Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day to my Husband!

I love you! I am honored to have your last name and be the mama to your children. I love how you love me. I love that we can laugh together.

I love that you come home to me, that you want to come home to me. I love how hard you work for us, I admire your hard work and I am so blessed by it. I love how we can just relax at the end of the day, on the couch with a back scratch and some TV.

You are a great communicator. You keep me honest. You help me communicate how I am feeling. You have encouraged me to be myself. You accept me. You love me with your kind words.



I feel safe with you. I trust you. I love you. I am excited to raise our kids together. I enjoy being around you. I want to be with you. I love the way you smell. I love the food you cook. I love the kind of dad you are. You are kind, patient, loving, understanding, helpful, funny, creative and wise.



I cannot thank the Lord enough for the kind of husband He gave me when He gave me you. I am so blessed by the kind of dad you are to our kids. Thank you for working so hard and being so understanding. I am honored to be at home during the day with our kids, even if some days are harder than others, it is such a privilege to be able to be their mama and spend so much time with them. Thank you for making that possible!



I love you. I want to spend the rest of my life loving you, I pray that I can continue to love you how you want and need to be loved. Thank you for asking me to marry you. This adventure has been wonderful and I cannot wait to see what the Lord has in store this year!

Play Time...

Caitlyn LOVES the pack'n play....



she kicks her feet and talks and talks and talks...



she adores her toys that her brother hung up for her...



... Isaac picked out all the fun toys from the "Baby Sister toy bin" and strung them across the pack and play with ribbon, it was really cute, he got frustrated because they kept falling off but I helped him tie the ribbon and now the toys are there to stay!

Caitlyn loves to be in the pack and play. It is fun to see her start to play, "talk" and interact with us and her toys.

Valentines

It was so fun this year... Isaac and his daddy found a box of SpiderMan Valentines! We have spent a little time each night putting them together for his friends from school. It is really fun to watch him write the names of his friends in the place labeled "To" and to write his name in the place labeled "From".



By the way, notice the green cape, that means "Flysaac" has come to the house. Flysaac is Isaac's super hero name, so when the cape appears, so does Flysaac!



Bless his heart, he has worked hard on his valentines. Writing each and every one. Spelling the names of his friends, taping a piece of candy to each one and decorating with a heart shaped sticker!



It has been fun. I am so glad to have these kinds of things to do at our kitchen table. It makes my heart happy!

Brownies for the neighbors

We now have neighbors, not that we didn't before, but now, we have real neighbors. You know, the type that help you shovel, the type that have kids who want to play with your kids.

So, my son wanted to make them brownies so he could go over and say Hi! It was really cute!



So, we spent some time baking... Isaac did it all, he cracked the eggs, he stirred everything in the bowl and he waited and watched as the baked...



Truth be told, we all ate them before they got to the neighbors! So we are going to make a new batch and not eat them. What can I say, everything that we needed to bake was packed for so long we were all so excited about it, we couldn't help it!

She loves.....

... the binkie! It took her a few months to get it, but she loves it now! And it is the cutest thing ever! The binkie in the picture is the ONLY one she will take. I love it, it is pink, it is cute and it is totally different than the ones her brother loved. I can't get enough of her beautiful binkie lovin self!

Bath Time - Play Time

Isaac LOVES bath time - and Caitlyn does too! It is the best part of the night. We put them both in the tub together and they laugh, play, read and "swim" together. Caitlyn loves to be in the water, no tears, just hanging out happily with her big brother.



I know it is not made for this, but the Bumbo chair is a fabulous bath chair! It keeps Caitlyn upright, she can "float" and play with her brother, without getting cold! We love it!

Snow Day!

My son is so blessed to have a backyard all to himself! He has been praying for Jesus to give him a yard for a while, and man, did Jesus deliver!

Today, the ground is covered in snow, so around 8:30am Isaac got all dressed and ready to go outside!



He dug out his toys that were covered.







He ran around and kicked every ball that was in the yard!



It made his day to play outside first thing in the morning!







He piled the snow in the back of his trucks and drove it from point A to point B, over and over again!



He laid down and rolled over and over!



He came in covered in snow, shivering and happy!

Home...

We have been packed for a while, two years actually. We started the moving process in 2009, and we have officially MOVED!

The Lord has blessed us with the perfect home. The house is cozy, it is yellow, which happens to be my favorite color. The house is peaceful.



The kids share a room, the play room is full of laughter, movies and toys. The basement is the perfect place for a guys night. The kitchen is by far a favorite of mine, it is open, it is big with lots of windows and space for our table. It is peaceful! It is home!

It has a great porch. The backward is a place for Isaac to run around and be a boy.

Our boxes are unpacked, the pictures are hung and we are settled in. More to come soon!

Christmas at our house..

Christmas at our house was wonderful! I pray yours was too!



We decorated a tree.



We took lots of naps! Daddy has worked lots and having a new born baby in the house means we sleep as often as we can! Family nap time is restful, peaceful and treasured!



We watched the Bronco game.

We opened presents!

We ate lots of yummy food, counted our blessings and enjoyed eachother!

We played games! Minute to Win It was a part of our annual family triva game. We played board games and word games! We laughed and we loved!

Such a fun time of year to be a mama! Such a fun time of year to be a child of God and see how He provides for us over and over! Such a fun time of year to celebrate!

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Pictures of both kids taken at 3 weeks old, by the same dear friend of mine... precious memories of my sweet kids! I love you Corrie!

Pictures of Him taken on November 10, 2007
Pictures of Her taken on November 9, 2011

Beautiful Girl

Dear Daughter of Mine -



You are at home in your daddy's arms!



You are beautiful.



I carried you in my womb, your were created by my Lord, and you were healed by Him too.



You sleep when you want to... even if it isn't when I want to.



You are awake and alert and love to watch what is going on around you!



Your smile is breath taking!



You are beautiful my precious girl, just beautiful!

I love you sweet one!

Love, Mama


Pictures taken by CLB Photography.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

May your day be blessed and filled with family, laughter, love and Jesus.

Love, Andrew, Mary, Isaac and Caitlyn Vigil