25 Weeks

I can't believe I am already 25 weeks into this pregnancy!  It is going by really fast.  I am not one that loves being pregnant, but I think after having miscarriages you don't take things for granted.  I remember at the end of my pregnancy with Myles, I was kind of sad thinking that it could be my last pregnancy.  My favorite time of day is when I crawl into the bed at night to read and the baby moves around.  Mariah loves feeling it kick and thinks it is really funny when it has the hiccups!

I had a scare the other night.  McKenzie and I went walking and it was right as it was getting dark.  We live in the country, so night walking isn't something we do very often!  We got down the road and saw something in the cow field (and it wasn't a cow!)  I told her that we needed to turn around and right as we did it chased us!  The mama in me came out and I grabbed McKenzie's arm to start running.  I don't know what I was thinking because she would have been better off without me!  She ended up tripping and I fell on top of her.  We both started screaming and it startled the animal and it stopped and turned back around.  We aren't positive what it was but think it was a panther.  It was really creepy!

The next day I had my regular appointment with my midwife. I was a little bit worried about the baby, but everything seems to be fine.  The heart beat was strong and he/she is moving around a lot!  I hate that I almost crushed McKenzie, but I sure am glad the baby is ok! :o)

Boys...




Life is good...

when you are three!

 

He had his bowl of apple and was sitting by the playroom window watching the farmers work across the street.  :o)

Voting...

Five lawful responses by the Christian at the ballot box:

1. Vote for a biblically qualified Republican;
2. Vote for a biblically qualified Democrat;
3. Vote for a biblically qualified third party candidate or independent;
4. Write-in a biblically qualified candidate; or
5. In the absence of any biblically qualified independents, party candidates, or write-in candidates, withhold your vote as an act of integrity before the Lord. Not an option for the Christian is to represent Christ in the ballot box by rejecting His biblically-revealed minimal threshold requirements for the selection of a civil magistrate.  ~Doug Phillips

"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” John Quincy Adams

Fair 2012

 The fair has been in town this week and our family always goes a couple of times.  The girls entered lots of canning and Madeline did some sewing and knitting this year.

Both girls placed in all of their canning entries.  This is Madeline's scuppernong.  She got first on her plum jelly too. :o)  This was her first year canning by herself.

 The little pink and purple pillow is Madeline's, she got second on it.

 We entered a soap carving contest so we could get free entry one of the days.  Last year Matthew won first place and Mariah got third.  Nobody placed this year.  Matthew and Malachi were the only ones that took it seriously.  Malachi almost lost his mind over his!  He is such a perfectionist!

 Madeline really excited about carving soap. :o)

"A chip, mama."

 Watching the horse shows.

 Mariah with the "Tree of Life". 

I love the  lights at night!

We enjoyed the fair and now we are ready for it to go, so our little town will be quiet again! :o)

Malachi's Tooth

Malachi has had a loose top, front tooth for over a month!  He would cry every time I would try to pull it, so we just left it alone.  He told me he was going to let it "rot out."  :o)  It was sitting crooked and looked awful so I finally made him let me pull it.  Of course, it was so loose that it came right out!  It is always sad how much it changes their appearance.  He seems young (just turned 6) to be losing one of his top teeth.  It could have something to do with the fact that he has knocked it loose at least twice in the last year. :o)

Proverbs 1:2-7

To know wisdom and instruction,
To perceive the words of understanding,
To receive the instruction of wisdom,
Justice, judgment, and equity;
To give prudence to the simple,
To the young man knowledge and discretion—
A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,
To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their riddles.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.