

Bentley thought it was funny too...

Such a fun time...so thankful we were all together and had mimi with us too...she is the best! We are so truly blessed! LOVE YOU MAMA!!!!!!xoxoxoxo

 I apologize for slacking on entries the last 2 weeks...we had some very important visitors with us for a few days...

Thats right!! Mimi and Papi were here :) WE HAD A FANTASTIC TIME!

We spent a day at the beach soaking up the sunshine and fresh air and eating...

Ice Cream!!!!!!!!!!!

and just had a fabulous time!!!!!!!!!

This pic cracks me up...loving Mal's face...Whits dress covering Papi and Bentley completly hidden in his seat! Ha! :) Mom looks fab though! :)

We had a great time and Mimi and Papi couldn't get enough play time with the girls and cuddle time with this guy...

Love you so much mom and dad!!!!

After writing about the happenings of Whitney and Bentley yesterday I really just have it on my heart and mind to talk about my sweet Mallory. These aren't new pictures just some of my favorites from the last few months. Oh thank you Jesus I love this little girl! She is such a sweetheart and I am just so thankful for this wonderful time in our lives right now without lots of extra activities I am really getting to spend quality quiet time with each of our chidren and just really get to know their little hearts and personalities. Mallory is such a lover...she is silly and as I have mentioned is always coming up with "great ideas" these days. She loves her brother and sister like crazy...and she and Whitney for sure have their fighting moments but I just think it is so sweet how when Mal "shops" at the school store she brings something for Whitney every time. Mal is growing so quickly and I just love hearing her stories and watching her play. She is truly a treasure.

I love everything about her...even her drama and stubborn streak...maybe it's because she gets it from me :) ha!

I love watching her at the beach...so full of laughter and carefree happiness...I truly hopes she has this her entire life...

I have so much fun with Mallory and just adore our time together...one of my favorite conversations from this week was somthing like this..."mommy can we go to the dollar store soon"..."sure sweetie"...."I know its your favorite mommy because Whitney and I have fun and can shop a lot for cool things and it doesn't cost you all your money"...hilarious! Have I mentioned how much I love this little girl?!

I am so proud of her and how quickly she makes friends and what a positive attitude she has about moving. I really feel  prayers being answered as Mallory has done so great and has not struggled with her shyness at all. I thank God every day for all three of our children. They make me feel so overwhelmed with love...thank you Jesus.

"Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4

Hello from Bentley :)

Bentley turned 11 weeks old on Wednesday...he is SO stinkin' cute! I know I am a little bias having carried him around for 9 months and given birth to him and all that but I am pretty sure he is perfect ;)

Yesterday I let him try out the bumbo...he was really happy but he didn't have quite enough stregnth with his head and neck...

We will try it again in a few more weeks :)

So as I was taking pics of Whit working on her name yesterday I had Bentley playing on the floor...

He looked like he migh be up to something ;) then he started grunting and leaning really hard to the side...

and suddenly..

over he went :) YEAH Bentley! I can't believe I happened to have the camera and got him in action! So exciting!

He was pretty happy with himself :)

Did I mention how much I love him? ;)

"The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance." 2 Peter 3:9

I am so excited and so proud of Whitney!!! For months I have been working with her to help her get excited about letters and learning to write her name and she has not been interested at all. I have made trips to the teacher supply store and pulled out all my fun ideas from when I was teaching...she hasn't even given it a second glance...two of my favorite responses have been "no thanks mommy...want to play barbies?" and "no thats okay I am to little...I am busy playing"  hilarious! :) I love her more than I could ever put into words! Yesterday  I decided to make her a little name plate and create a desk area (she loves to play school with Mal) I made each letter in a different color so she could clearly identify each letter...something about it got her excited and VOILA...

She can't get enough of it...she loves to use the crayon that matches the sign and likes to keep trying and trying and hanging them on the fridge :) WOO HOO...I am so happy!! But she is still my girl...Scott came home and said...'Whitney will you write your name for daddy?"...and she replied "no thanks I am busy with the WIGGLES" Oh my goodness I LOVE HER! :)

"He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy."

                                                                   Job 8:21

Santa brought the girls bikes for Christmas and they have been having SO much fun going out riding everyday. It is actually pretty hilarious because this is Whitney first time really riding a bike and teaching her is slightly frustrating but mostly hilarious. She spent the first day just saying "I can't and trying to go backwards" and then when she finally got the hang of it she kept stopping to adjust her baby in the back and apply lipgloss...when we got home she said "mom when we go riding tomorrow don't let me forget my lipgloss because it is important." oh wow...she is so funny :) Let me add that being out everyday in the winter walking with Bentley and the girls on their bikes is a piece of heaven...thank you Jesus!



As I mentioned Lauren was here visiting the last few days and on the 2nd we went to Hollywood Beach near Miami and spent the afternoon on the beach. It was SO beautiful and we just couldn't get over the fact it was January 2nd :) We all had such a good time!



Auntie Lauren was her visiting us the past few days! :) We loved having her here and we had a great time! The girls always love playing with Lauren. Mallory has been cracking us up lately...she is still at an age where seh says anything and everything that pops into her head but she also really thinks things through and is very curious and full of what she refers to a "GREAT ideas" When we were at the pool the other day Lauren was sitting with her feet in the water with shorts and a tee shirt and on and it was nice and quiet with about 6 people laying out and Mallory just keeps repeatedly loudly asking "Aunt Lauren why don't you just hop in and swim naked"another great idea! :) why didn't we think of that! haha! :) My favorite was shen Scott jumped in and Mal is yelling "WOW dad where did you learn to jump like that? Those were some BIG WAVES" we all cracked up...I know I say this all the time but I just LOVE our kids :)